Beachlover
February 20th, 2012, 20:07
Interesting... Cape Town might be a nice place to take a holiday.
Anyone gone there as a couple? What's good to do and see?
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http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-new ... 1sb9c.html (http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/the-only-african-city-chasing-the-gay-dollar-20120210-1sb9c.html)
The only African city chasing the gay dollar
February 10, 2012
Perfectly sculpted bodies lie poolside at The Glen, a guesthouse that's the first listing on the Pink Map to Cape Town, handed out at the airport for the 225,000 gay tourists who visit every year.
Gay culture has flourished since the fall of apartheid, which harshly penalised homosexuality, as South Africa enshrined equal rights in its constitution and allowed same-sex couples to marry and adopt.
But no city in the country, or on the continent, has moved as aggressively as Cape Town to tap into "pink" tourism dollars, presenting itself as a model of tolerance and a magnet for international gay...
Read the rest: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-new ... 1sb9c.html (http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/the-only-african-city-chasing-the-gay-dollar-20120210-1sb9c.html)
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Anyone gone there as a couple? What's good to do and see?
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http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-new ... 1sb9c.html (http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/the-only-african-city-chasing-the-gay-dollar-20120210-1sb9c.html)
The only African city chasing the gay dollar
February 10, 2012
Perfectly sculpted bodies lie poolside at The Glen, a guesthouse that's the first listing on the Pink Map to Cape Town, handed out at the airport for the 225,000 gay tourists who visit every year.
Gay culture has flourished since the fall of apartheid, which harshly penalised homosexuality, as South Africa enshrined equal rights in its constitution and allowed same-sex couples to marry and adopt.
But no city in the country, or on the continent, has moved as aggressively as Cape Town to tap into "pink" tourism dollars, presenting itself as a model of tolerance and a magnet for international gay...
Read the rest: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-new ... 1sb9c.html (http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/the-only-african-city-chasing-the-gay-dollar-20120210-1sb9c.html)
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