Gay and Lesbian Travel Tips

Let's see what the locals are doing in...

Auckland, New Zealand

• Ponsonby is a gay mecca in Auckland and Ponsonby Rd has plenty of Gay & Lesbian friendly cafés and restaurants
• Dorothy's Sister is a wonderfully camp bar/café on Ponsonby Rd
• SPQR is the most famous Gay & Lesbian restaurant on Ponsonby Rd
• For nightlife, Karangahape Rd (K' Rd for short) is where the G&L action is.
• Venues to look out for:
  • Family (younger/pop)
  • Finale and Caluzzi (both drag cabaret)
  • Kiss Bar (Friday and Saturday nights, 9pm - very late. See www.myspace.com/fluffy_nz)
  • Urge (bear/leather bar for the men and brave boys)
• Neighbourhood Gay & Lesbian friendly cafés:
  • Dizengoff, Ponsonby
  • Garnet Station, Westmere (Lesbian owned)
  • Occam, Grey Lynn

Sydney, Australia

Bars and Clubs

• Trademark Hotel - 1 Bayswater Rd Kings Cross, Sundays Fantastic Mix of music and people (different nights ie GAZE and Pink Bits)
• Phoenix - 34 Oxford St, Darlinghurst, Night and Dayclub www.risingdayclub.com.au www.myspace.com/dirtyatphoenix
• The Midnight Shift www.themidnightshift.com
• Flinders Hotel - 63 Flinders St, Surry Hills, Darlinghurst
• Stonewall Hotel - 175 Oxford St, Darlinghurst
• Arq - 16 Flinders St , Darlinghurst www.arqsydney.com.au
• Slide Bar Cabaret Club - 41 Oxford St, Darlinghurst www.slide.com.au
• Mr Mary's - 106 George St, Redfern www.mrmarys.com (camp)
• Columbian Hotel - 117 Oxford St, Darlinghurst
• Mars Lounge - 16 Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills
• Bank Hotel - 324 King St ,Newtown (Lesbian)
• Palms (High Camp)
• Oxford Hotel (Blokey)

Events (one night a month)

• Toybox and Luminere parties (Dance Party - Trance)
• Homesexual at Home Nightclub www.homesexual.com.au
• Fag Tag and DTPM www.fagtag.com.au (Turn straight pubs gay for one night and DTPM at Tank nightclub)
• Bitch (girls' night every Friday) www.bitchnews.com.au (all lesbian DJ's)
• Ruby www.rubydance.com.au (House and Trance)
• Manacle www.manacle.com.au (mens space)
• Action at  Phoenix www.myspace.com/actionsydney
• Indulgence at Midnight Shift
• Inquisition www.sydneyleatherpride.org leather/fetish party
• EL Mojito at Morgans Hotel - 304 Victoria St , Darlinghurst, Café/Restaurant with events

Other Stuff

• Check www.gay4play.com.au
• LOTL (Lesbians on the Loose) www.lotl.com Lesbian Mag
• What happening around the Australian states: www.gaydestination.net.au
• Sydney Star Observer GAY Mag www.ssonet.com.au
• SX www.sxnews.e-p.net.au
• Great Contact on Facebook under the group of 'Sydney Gay Dance Parties' lists all the DJ's and their various nights etc. A great way to keep in touch with whats going on.
• Mardi Gras and Sleaze Ball www.mardigras.org.au