Vacation in France au naturel

Those looking to vacation au naturel will have an opportunity to do just that this summer in France. The  Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park outside Toronto has joined with a travel agency to offer a group trip to Centre Helio Marin Montalivet on France's Atlantic coast near Bordeaux.

Check it out:

France: Catch the summer sun at a naturist resort

Polar Bare Plunge

Well it's that time of year again when normally conservative nudists all over the world jump into the nearest body of frigid water in their birthday suits.  I suppose it's good for bragging rights.  Maybe I should join in? NOT!  The Skinnydipper Recreation Club of Surrey, UK just had their annual Polar Bare dip at Crescent Beach.  I'm shivering here just watching it.

Check it out:

Join the polar 'bare' plunge on 'Nude Year's Day'

Washington nudists celebrate the end of the world

Yup the ol' Mayan calendar says we're all checking out on Dec. 21st this year so the nudists at Fraternity Snoqualmie Family Nudist Park in Issaquah, Wa. plan to go out with a bang. They're having a celebration and will be showing the movies Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day.  My kinda folks!

Story:

Local nudists plan to celebrate ‘end of the world’

UK nudist hotel ready for the Christmas season

The Clover Spa and Hotel in Birmingham England is gearing up for a strong holiday season this year.  Yes Virginia, it turns out there really are nudist hotels spotted around the globe.  I'd love to spend some time in a hotel where I could relax and go anywhere in my birthday suit without causing the end of the world.

Check it out:

Birmingham's naked hotel prepares for a Happy Nude Year

New Zealand fails in atempt to break skinnydip record

Two separate events in New Zealand were held in an attempt to break the Guinness Book skinnydip record.  Unfortunately, the participants were unable to break Wales' record of over 400 skinnydippers.

See the photos and story here:

Naked Ambition: New Zealand Skinny-Dippers Attempt To Break Guinness World Record (PICTURES)

Nudists protest at County Commission over Haulover parking

Well they're at it again.  County commissioners plan to subtly make Haulover Beach access much more difficult by reducing the number of parking spaces available for Florida's only legal nude beach.  They plan to build a boat storage facility right in the middle of the beach parking lot.  Currently, you park in the lot right across from the beach, walk under a short tunnel and you are standing right on the beach.  With the reduction of 100 spaces from the lot, this usually crowded lot will overflow and then beach goers will have to hike a mile to get to the beach.  This storage facility wasn't even originally planned to be built at this location.  There is no explanation from the county. South Florida Free Beaches/Florida Naturists Association attended yesterday's commission meeting to protest the planned facility.  You would think with all the popularity of Haulover Beach they would be trying to facilitate even more convenient parking and support of the beach than the other way around.

Story:

Nudists Plan Protest at County Commission Over Haulover Beach Construction

Sign petition to free Stephen Gough

British Naturism is encouraging naturists all over the world to sign a petition being delivered through the Federation of Spanish Naturists (FEN) to the Scottish government.  It's time we got this man freed and stood up for naturists' rights worldwide.  Click on the link below and add your name to those petitioning for Stephen Gough's freedom.

Read:

Petición dirigida a: First Minister of Scotland

Freedom to Stephen Gough: Prisoner of Conscience in a British prison