By Mikey Rox Experience Mother Nature’s majesty with these make-a-weekend-out-of-it ways to view stunning displays of fall foliage like never before. Cross-country rail trip When I read about how blogger Derek Low booked himself a cross-country Amtrak trip from San Francisco to New York for $187, I was skeptical. So I reached out to Low

By Mikey Rox Being alone and being lonely are two different things. While I don’t prefer the latter, I embrace the former. I do a lot of things by myself, in fact. Go to the movies, sit on the beach, pop into a happy hour, enjoy bikes rides, even go on vacation. I also like

By Mikey Rox For many of us, Labor Day is summer’s last hurrah. It’s the weekend when we put away the beach chairs, condition the twinks to go to bed earlier, and mentally prepare ourselves for the colder seasons ahead. Considering the depressing nature of all that Labor Day symbolically signifies, it’s more than enough

By Mikey Rox When social networks first gained popularity – back in the days of AOL chat rooms – it was exciting, fun, and a generally positive experience. For LGBT people like us, it existed as an outlet where we could be ourselves without fear of discovery and ridicule from the outside world. But as

By Mikey Rox There’s a large faction of our selectively stuck-up society that think using a coupon on a first date is tacky. My guess is that they’re not the ones footing the bill; it’s easy to scoff at that “offensive” BOGO dinner deal when there’s no money leaving your own pocket. I work hard

By Mikey Rox There are plenty of notable LGBTQ film festivals around the country, but the best and most overlooked by our community (in my opinion) is Miami’s OUTshine, which features two editions – South Beach in the spring and Fort Lauderdale in the fall. I’ve attended the festival in each city over the past

By Mikey Rox | From suit bags and seam rippers to good ol’ needle and thread, here are 10 tools and accessories you should own (and use!) to help preserve your favorite pieces. Lint roller The tumble dryer doesn’t catch everything in its trap; rogue lint can and will make it onto your clothes, especially

By Mikey Rox |  One of the best ways to have a memorable vacation – and save a ton of cash on lodging – is a home swap. I’ve written several articles on how I’ve turned my homes into a profit-producing tourist rental, but I’ve never divulged my secrets on how to switch homes with

By Mikey Rox I have had some relationships, y’all. None of them went super great. Hence why we’re not still together. But I’ve managed to make friends out of all but one of those boys – four out of five ain’t bad – and I have a certain amount of pride about that. Staying pals