San Francisco
Before you prepare your glutes and hammies for San Francisco’s rolling hills, brush up on beans. More specifically, coffee beans. Few beverages are consumed here that haven’t been ground to perfection. Pour over, cold brew, cortado. You’ll need to learn a whole new language. Forging ahead with a multitude of ways to serve a cuppa is just the start. In a city strewn with free-spirited hippies, tech more often than not takes the headlines. Silicon Valley spills out into the streets with frequent opportunities to fly your geek flag unabashed. In fact, whichever flag you’re flying, you’re welcome in San Francisco. The LGBTQ+ community is one of the world’s largest and the city is suitably, and pleasingly, rainbow-clad.