ISSUE #18 | SUMMER 2015
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Connextions Magazine Issue 17: Love Around the World, published on February 2015, featured 5 couples from around the world and their love stories. In addition to featuring an all gay hotel in Brazil and our LGBT family traveled to Denver for a quick getaway. We launched our new look and we are so excited that it was welcomed with open arms and loved by readers from across the globe.
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Cover & Contents Photos by Connextions Magazine Featured Writer: David Duran Location: Puerto Vallarta The newly renovated beach club at Las Cuevas Beach features creative relaxing spaces for guests to bask under the sun and enjoy dramatic views of the Banderas Bay, and a new rustic Shack bar that offers a selection of premium beers and wines, cocktails and local bites, it’s also known as Sexy Beach. Read the article on page 22 C o n n e x t i o n s Magazine is a proud sponsor of the Human Rights Campaign family as The Travel Media Sponsor of HRC Greater New York.
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