Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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SAFETY
While tourist areas as a rule are safe, urban
areas may not be at night. You should
always stay alert. Check with your hotel's
front-desk staff if you are in doubt about
which neighborhoods are safe. Avoid
deserted areas, especially at night, and
avoid public parks at night. Women in
particular should follow these guidelines.
With purse snatchings a reality at tourist
spots in the country, it's best not to carry
valuables.
Remember that hotels are open to the
public, and in a large hotel, security may
not be able to screen everyone who enters.
Always lock your room door; don't assume
that once inside your hotel you are auto-
matically safe and no longer need to be
aware of your surroundings.
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SPECIALIZED TRAVEL RESOURCES
In addition to the destination-specific
resources listed below, please visit www.
frommers.com/planning for additional
specialized travel resources.
community as well as referrals for other
New Mexico cities. Another good New
Mexico resource is
www.gaynm.com
, a
website that provides news, resources, and
lists of events. In Colorado, contact
Gay,
Lesbian, and Bisexual Community Ser-
vices Center of Colorado
(
&
303/733-
7743;
www.coloradoglbt.org) in Denver;
the organization provides information on
services, events, and venues of interest to
gay and lesbian visitors. The
Utah Pride
Center,
361 N. 300 West, in Salt Lake
City (
&
801/539-8800;
www.glccu.com),
is home to a community center, coffee-
house, and information center for Utah.
In Las Vegas, Nevada, head to
The
Center,
953 E. Sahara, Ste. B-31 (
&
702/
733-9800;
www.thecenter-lasvegas.com),
for support and information. Another
source is
www.lasvegaspride.org
, with
lists of activities for the Las Vegas area.
TRAVELERS WITH
DISABILITIES
If you have no intention of letting your
disability prevent you from having the
adventure of a lifetime, contact
Arizona
River Runners,
P.O. Box 47788, Phoenix,
AZ 85068 (
&
800/477-7238;
www.
arizonariverrunners.com), or
Arizona Raft
Adventures,
4050 E. Huntington Dr.,
Flagstaff, AZ 86004 (
&
800/786-7238;
GAY & LESBIAN
TRAVELERS
In general, gay and lesbian travelers will
find they are treated just like any other
visitors in the Southwest. At gay bars
around Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, you
can pick up various gay-oriented local
publications, including
Echo Magazine
(
&
602/266-0550;
www.echomag.com).
For information on gay- and lesbian-
friendly businesses in the Phoenix metro
area, contact the
Greater Phoenix Gay &
Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
(
&
888/4GPGLCC
[447-4522] or 602/
266-5055; www.gpglcc.org).
Wingspan,
425 E. Seventh St., Tucson (
&
520/624-
1779;
www.wingspan.org), is southern
Arizona's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans-
gender community center.
The Tucson
Observer
(
&
520/622-7176;
www.tucson
observer.com) is a local Tucson gay news-
paper available at Wingspan and
Antigone
(411 N. Fourth Ave.;
&
520/792-3715;
www.antigonebooks.com) bookstores.
Common Bond
(
&
505/891-3647
)
provides information and outreach ser-
vices for Albuquerque's gay and lesbian
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