Hey beautiful people! I am a 33yr old gay black male from NYC traveling to Amsterdam for 5 days then Berlin for 5 to 6 days then to Paris for 10 days.
I am taking a train from amsterdam to berlin but was wondering if it would be smart to take the train from berlin to Paris. Is there places that I should stop over for a day or two on the way to paris. I have never traveled like this before and i am very nervous and exciited. Any suggestions on the cheap fun things to do in these places for the gay adventurous solo traveler! Is there anyone traveling this way that might want to join in on the journy or just explore these great places and see what we might find. I am very excited to see the world and can be flexible if you guys know of something wonderful that i just cant pass up.
Cheers!!
Thanks for the help!
Hey Manu:
You picked three great "gay friendly" cities to visit, especially Amsterdam in my humble opinion. So much to do in each place, gay or not.
Just wondering as to your rationale regarding Amsterdam-Berlin-Paris? Are you definitely flying into Amsterdam and out of Paris? If you're just scoping that out right now, the more obvious trip would be to do Paris-Amsterdam-Berlin (or reverse) flying in/out of the end cities.
Because Berlin-Paris may be a long trek by train, you could probably end up getting a relatively cheap flight on Air Berlin, allowing you just a little more time in either Berlin or Paris.
I haven't spent much time in Germany or France in the areas between Berlin and Paris, so can't really advise there. But Dresden is a nice historic stop in eastern Germany close to Berlin.
Among your three cities, my favorite is Amsterdam as a place just to hang out.
Have fun!
Gene
What is actually the relevance of mentioning your sexual orientation in a description of your travel plans?
I find it weird. gay travel, gay hotels etc etc. That only really matters if you were planning to pick one night stands all the time.
Oops, sorry, OP, you'll have a great time.
Berlin is a great city w/much to offer, as is Paris. I have never spent time in Amsterdam, but I know others will fill you in.
Dont mean to upset anyone! I will clearly stay away from you guys don stefano and fulgenzio. Have a great life! Mine is wonderful and i am planning on having the best time ever. keep your hatred to yourself people. i would never bash you on a travel website so please dont do that to me. If you are ever in NYC please look me up
I'm not bashing being gay, I am just appalled at excessive ignorance - that will get you in a lot more trouble in Europe than being gay.
hi Manument,
Ever visited Europe before? Anyway, you are highly welcome to Europe. Most people in cities like Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin are very well used to gays, just as they are very well used to single blonde female who are travelling by themself.
You only plan to visit the capital Amsterdam, or do you also want to visit other parts of The Netherlands? The country is very small and we have a very good railway system, so travelling around is very easy.
Ofcourse, there are many cheap things to do. However, this all depends on your interest. E.g. all of our very old city centres with the old churches, buildings e.g. (some built in around 1200 AD) are all free to explore. You like nature? You like to visit the man-made polders?
Anyway, good luck with your travels.
Take care,
K.
By the way, you can also put a posting here.
What is actually the relevance of mentioning your sexual orientation in a description of your travel plans?
1. Well, because not all people in Europe (just like in almost all countries of the world) are treating gay and straight people equal. So it is always good to ask people for advise to gay friendly surroundings.
2. When you visit the Africa branch, you will see that a huge amount of travellers over there mention they are a single blonde female. Also problems with this?
3. Be aware that there in definately a difference in behaviour of German and Dutch police in how they check / control white versus black / coloured people. Personally, I have experienced it several times that the German police never ever wants to check me (and a white friend), irrespective we are clean, dirty, shaved, unshaved, shabby, not shabby. On the other hand, any person (males) who are not white (and blonde) are checked / controlled again and again (so need to show papers and answer questions what they are doing over there). This happens on a railway station in Germany. Dutch police never makes this differences between white / black (it would be immediately a big issue in all Dutch newspapers).
Take care
K.
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