While researching his upcoming novel in a country nicknamed “The Rainbow Nation,” award winning novelist Michael Holloway Perronne discovers the coastal city of Cape Town, South Africa is quickly emerging as a gay travel spot for those who are looking for a GLBT friendly destination outside of the usual. With its progressive government, beautiful beaches, pulsing clubs, world class shopping and rich heritage, Cape Town is well on its way to becoming the next gay mecca. The Quickie Gay Guide to Cape Town, South Africa is the result of Perronne’s painstaking research as well as his first foray into travel writing.
(PRWEB) November 9, 2009 -- While researching his upcoming novel in a country nicknamed "The Rainbow Nation," award winning novelist Michael Holloway Perronne discovers the coastal city of Cape Town, South Africa is quickly emerging as a gay travel spot for those who are looking for a GLBT friendly destination outside of the usual. With its progressive government, beautiful beaches, pulsing clubs, world class shopping and rich heritage, Cape Town is well on its way to becoming the next gay mecca. The Quickie Gay Guide to Cape Town, South Africa is the result of Perronne's painstaking research as well as his first foray into travel writing.
Perronne felt compelled to travel to Cape Town to research his upcoming new novel. “In 2007, I came up with the idea for a new novel, Lost Sons, set partly in South Africa,” Perronne, a native of the American South, says. “I had always been curious about this country on the other side of the world since my great-grandfather immigrated to the United States from Cape Town, South Africa. I knew I had to actually travel there to do my novel any justice and to hope for any sort of ring of authenticity.”
Admittedly, the author didn’t know much about South Africa beyond a general knowledge of the atrocities of apartheid and a little about the country’s hero, Nelson Mandela. “Once there, I discovered a country in the middle of an amazing transition with the most breathtaking scenery I have seen. I also found it remarkable that a country that basically had a legal caste system until 1994 now has one of the world’s most liberal constitutions, which includes the legalization of gay marriage,” Perronne says. “The pride of the nation is the hosting of the upcoming 2010 Soccer World Cup from June to July. Many South Africans see this as an opportunity to show the world how much they have accomplished since the days of apartheid.”
What also charmed the author and motivated his writing of Quickie Gay Guide to Cape Town, South Africa was the city’s thriving gay culture. “Cape Town has been slowly emerging as a gay travel destination and I wanted to write a travel guide in hope of increasing ‘gay awareness’ about this captivating city,” Perronne says. “The overwhelming majority of the locals are eager to please and show off just how far their country has come. I personally want to thank the people of Cape Town, whose warmth and kindness have touched me in so many ways.”
Quickie Gay Guide to Cape Town, South Africa, provides the first time gay traveler to Cape Town with a helpful list of local resources to make the most of your trip. Learn about the hottest clubs in town for the guys and the gals, gay owned and friendly accommodations, where to dine with “family,” malls to put those credit cards through a workout, major local cultural and historical sights and insider tips on local culture and people.
Michael Holloway Perronne is the author of four novels, including the award winning, A Time Before Me. Quickie Gay Guide to Cape Town, South Africa is his first travel piece. He is currently at work on his next novel, set partly in Cape Town, Lost Sons, due out in mid-2010. For more information on Michael, please visit the author’s website, www.michaelhperronne.com.
Quickie Gay Guide to Cape Town, South Africa
ISBN: 978-0981718699
Publication Date: November 1, 2009, Retail Price: $8.95, Publisher: Chances Press (www.chancespress.com)
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