Naturist Holiday Info Articles

Call for Submissions: Anthology on Body Image

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 10:06:00 UT

Far from passively reflecting society, advertisements and the media create an entire cultural worldview, shaping people’s attitudes and beliefs. The advertising industry is particularly insidious. In order to meet ever growing desire for profit, it needs to sell something that we don’t already have.

The Naturist Society - Interview with Amanda

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 06:33:00 UT

An interview with Amanda Platteville about her reason's for being a naturist.

Clothes On, Clothes Off

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:18:00 UT

Clothes On, Clothes Off is a short documentary about the 12 year old Frana, whose parents are naturists, they like to walk around naked. Frana is having doubts if she wants to take her clothes off.

Floating in the Dead Sea

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:42:00 UT

This was a fantastic experience, if you get a chance to swim in the Dead Sea, do it naked! It is something like being in your mother's womb and open space at the same time. I loved this feeling! .

Capoeira in the buff

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:36:00 UT

Many people in the tropics of Africa and Brazil used to live without clothes before European colonization; Ancient Greek athletes practiced sports naked. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art and probably the only modern sport that is always practiced with music, similar to sport events in Ancient Greece.

France 4 Naturisme

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:07:00 UT

Your holidays with France 4 Naturisme

The Nudist Racket (1938)

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:48:00 UT

The Nudist Racket was made in 1938 and was intended to be an 'expose' of naturism – fully revealing the true horrors of this ghastly practise.

Marine de Teva tries naturism (in French)

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:25:00 UT

Marine de Teva tries naturism. A video in French.

Do you have a naturist business that you run from home

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:36:00 UT

Independent film company looking for people who run businesses from home for a C4 pilot.

Homage to Aliaa el Mahdi

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:13:00 UT

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, woman activist who posted nude pictures of herself on her blog to protest limits on free expression has triggered an uproar in Egypt, drawing condemnations from conservatives and liberals alike.

Sandra G. nude in Barcelona

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:41:00 UT

Spanish model Sandra G. walks through the city of Barcelona nude. In Barcelona public nudity is regarded as a recognised right, although there have been successful prosecutions for public nudity even there.

Folsom St Fair, San Francisco 2011

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:42:00 UT

The Folsom Street Fair is an annual leather and clothing optional street fair held on the last Sunday in September in San Francisco's South of Market district. The event started in 1984 and is California's third largest spectator event and the world's largest clothing optional leather event and raises hundreds of thousands of dollars each year for charity.

FOR SALE Apartment at Costa Natura

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:41:00 UT

This apartment at Costa Natura is a ground floor apartment looking out over the beautiful green lawns, flowering red aloe gardens and palm trees on the edge of the Mediterranean. Costa Natura is an architect-designed iconic urban community built in the picturesque style of an Andalucian "white village".

Act Naturally

Sat, 14 May 2011 03:44:00 UT

Act Naturally is a new film about naturism. When two estranged step-sisters learn of their fathers untimely death on a business trip, they must travel cross country to claim his remains. Upon arriving at their father’s final destination the girls are shocked to discover he had been leading a double life as the proprietor of a nudist club.

Parallels in Censorship

Sat, 14 May 2011 03:19:00 UT

Cathryn Jiggens, a Tantra practitioner based in London writes about her introduction to naturism and about censorship.

France Espaces Naturistes (FEN)

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:31:00 UT

Created in 2001, France Espaces Naturistes gathers naturist campsites, holiday villages and leisure centres. France Espaces Naturistes aims at the promotion and defence of the naturist holidays philosophy.

Folsom St Fair, San Francisco 2010

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:42:00 UT

A day in the life of a naturist

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 04:57:00 UT

A Day in the Life of a Naturist is a documentary about Carina who has chosen to live a life as a naturist at Colina del Sol in southern Brazil.

World Bodypainting Festival 2010 (Seeboden, Austria)

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:46:00 UT

The World Bodypainting Festival 2010 takes place in Seeboden, Austria each year. In 2010 artist from 48 countries came to compete in the world's largest body painting competition and 28,000 visitors saw their work.

World Naked Bike Ride, San Francisco 2010

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:54:00 UT

World Naked Bike Ride, San Francisco 2010. All photographs taken by Leif Heilberg, Viking Photography Inc., vikingphoto@earthlink.net.

World Naked Bike Ride London

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:20:00 UT

World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) came to London again. The ride is a naked protest against oil dependency and for body freedom. This year Lady God1va, who became famous when she appeared naked on Antony Gormley’s 4th plinth in Trafalger Square, was there – and these are a few of her photos.

Leif Heilberg: Naturist Photographer

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:56:00 UT

Leif Heilberg has been a leading naturist photographer for many decades and his work has appeared in almost every naturist magazine and publication in the world. If you have read a few naturist publications you have almost certainly seen his photography before.

1991, Naturist Camp Sziksósfürdõ

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:55:00 UT

Sziksósfürdõ Naturist Camp in Hungary has a full and extensive activity program and these photographs show a range of the sports that can be enjoyed there.

Nude Golf International at Wairau Valley Golf Course

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 03:42:00 UT

Sunday 21 February 2010, twenty keen golfers participated in the inaugural Nude Golf International at the scenic nine hole Wairau Valley Golf Course. During the week prior the organisers Kay Hannam and Brian Williams received a positive response from media with several national dailies and internet news agencies from other countries running the story.

Nudie Foodies Sounds Adventure

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 03:36:00 UT

After months of planning, Kay Hannam and Brian Williams welcomed 50 ‘nudie foodies’ to Wai-natur Naturist Park in the South Island of New Zealand for the annual Nudie Foodies Sounds Adventure. By early evening the park was full with visitors from across Australia, UK and around New Zealand; several visiting the sunny Marlborough region for the first time.

Bay to Breakers 2010

Fri, 28 May 2010 04:07:00 UT

Bay to Breakers 2010. All photographs taken by Leif Heilberg, Viking Photography Inc. , vikingphoto@earthlink. net.

1983 El Toro Bravo, Barcelona

Sat, 15 May 2010 04:13:00 UT

These photographs were taken in 1983 at El Toro Bravo naturist campsite near Barcelona in Spain by Leif Heilberg.

Thiessow-Ruegen in 1985

Sat, 15 May 2010 02:45:00 UT

These photographs were taken in 1985 at Thiessow-Ruegen FKK camp in the former DDR (now East Germany )by Leif Heilberg.

1976 Mountain Terrace Ranch

Tue, 11 May 2010 06:21:00 UT

Photographs of Mountain Terrace Ranch taken in 1976 by Leif Heilberg, Viking Photography Inc., vikingphoto@earthlink.net.

Naturism in Tuapse, Russia

Mon, 03 May 2010 05:04:00 UT

These amazing photographs of a group of Russian naturists walking naked through the hills and forests of Russia were taken by Vladimir Chernovol near Tuapse, which is near the Black Sea in 2001.

Jardin del Sol, Arizona 1977

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:52:00 UT

Leif Heilberg's photographs of Jardin del Sol, Arizona taken in 1977

Paradise Lakes Resort 1983

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 06:04:00 UT

Leif Heilberg photographs of Paradise Lakes Nudist Resort from 1983

Bay to Breakers

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:57:00 UT

Bay to Breakers is an annual footrace which takes place in San Francisco, California. The race starts at the northeast end of the downtown area close to San Francisco Bay to near where the Breakers crash on the near pacific coast.

Southern Hemisphere Solidarity Ride, San Francisco

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:30:00 UT

The Southern Hemisphere Solidarity Ride was held in San Francisco on 13th March 2010 in solidarity with the people in the southern hemisphere who were on the World Naked Bike Ride on the same day.

World Naked Bike Ride - San Francisco

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:33:00 UT

Each year some of the people of San Francisco protest against our dependence on fossil fuels by riding their bikes across San Francisco. All photographs taken by Leif Heilberg.

Spencer Tunick

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:28:00 UT

Spencer Tunick is an American photographer best known for his photographs that feature large numbers of nude people posed in artistic formations, often situated in urban locations. Tunick started photographing nudes in 1992 on the streets of New York often bringing him to conflict with the police.

Montenegro: The Balkan Secret

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:13:00 UT

The Balkan region, more specifically the former Yugoslavia, established itself as a popular naturist destination as long ago as the 1950’s and remained so until the 1990’s when tourism was impacted by the conflict in the region and the demise of Yugoslavia as a single state.

The Rainbow Tribe

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:06:00 UT

Naturism started around 1900 during time of awakening, of shedding stiff Victorian collars and the accompanying values. There was a need for lightness, air, a more natural style of living, as well as less restrictive clothing.

The Naked and the Nude

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:47:00 UT

While the unclothed human figure is one of art’s oldest and most captured subjects, it still manages to attract great attention and ignite fervent debate. The Naked and the Nude brings together dozens of unclothed bodies from Christchurch Art Gallery’s collection, from languid academic nudes to the fragmented bodies of recent art.

Pregnant Women are Beautiful

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:47:00 UT

Five charity billboards featuring naked pregnant women six metres high were launched recently by Television presenter Kate Garraway, childbirth charity The Jentle Childbirth Foundation, and renowned society photographer Joth Shakerley.

Shakti

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:57:00 UT

Shakti - a dancer from Australia writes about her life and her work. . . . Dance is all about life and nature and how you can be one with it. I listen to my inner self and the world around me which tells me all its secrets.

Baker Beach Nude Olympics

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:26:00 UT

Baker Beach in San Francisco is the home of the Nude Beach Olympics, organised by George Davis - a former nudist mayoral candidate. The games were inspired by the original Olympics which, as most people know, were performed in the nude for around 1200 years during the Hellenic and Roman Golden Ages.

Australian National Nude Week

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:22:00 UT

National Nude Week runs from Saturday 19th November to Sunday 27th November 2011. The Australian Nudist Federation coordinates and supports National Nude Week to celebrate the nudist lifestyle.

The Flaming Lips new video

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:53:00 UT

The Flaming Lips are an American rock band, formed in Oklahoma in 1983. They are known for their psychedelic arrangements, spacey lyrics and bizarre song and album titles. Their latest music video "Watching the Planets" from Embryonic, which was filmed in Portland and features Wayne Coyne being snatched by a mass young naturists who emerge from a spherical vagina to ride their bikes through the fo

Nude Nite

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:11:00 UT

Nude Nite, the largest nude art show in the U. S. seeks art of all media for its upcoming 2010 shows in Orlando, February 11-13 and Tampa, March 4-6, 2010. Known as the Cirque du Soleil of art shows, Nude Nite selects approximately 200 works for exhibition in each city.

What happened to the Naked Rambler

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:00:00 UT

Stephen Gough, a. k. a. The Naked Rambler, the man who walked the length of the UK naked twice made headlines for years, but what has happened to him? In 2003 Steve completed his first walk from Lands End to John O’Groats (which is the entire length of the British Isles) naked.

World Body Painting Festival

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:04:00 UT

The World Bodypainting Festival is held each year in Seeboden, Austria and is the largest bodypainting event in the world with artist travelling from over 40 nations worldwide to compete. The event, which started in 1998, has spread awareness of body art around the world, it has encouraged innovation and provided a platform for talented artists to further their abilities and careers.

Tiffany Oben's thoughts on her 4th Plinth performance

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:04:00 UT

Tiffany Oben performed on the fourth plinth on the 1st September at 4am and was one of the first women to choose to be fully nude. Read her thoughts on the experience below. I do not consider myself a naturist, but do walk around my home naked much to the horror of my teenage children.

Suzanne Piper on the Fourth Plinth

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:02:00 UT

I am 61 and have been a naturist for more than half my life. With my husband David we formed a naturist club - Shabden Leisure Circle - organising social activities and visits through what was then a newsletter and is now a full blown A4 glossy magazine - Naturist Life.

Nude Band Rocks South East Queensland

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:57:00 UT

On the 25th of April, 2009 a new Aussie Band with a difference was launched at the Cooroy Colony in South East Queensland. The Naked Drummer and the Baileys Road Band tell the story of what it is like to be a nudist / naturist, sometimes tongue in cheek, and always with a smile.