A chance airport friendship and a Kenneth Cole origin story in New York. A road trip with dear friends to the most majestic city in America. Bears on podiums in a Washington DC leather bar. And Arlington Cemetery — row upon row of white, in absolute silence. Some weekends earn their place permanently.
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A warm climate that wasn’t the plan. A spectacular bridge crossing Tampa Bay. A gay village doing exactly what a gay village should. A beach chair, a Latvian delegate, and a very pleasurable international incident. St. Petersburg, Florida — the conference destination that turned out to be considerably more than a conference.
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A form filled in and forgotten. A five-star prize to Los Angeles and San Francisco. A lunch in Sydney that can never be repeated. A tram singer performing Old Man River to a captive carriage. And in Long Beach, two friendships that have quietly outlasted everything else. California, as it turned out, was just the beginning.
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A filing exercise in Melbourne. A discovery of a forgotten conference. A board decision. And suddenly — Zurich. What began as a steep learning curve inside an international LGBTIQA+ organisation ended with twelve years serving the community on the world stage. It started, as the best things do, unexpectedly.
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Thailand is not one destination but many — and this entry tries to do justice to all of them. From Bangkok’s relentless energy to Chiang Mai’s elephants, Koh Samui’s rainbow flag moment, and the Pattaya years that followed, this is a love letter to a country with a genuinely beautiful soul.
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A world AIDS conference at a racecourse, gunfire mistaken for backfiring cars, a passport held to ransom on a dark street, a pyramid climbed two weeks out of hospital, and champagne at an ambassadorial function that made inequality impossible to ignore. Mexico City — unforgettable for all the right and wrong reasons.
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Montreal stands out as a profoundly welcoming city, hosting the unforgettable InterPride AGM and World Conference. The emotional highlight was the minute’s silence during Fierté Montréal, honouring 2SLGBTQIA+ pioneers and victims of violence. Despite the bid for WorldPride going to Sydney, personal connections remained strong, with a visit from a dear friend.
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Brett Hayhoe’s entry recounts a memorable road trip from America to Toronto, exploring vast highways and the spectacle of Niagara Falls. Highlighting cultural moments, he reflects on American exceptionalism at the border, the grandeur of a football game, and a nostalgic tour of Queer as Folk’s filming sites.
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The World Traveller Series highlights the deep, rapid friendships formed within the Pride movement, exemplified by the author’s bond with Alan, which began in Vancouver. The journey explores the unhurried beauty of Vancouver and the cinematic essence of Saskatoon, celebrating the chosen families created through these connections and experiences in the movement.
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Brett Hayhoe shares his European adventure that began at the InterPride conference in Brussels. Despite a wallet theft on the first night, he explores Brussels, Ghent, Amsterdam, and Paris, discovering beauty and significance at each stop. With the help of American Express, he highlights the importance of slow travel and embracing unexpected opportunities.
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