Not Just Where the Boys Are...5,000 chicks, too!

The NGLTF Winter Party in Miami Florida is expecting 10,000 visitors and localsx to attend!

Drop me a line and be entered in drawing for two free pool party passes! Tell me in one brief paragraph why you want to attend this RainbowTourism.com co-sponsored event and you and your companion can meet me there.

I have not been to gay South Florida for many years, so really looking forward to visiting the area again and meeting so many wonderful people from all over. -RainbowTourism.com Concierge Dee

Books, Books, Books! Dream, Dream, Dream!

Hey grrl, forget the makeup.  Settle in during this dead week before New Year and do some reading.

Lesbian and gay travel books abound, so check one out and enjoy your armchair adventure.

http://gaylesbianbookstravel.blogspot.com/

Ft. Lauderdale 4 Lesbians

Thanks to Girlports for this latest report of where I'm headed. RainbowTourism.com is a sponsor of the forthcoming Winter Party, so I'll be giving FLL the eye.

Through the 1970s to the 1990s, Fort Lauderdale (aka Ft. Lauderdale) was basically considered the “spring break” capital of the United States. Straight university students flocked to this fairly inexpensive and sunny destination to get loaded and party, leaving a trail of beer cans, vomit and mayhem in their wake. Rumor has it this is even where the “wet t-shirt contest” was born. The beach was lined with cheap t-shirt stores, fast-food outlets and a lot of junky shops. With those horrible Ft. Lauderdale memories in mind (my grandmother lived there when I was a kid in the 80s), I had no desire to visit the city again, but a recent conference meant I was going whether I wanted to or not. And I’m glad I did. Oh, how the times have changed! Ft. Lauderdale is now a relaxing South Florida destination without all of the South Beach pretension you find in Miami…. and the lesbians have started to take notice. While Miami was a gay and lesbian Mecca in the 80s and 90s, it looks like Ft. Lauderdale, located just half-an-hour away, is the new queer sunshine destination of choice. There’s great shopping, a beautiful beach, a gay neighborhood, gorgeous areas to walk around, and it’s a lot cheaper than nearby Miami. Spring break exists no more, and all of the crappy stores along the beach have been torn down and replaced with luxury hotels. Even though there’s still tons of strip malls and a car rental is a must, Ft. Lauderdale’s queer star is on the rise. The city has done a lot of advertising to attract gay men, but virtually nothing to attract lesbians. That said, it’s still very much a lesbian-friendly destination. You’ll find a couple of lesbian bars in town and Wilton Manors, the local gayborhood (which is actually its own municipality with an openly gay mayor), is developing nicely. Ft. Lauderdale is the kind of place you visit when you just want to hang with your sweetie at the beach or hotel pool, go out for meals, drop a few bucks at the malls and maybe have a couple of drinks at the local lesbian bar. There’s nothing overly fancy about it, but sometimes that’s exactly what people are looking for.

-Hope to meet you in Florida during the Winter Party or sometime in 09. Cheers, Concierge Dee

Meet me in Boulder for Chicks who Click

I lived in Colorado for many years, including some wonderful months in hip and beautiful Boulder. This event appears to be a good reason for a visit to my mates. If you want to meet up, or need travel help and a list of LGBT venues, leave a comment. -Denver Dee


WIN A FREE TRIP TO BOULDER FOR CHICKS WHO CLICK! ALSO AN IPHONE, GORGEOUS GADGETS, + GEEK GODDESS, THE BOOK!

Monday December 08th 2008, 9:50 am
Filed under: kirtsy contests

How much do you want to spend a weekend in January skiing? So much.

How much more would you love it if you were spending it with some of the expert women and men in social media? That much more.

You’re in luck! Kirtsy is a very proud sponsor of Chicks Who Click, a social media event going down in Boulder, CO, January 9-10, 2009.

The brainchild of Kirtsy’s very own Gwen Bell and Metzger Event Planner Denise Smith, we’ve got quite a weekend lined up. Friday skiing, bottomless wine night to follow. Saturday Social Media conference featuring tactics and talks with leaders in the field (and friends of Kirtsy!) — Barbara Jones, Lucretia Pruitt (GeekMommy),Wayne Sutton, to name a few. Not to mention, we’ll be in beautiful Boulder. It’s going to be a blast. Like for reals.

And this week at kirtsy, you can enter a contest to win tickets to the entire shebang! W00t! And even if you don’t win the trip, you have a shot at winning some supa cool stuff that will pretty much completely guaranteed make you smarter, geekier and more productive.

So here’s what’s up for grabs:

Item #1: A free ticket to attend the two-day Chicks Who Click conference in Boulder, Colorado.

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Item #2: A Classic (yet brand new) iPhone! Sponsored by Lijit (who is also a fabulous sponsor for Chicks Who Click).

Seriously, you know you want to win this.

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Item #3: We predict 2009 will be the year of glamming your gadgets. Good thing you’re going to be a step ahead of the crowd. Gorgeous (who knew?!) USB sticks and laptop sleeves by La Yin are yours if you win.

Being geeky never looked this good.

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Item #4: How to Be a Geek Goddess — another amazing O’Reilly book. 4 copies up for grabs!

How to Be a Geek Goddess shows every woman how to sort out the complicated world of technology. ‘Nuff said.

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To enter, simply tweet, blog or share this link and tell us in the comments (here or at the kirtsy post) how you spread the word — it’s good practice for the conference! We look forward to seeing you in January in Boulder!

{The tiny fine print: the tickets cover the cost of attendance and all the perks you get for coming. It doesn’t include hotel for the weekend but we’ve secured a rockin’ deal with the St Julien if you register by December 10, 2008 and mention you’re with Chicks Who Click!}