Gay and Lesbian Travel Tips

 Auckland, New Zealand

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

Other Stuff

• Check http://www.gay4play.com.au/
• LOTL (Lesbians on the Loose) http://www.lotl.com/ Lesbian Mag
• Whats happening around the Australian states:http://www.gaydestination.net.au/
• Sydney Star Observer GAY Mag http://www.ssonet.com.au/
• SX http://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. great way to keep in touch with whats going on.
• Mardi Gras and Sleaze Ball http://www.mardigras.org.au/