The LGBTQ+ guide to world travel – where to go and where to definitely avoid

Stefan Arestis and Sebastien Chaneac have been travelling the world since 2014, but it’s not always been easy - or safe. Here are their favourite LGBTQ+ friendly spots and the places they would never visit again

Stefan and Sebastien at the Tigers Nest Monastery in Bhutan. Photo: Nomadic Boys

Stefan Arestis and Sebastien Chaneac
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We met in 2009 at the G-A-Y bar in London. Stefan is originally Greek Cypriot and Sebastien is from Lyon, France and several years into our relationship we realised we wanted a complete life change and had a craving to see more of the world together. We began planning and saving, then in 2014 we quit our lives and jobs for a big trip around Asia.

We started our Nomadic Boys gay travel blog as a way for our friends and family to follow along our trip, but unbeknownst to us, it grew quickly. We started to see random people reading it – people who found our content online after searching on Google for gay travel related content.