i will be visiting madrid and barcelona for three days each in march. i would like to contact someone who would be willing to chat with me via e-mail about general tourist information as well as the gay scene in either or both of these cities. there is so much information out about these places it is hard to filter through it all.

I encourage all who have information on this topic to reply here. As a side-note packrat2, you might find useful the " what's it like to be gay in madrid? " in the About Spain forum.

You might also find www.Chueca.com useful for the Madrid hotspot as well as " Gay Madrid 1998 " which I found using www.Google.com search engine.

Finally, TimeOut.com has city sections for Madrid and Barcelona and each have a category for the Gay & Lesbian scene.

Best of luck and enjoy yourself in Spain!! Saludos, MadridMan