Ep 20: LGBT Travel with Troy Petenbrink of The Gay Traveler

Mark Twain said, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” Troy Petenbrink takes Twain’s wise words to heart.

We have a wonderful episode for you this week. Let’s flashback to March of this year, we were in Las Vegas for The Travel Good’s Show, and there we met Troy Petenbrink. We immediately hit it off and knew we had to have him on the show for you.

Troy is known on social media as, The Gay Traveler, and has found people to be wonderful and accepting when promoting him using his handle. With 15+ years of professional travel writing under his belt, he has a wealth of knowledge and advice to share, not only from an LGBT perspective but for all travelers.

We had an absolute blast in our conversation with Troy. He is so kind, generous, welcoming, and willing to help. Leaving no travel stone unturned, and walking away from this conversation knowing more than when we began, we are confident you will find tremendous value from this episode. You don’t want to miss this one!

A bit more about Troy:

Mark Twain said, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” Troy Petenbrink takes Twain’s wise words to heart. He loves to visit new places, meet new people and create new memories. And more importantly, he loves sharing his wanderlust with others. When not racking up frequent flyer miles, he can typically be found checking out a new restaurant or hitting a tasting room in the D.C. area. An active member of the North American Travel Journalists Association and the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association, he has written for Newsweek, Fodor’s, Travel Channel, Miami Herald, and many others.

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In today’s episode, we chat with Troy Petenbrink, known on social media as, The Gay Traveler. As a travel writer for major publication like Fodor’s, Travel Channel, and National Geographic Traveler, Troy is well traveled and full advice to share. We discuss travel tips for the LGBT community, destinations to visit and avoid, how to decide on your next travel location, and how we can all be more kind and accepting humans. We had a fantastic conversation with Troy, and know you will get so much value from it. Thank you for listening!