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Editor in Chief’s Letter

Welcome to Attitude’s annual Travel issue. For moi

attitude LOVES

Take a walk on the wild side at Noka Camp in South

BIG ISSUE

Uwern Jong urges us to support queer-owned travel businesses whenever we journey overseas

All hands on decks

DJ duo Super Drama – Jerome Slesinski and Jon Arnold – go on the record about their friendship, the do’s and don’ts of partying, and the ever-evolving LGBTQ club scene

The Rules …for travelling on your own

DON’T BE AFRAID. You’re a strong, confident, independent

How to be the perfect passenger

(aka self-loading freight)

Holidays are more about the people you meet than places

Alex was a Mormon. A friend of a friend who was staying

big in a wig

Drag Race UK star Divina de Campo hit plenty of high

HOMES

If you’re struggling to keep up with the breakneck

Alpine A110

A sports car with such purity of design and purpose in execution is a rare and beautiful thing

In for the long Hall

Dancing to the beat of his own drum, self-proclaimed ageless unicorn, Todrick Hall talks Taylor Swift, shaking off haters and why he is refusing to get into a spin over the accusations he’s faced online

PRIMA-TIME TV

Strictly’s Graziano Di Prima strutted his way into our hearts and the history books last year when he took to the floor in the show’s first same-sex dance routine

Flying high

It’s 20 years since LGBTQ people were given the right to serve openly in the British armed forces. Michael Pattison, 29, struggled with his bisexuality growing up, but has found the RAF to be an accepting and encouraging environment where he can be his true self and reach his full potential

Roll back the years

Director Lucio Castro tells Tim Heap about his time-leaping gay romance End of the Century

Arnaud Champenois

Global head of brand, marketing and communications for Belmond

Just the TICKET

Glamping will get a major upgrade this August at The

Chinese whispers

Few people have heard of the “gay capital” of China but given the rising number of visitors each year, Chongqing is beginning to make its mark on the map

WINTER WONDERLAND

Escape to Galena, Illinois’ playground for LGBT travellers looking to unwind

Have wig will travel

Travelling is vital to Jodie Harsh’s career, but despite hanging backstage with Lady Gaga and spinning for Elton, the sequins aren’t always quite as shiny as they seem

Tel tales

Tel Aviv, home to the Middle East’s biggest Pride, is a haven for LGBTQ people in the region and has much to offer holiday-makers from around the world

Best music & dance events of 2020

Will Cohn rounds up the best music and dance events for the coming year

Bay watch

As San Francisco prepares to celebrate its 50th Pride, David Hudson suggests there’s no better time to visit

Wonderlust

Reluctant traveller Jamie Ather has developed a taste for adventure after taking a leap of faith and visiting the seven wonders of the modern world on his own — which sometimes meant venturing into countries that don’t give the warmest of welcomes to LGBTQ people

HOT HOTELS

New York City celebrates its 50th Pride this summer. Here are five fab Manhattan hotels to fit any budget for that quick costume change in between the protests, parades and parties…

ACTIVATE

Since foam helmets were developed in the 1960s, there’s

Come what May

Performing eight times a week in London’s hit new musical & Juliet, Arun Blair-Mangat, 28, has found the show’s message of self-love rings true

DON’T REVERT TO TYPE

Brains and brawn go hand in hand if you introduce a smarter, better-targeted workout routine

A PROBLEM SHARED

Got a problem? Dr Ranj Singh is here to off er his advice

SEAN MATHIAS

Theatre dir ector and writer

THE WORD ON THE STREET

What destination has surprised you most?

BUDDY BRILLIANT

In a celebration of queer friendship, we ask best mates some telling questions and find out just how well they really know each other

Films

Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi

Books

Sex diary gives an insight into life and lust in Seventies

HOMO FOMO

QUEER THEATRE, FESTIVALS, EXHIBITIONS AND MORE

CLOUD NINE

James Yates works off the jet lag, up high in NYC

CRUSH

Black is the fashion staple that never goes out of

Fashionl i sta

If it’s good enough for Versace then it’s good enough for us. Here’s our pick of the best faux fur coats and jackets

COLD COMFORT

Bruce Herbelin-Earle gets cosy in an Austrian winter paradise

Favourite Things Bianca del Rio

Drag queen & performer