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Gay Provincetown
The mature gay man's guide to Commercial Street, the guesthouses, and the beaches and dunes of America's most complete gay town, traveling boldly after 50.
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How it begins
Some places welcome gay men. Provincetown belongs to them. Within an hour of arriving, most visitors feel something they have felt in few other places: that here, for once, the whole town is built around people like them, and being gay is simply the ordinary texture of the place rather than a thing to be noticed at all.
Gay Provincetown, chapter one
What is inside
26 chapters. This is all of them.
The whole table of contents, not a selection of the flattering parts.
- Why Provincetown Is America's Most Complete Gay Town
- The Lay of the Land: Commercial Street, the Ends, and the Beaches
- Where to Stay: Choosing Your Base
- Commercial Street and the Afternoons: Tea and the Slow Days
- After Dark, at Your Own Pace
- The Table: Eating Well in Provincetown
- Beyond the Town: The Beaches, the Dunes, and the Sea
- Getting There and Getting Around
- Feeling Safe, Feeling at Home
- When to Go
- A Sample Week
- Your Pre-Trip Checklist
- Resources and Booking
- Why Provincetown Is America's Most Complete Gay Town
- The Lay of the Land: Commercial Street, the Ends, and the Beaches
- Where to Stay: Choosing Your Base
- Commercial Street and the Afternoons: Tea and the Slow Days
- After Dark, at Your Own Pace
- The Table: Eating Well in Provincetown
- Beyond the Town: The Beaches, the Dunes, and the Sea
- Getting There and Getting Around
- Feeling Safe, Feeling at Home
- When to Go
- A Sample Week
- Your Pre-Trip Checklist
- Resources and Booking
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Three lines from the checklist
Specific, or it is not worth your money.
The last working chapter of every guide is a checklist. Three of its lines, quoted exactly:
- Sun and a layer both. Pack a good hat, sunscreen, and sunglasses for the beach and the boat, and also a light jacket or sweater, because the ocean air turns cool in the evenings even in summer.
- Your guesthouse booked very early. The best gay guesthouses fill months ahead for the peak weeks, so reserve as far in advance as you can, especially for Bear Week, Carnival, or Women's Week.
- Comfortable shoes and one smart outfit. The old streets and sandy paths call for good walking shoes, plus one nice but easy outfit for a fine dinner or a cabaret night.
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