The favourite places of The Globetrotter Guys

Hi! We are Sion and Ben, a married couple from the United Kingdom. We have been together for over 11 years, married for almost three years, and we set up our blog ‘The Globetrotter Guys’ when we left the UK to travel full time in January 2018.

Absolutely! It is so essential for so many reasons. It is entirely unfair, but there are so many countries where travelling as an LGBTQ+ person can be illegal and dangerous. It is important to have advice and content out there to highlight these issues as well as recommend those countries that do provide a safe space for LGBTQ travellers. We also think it’s important that we share the stories from people living in those less favourable countries and give them a voice. We are still a long way off from being able to travel freely without having to think about our sexuality first. We wrote an article recently ‘Gay Travel: The good, the bad and the Ugly’ which runs through this problem.

We are big fans of Instagram and are fully aware it has its pros and cons. For us, we like that it keeps us inspired to travel to new places that we see and keep things creative. We also like the fact that it allows us to share our travel advice with such a huge audience. There is, of course, the flipside where some social media becomes a warped sense of reality (like the photo everyone gets in Bali of those gates by a lake – only its not a lake, its a man holding a mirror under the camera lens etc.). Still, we try and stay away from all that!

New York has to be our favourite city – so much so we have been three times now! We actually got engaged in New York on Sions 25th birthday six years ago, and so it holds a special place in our hearts for that reason. But also just because of how iconic it is – standing in the middle of Times Square, walking through Central Park… places that you are so familiar with from seeing on TV and in movies, that are exactly the same in real life! There is no other place like it.

Somewhere very much off the beaten track that not many people know of are the Corn Islands – 2 tiny Caribbean islands off the Eastern Coast of Nicaragua. Both of these islands are the epitome of paradise – crystal clear waters, powdery white sand, palm trees, both small enough to cycle around. And as they are so little-known, you can almost guarantee that you will struggle to meet any other tourists! They are the ideal place for a genuine, authentic experience. One day we were the only people on the beach – it was idyllic!

Tying into the previous question, we stayed at a stunning boutique property on Little Corn Island, called Yemaya Hideaway and Spa. We had a beachfront bungalow with direct beach access, a private plunge pool, and impeccable service. The food was gourmet dining from breakfast through to dinner, and obviously, the location of the hotel helped too!

Haha…does the mini bottles of shampoo and conditioner count?? Oh and a lot of teabags!

Lots! Our top three places to go to would be Madrid, Cape Town, and as we have already mentioned, New York. We have so much more on our website.

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