Getting ready to welcome spring?聽 Here are the parties in Lisbon in February 2017 as far as I could find them. The recommended party of the month: Lesboa Party – not just for girls. Conga Club: Sado Maso Disco 4
February Agenda in GayLisbon
Running routes in Lisbon
Lisbon is famously hilly… which is great news if you are into hill training. Unfortunately, for runners favouring a more gentle run, running in Lisbon can be a bit of a challenge. But there are some great running routes –
Bacalhau – powering GayPortugal for 500 years
Love it or love it… there is no way you’ll escape Bacalhau in Portugal (yes, even if you go vegan, you can still get Bacalhau 脿 Bras – in vegan form!). Agreed, the dried stuff you find in supermarkets and
January Agenda in GayLisbon
These are the cooler and/or irregular parties happening in Lisbon in January 2017 as far as I could find them. The most noteworthy: the return of Maria Lisboa – the legendary lesbian and friends club (see below). For an annual
Agenda for GayLisbon in 2017
Planning your next getway to Portugal?… Here are some of the LGBTI+ events taking place (as far as I can find them) in and around Lisbon in 2017: 25 February: Lesboa Party – not just for women 馃槈 31 May
Last minute: BJWHF Calendar
In case you’re still a few Christmas presents short,
So… what are Portuguese guys like?
“Now that you are in Lisbon… what are the guys like?” seems to be the popular first question I get asked a lot by friends… let’s see if I can cobble together some very unscientific, personal, tongue-in-cheek and totally non-generalisable
Looking to meet new people? Try Meetup.com
If you haven’t tried it yet, Meetup.com is a great platform to meet all sorts of interesting people (gay, straight and all). It is a pretty popular platform in London, where you can join (I’m focusing on the gay/LGBTQ+-groups here)
Portuguese Queer Cinema: O Ornit贸logo
The new movie The Ornithologist (O Ornit贸logo) from Jo茫o Pedro Rodrigues, the director of queer Portuguese classics such as “O Fantasma” and “The Last Time I saw Macau” is coming out this Wednesday in Portugal! Here’s the trailer:
Lisbon In Books: The Two Hotel Francforts
It was actually quite a coincidence that I picked up this book… Wandering into the lovely Daunt Bookstore in London, which orders books by the place they are set in, I stumbled across The Two Hotel Francforts. The cover was