Top 10 up-and-coming destinations for 2008 says Gay.com!!

Beat the hordes and discover the most exhilarating, up-and-coming cities on 2008's travel map before everyone checks them out and checks them off.

We chose some of these cities for their burgeoning gay goings-on or progressive LGBT rights policies; some for their spectacular artistic and architectural wonders; some for their thrilling joie de vivre that's getting people in travel circles talking; some for just being damn sexy.

1. Santiago, Chile
2. Valencia, Spain
3. Austin, Texas
4. Marseille, France
5. Denver, Colorado
6. Dublin, Ireland
7. Cape Town, South Africa
8. Shanghai, China
9. Istanbul, Turkey
10. Cardiff, Wales