The “Ask Brett” post details Brett Hayhoe’s World Traveller Series episode, highlighting a trip to Indianapolis that blends Pride, friendship, and unexpected adventures. It illustrates how shared convictions foster deep connections and memorable hospitality, exemplified by hosts Chris and Michael. The narrative invites reflection on diverse experiences within the global Pride movement.
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A road trip to the tip of Cape Cod. A town that does Bear Week like nowhere else on earth. Seafood that warranted the drive. A karaoke bar that discovered something about its newest patron. And a cold so bitterly personal it left a flu as a souvenir. Worth every degree of it.
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A hurricane that grounded every airline but one. A former airline employee who fixed it in two minutes. A building fifteen floors up, swaying. A flooded Manhattan and a drive through darkness without traffic lights. Hurricane Sandy — the storm that turned a New York visit into something considerably more than a visit.
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Falls Creek’s vibrant art scene has evolved with significant additions, including the Flower of the Alpine Sun sculpture, designed by Gio Veronesi. Standing over ten metres tall, it enhances public engagement with the alpine environment. Supported by Community Recovery Funding, local artist murals and the Artist in Residence Program foster cultural enrichment, offering unique visitor experiences.
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A site inspection that became something far more personal. A guest room decorated with Royal portraits by friends who remembered what mattered. Indianapolis drag royalty, Midwestern Republican territory hosting a global Pride conference, and a late-night rescue from a Jackson Heights gutter by a stranger with enormous arms and impeccable timing.
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Multiple visits, one city that keeps earning them. Linda and Anna’s quiet kindness over a nerve-settling scotch. Alan at the wheel and a question nobody on the Pride committee could answer. A food hall that answered it anyway. Boston — historically magnificent, people first, and entirely worth the walk.
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Multiple visits, one city that keeps earning them. Linda and Anna’s quiet kindness over a nerve-settling scotch. Alan at the wheel and a question nobody on the Pride committee could answer. A food hall that answered it anyway. Boston — historically magnificent, people first, and entirely worth the walk.
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An InterPride AGM beset by organisational disaster. A presidential challenge nobody quite saw coming — except, perhaps, the candidate. Yelling, back-slapping, and a landslide victory that left certain faces considerably egg-covered. Pittsburgh’s gay bars were exceptional. The city itself: more interesting than expected, less than it deserved to be.
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An InterPride AGM beset by organisational disaster. A presidential challenge nobody quite saw coming — except, perhaps, the candidate. Yelling, back-slapping, and a landslide victory that left certain faces considerably egg-covered. Pittsburgh’s gay bars were exceptional. The city itself: more interesting than expected, less than it deserved to be.
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A chance airport friendship and a Kenneth Cole origin story in New York. A road trip with dear friends to the most majestic city in America. Bears on podiums in a Washington DC leather bar. And Arlington Cemetery — row upon row of white, in absolute silence. Some weekends earn their place permanently.
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