Ep. 337: Traveling Boyfriends Davey & Omie on Gay Travel, Safety, and Love Across the Atlantic
Davey and Omie, the couple behind Traveling Boyfriends, join Zach from London to talk about love, travel, and what it really takes to see the world as a gay couple.
In this episode:
- How a job interview Omie didn’t want and a canceled conference brought a Chicagoan and a Scot together in Miami
- Making long distance work across the Atlantic, and why traveling well together is the best relationship test
- How they choose destinations, and why they go beyond Mykonos and Barcelona to places like Marrakesh, Dubai, Oman, and Egypt
- The emotional toll of hiding affection abroad, and reconnecting once they get home
- Why some places with progressive laws can feel less welcoming than places with strict ones
- Where they draw the line on countries they won’t visit, and how US religious groups have fueled anti-LGBTQ+ laws abroad
- Messages from followers, including a mom asking how to keep her gay son safe in Jordan
- The friendliest places they’ve been, from a stranger’s kindness on a tiny Irish island to Scotland
- Being monogamous in a world of open relationships
- The honeymoon debate: Antarctica or Hawaii?
- Advice for young LGBTQ+ travelers who want to see the world
Follow Traveling Boyfriends:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traveling_boyfriends
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@travelingboyfriends
https://www.travelingboyfriends.com/
Intro music by Six Foot Five.
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