The Top 10 Public Penises of Prague

Boomer Beefcake and Bonding: The Top 10 Public Penises of Prague

Global Speak Out for Russia

Tomorrow (Sept 3, 2013) is a day of action around the world in support of the Lesbian & Gay Community in Russia. Help put an end to the violence, persecution, and discrimination of LGBT people in Russia.

 

 

 

To read more please follow these links:

To Russia With Love: Show Your Support for Gay & Lesbian Russians: http://www.passportmagazine.com/blog/archives/31539-to-russia-with-love-show-your-support-for-gay-lesbian-russians.html

 

All Out: https://www.allout.org/russiaevents

 

Show your support in a city near you. Or simply wear red to show your support. Let's make a change in Russia.

 

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The Petit Palace Ducal room review

Madrid - 4 days - 82 pictures

Pictures from my trip to Madrid. Enjoy!: Madrid '13

Spain Part 2: Well underway

I am having a great time on this Spanish trip. A lot of sightseeing, and a lot of sun (I better work on my tan...). Currently I am on the 2nd leg of my trip, Gran Canaria, MasPalomas. This town is certainly touristic/leisurely mainly to Germans (I do love seeing them go by). I'll write more and post more pictures after my trip, but you can follow me on Instagram where I'm posting all my pictures.

Instagram: http://instagram.com/firebird_30/#
@firebird_30

Here are some pictures from the first leg of my trip, Madrid:

Ready to Friday!

http://instagram.com/p/cZjSEnrDxU/

Matinee NYC Pride weekend

Matinee + Papa/Forever Tel Aviv

Th2 2nd annual Matinee NYC party at Governor's Beach club is back. I attended last year and this event was a lot of fun. The music was great, I met some friends, got the VIP treatment, and the bouncy castle in the corner was a lot of fun. Overall a good time. Did I mention Natasha Bedingfield was the surprise performer last year? This year there will also be a surprise performer. Who will it be? Here are some pictures from last year's event. I may attend this year's party. Will you?

Tickets available now: www.matineenyc.com

 

Ready for Summer, ready for Spain

My only problem will be which one to wear first.

From left to right/ top to bottom:
ES collection bikini.
Andrew Christian tri bikini
N2N sun runner
Jiku low rise bikini brief

Palma de Mallorca, 2009

Here are a few pics from my first trip to Spain. Palma de Mallorca 2009. I went during the month of November, so the temperature was cool for Mallorca, probably 50 or 60 degrees. I went for 11 days I believe, and although I didn't get to enjoy the beach I had a lot of fun in Mallorca. Enjoy.

 
Mallorca Pics

Click on the pic above to see all my pics in Google Photos

Jorgie Travels Google page photos link:
https://plus.google.com/b/107764694159836228655/photos/107764694159836228655/albums/5885415199558093169

Destination: Spain, Part 3

Hello,
I have finally finalized my travel plans for the Summer. As you may, or may not know, I have done quite a few trips to Spain before (Mallorca, Barcelona x2). So I was a bit weary about going back, but I have to say Spain does offers great Summer vacations spots. So without further ado: I will be going to Madrid and Gran Canaria. August 2 to August 16.

 

A was a bit reluctant about Madrid because it is located in the middle of the country, no beaches around. And I love to go to the beach while I'm on vacation. But I did some research and found the gay area of Madrid, Chueca, to be centrally located. There are plenty of museums, clubs and subway stations around (see Chueca Map), so I decided to be more "cultural" driven and give it a try. I'll stay in Madrid for 6 days. I will do all my beach and sun tanning in Gran Canaria for the rest of my vacation instead, haha.

I look forward to it! :)

New Artwork Cover

This is a new artwork cover I made for this blog and Google + page Jorgie Travels.
I like it. I think it represents my travels and sense of adventure fairly. By the way, I do have more shirts than the one above, lol. Apparently this is my favorite traveling shirt (which I just realized while putting this mosaic together). Go figure.
I may add the artwork to the blog latter on as I have to re-size it for Blogger.

London 2012: a look in 160 pictures

 

 

Next destination: Barcelona Circuit Festival



Back to London: The main event

Me at the Olympic Park

I was lucky enough to get tickets for 2 Olympic events: Men's indoor volleyball, and women's diving. I have to say that all these events were organized flawlessly, or at least that's how it felt to me and to other people, such an amazing job was managed by London to set these events right. The traffic never felt too congested to my NY standards (busy place NY). All the stations, and roads were clearly marked; thousands of volunteers were more than helpful to guide you anywhere you needed to go (to the venues as well as any other landmarks, roads, etc.). The free Oyster pass (transportation ticket) for event ticket holders helped out as well, as it worked for all mediums of transportation. I stayed at an apartment not too far from the Olympic Park (30 minutes away), so I was not too worried about the traffic or directions.             

 

 

 

My first event was the men's indoor volley ball quarter final match by USA vs. BRZ. The venue was at Earl's Court which is West of London. From my apartment it took me about 1.5 hours, and I had to do a few transfers. The security line at the venue was fast and friendly, it just took me 5 minutes to enter to the venue. Since I arrived about an 1.5 hour earlier I did some souvenir shopping and peaked at the previous match ARG vs POL. The polish people were really pumped and I believe they made up about 80% of the audience during that game.

After the game I decided walk around. On my way down from the 4th level to the main level I was pointed out to the exit by an usher (that was a mistake, perhaps he though I was on my way out from the previous game). Before exiting through the doors though, I had ask another person that I was suppose to the at the next game, and this person assured me that I had to go through the main entrance to go in again. I had to make my way from the back exit to the front entrance which took about 30 minutes because of the big crowd exiting the venue at that time. So I got into the security line again, went to the entrance and hoped I would be OK to enter again. Since my ticket was previously scanned it was voided after entrance, and I had to plead and convince the attendant at the front doors that it was not my fault and I was misguided. Eventually she took pity on me and let me in. Thank God.

Even though the US team lost, the game was amazing. To feel every one's excitement about the game was quite a unique experience, specially since it was in such a great scale. The venue was packed and everyone was chanting, and roaring, and doing the wave. After my match I was able to stay for the GBR vs ITL game. I watched 3 games for the price of 1. Not a bad deal.

 

 

My last event in London was the Women's 3 Meter diving finals at the Aquatic Center. In this particular day the tube stations were crowded at the last stop [Stratford Station]. Instead we had to get off at West Ham station and walk 25 minutes to the park. This was the best course, as going into Stratford would have cause various delays. Along the whole 25 minute route were many volunteers encouraging us and welcoming us closer into the park. It felt like we were in a race, and people were cheering for us. "Only 10 more minutes to the park;" "Welcome, and I hope you have a great time;" "Enjoy the games." And Enjoyed we did. I attended with my friend Ryan as I had an extra ticket for this event.

 

  While in the park, Ryan and I were admiring the stadium, the viewing tower, the aquatic center, and the 2 of the biggest McDonald's restaurants London had to offer. Ryan seemed very impressed and fascinated by that fact.  

 

 

 

Before going into the Aquatic Center I decided to get a beer from an official Heineken ambulant vendor. The venue is a very modern looking structure, resembling a wave, or a manta ray swimming through the park. Since our seats were all the way at the top of the center we had to walk up about 8 flights of stairs. Although the view was far from our seats we had a great time and could admire the talents of the finalists. After an hour or so of competition the winners were named. China took home the Gold and Silver Medal, followed by Mexico taking the bronze medal.

I have to admit that when I bought the tickets, I thought these were for the men's diving finals. So when I saw that it was the women's finals on the schedule of events instead I was a bit disappointed (I thought I was going to see guys in speedos). I did have a great time at this women's finals however. Their talent and grace is to be commended.

 

After the event was over Ryan and I went out to grab something to eat. We ended up eating fish and chips as the line to McDonald's was extremely long. We took a seat in the park's food court tables and talked about our week, catching up on what we have been up to since I last saw him 10 years ago. During this time extremely loud roars and cheers came from the Olympic Stadium, a few feet away from us. One of these waves of thundering cheers came when Usein Bolt won the gold medal in the 200M race breaking the previous Olympic record he had set in 2008.

 

As the night settled in the viewing tower and the stadium itself became alive, by its lights, by its energy. It was a wonderful sight to admire. After eating we made our way home and said goodbye to one another. I went back to the apartment and started packing as the next day I was on my way to Barcelona.

 

 

These games were fantastic, and I had a great time being a part of this historic event (The 30th Olympiads). I will never forget my time in London.

 

 

 

I will return again to see the transformation of the area around the Olympic park, as it will be converted into living areas, parks, museums.
I will come back to visit the old sights, and old friends.

Perhaps I'll be back in another 10 years, but hopefully sooner. Meanwhile I'll do my sharing of travels through Europe. I hear Gran Canaria and Mallorca are lovely in the summer...

 

iFly Magazine #23

In this edition of KLM's iFly magazine:

-A new photographic perspective: Tilt-shift photography

-The secret call Panama - a touristic video overview

-Happy places behind happy faces: Buthan, Colombia, Ireland, Malawi

-The wonders of the Internet: photographic and video highlights

-Back in Time: India

-A look into Zaha Hadid's architectural projects (such as the London Aquatic Center)

-Eindhoven: Design capital of the Netherlands

-5 sunny destinations after summer

-The Van Gogh museum moves

-SKYFALL tickets sweepstakes

iFly magazine #23

Back to London: The Arts of London

A play, Musical, and Dance.

Dance: Matthew Bourne's "Play Without Words"

Play: Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew"

Musical: Billy Elliot The Musical

Back to London: Reunion

I got to meet Ryan-Ver on Thursday and Sunday. We had been texting each other throughout the week, so we kept in contact about our plans for the week. I meet him first for lunch before my day at the Excel arena to watch the volleyball match. We caught up on our lives, our past loves, our interests. It felt like we were hanging out all this time, instead of 10 years passing between us. We even both commented on how we both looked the same (or at least quite similar).

Next, he came with me to the diving women's final at the Aquatic Center. We caught all the action and excitement of the Olympics. After the event we got some fish and chips and made our way home.

I escorted him to his train stop to make sure he got on the correct train, and also so spend more time together before we parted. And as we parted I felt a bit of sadness come again, as I dislike goodbyes.

However, we both reassured that we would see each other soon. He may come to New York in the near future, and I'm sure to visit London again. All together, seeing Ryan-Ver again was a nice experience. I can't wait to hang out again :)