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I've just returned from a week's holiday on Colonsay (inner Hebridean island, close to Mull and Jura). In common with most of the Hebrides, Colonsay has a number of lovely

Always remember this highly relevant paragraph from the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right includes

A couple of weeks ago, I reported here on my first skinny dip of the season in nearby (to me) Ponkapog Pond in my hometown in Massachusetts. This past weekend,

The police once contacted me with regard to 2 women who had encountered me walking naked through a wood near their homes. The police said the women were frightened and

Nudist Compass Beta for Android A must for every active naturist. Available from Google Play:- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thatbeyond.nudeco.beta A well designed application which works in conjunction with Google Maps and www.nakedplaces.net to

Reading Robert's post ( http://www.naktiv.net/blog/147/why-can-039-t-you-just-wear-clothes-like-everyone-else/ ) about the "Dark Night of the Soul" brought to mind a time when I felt frustrated and boxed in a similar manner to what

There is a hugely interesting project on body images here: http://www.thebodyimages.com/ I commend the creation of a project, by the female photographer, which has nearly naked bodies as it's subject,

I went for a short couple of hours naked hike, with my dog Polly, through the expansive Ebersbergerforst, south and east of the city of Munich, in Germany, in the

I have often wondered if it is possible to take photographs that show WHY people go nude. There are plenty of photos of nude people taking part in activities such

Open letter to Facebook and Twitter and their account users. If someone doesn't like what I post on Twitter or Facebook, it's easy to fix, they just need to unfollow

Words, words words. Useful things words, but they convey different meanings to different people. There are seemingly endless arguments over the words nudist and naturist, nude and naked, ship and

http://www.i-naked.info/blog/index.php?id=3240040923287279506 During the very same days as a French group on VivreNu will meet at La Sablière for Aschension Holiday: http://www.vivrenu.com/viewtopic.php?topic=18671&forum=55 Vittorio

Seeing the word wounded in Robert’s post made me think ( http://www.naktiv.net/blog/122/naturism-and-healing-the-wounded-soul/ ). There are three main reasons to stay shielded from the gaze of others if nude, the risk

I wonder how many people are truly home naturists? I don't mean how many take all their clothes off at home, because lets face it that would be everybody! No,

Has anyone noticed how intrusive modern life is? There are times when I would like to step out and look up at the stars, or just find a quiet spot

… and they were naked: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/vaticancityandholysee/10033399/Vatican-uncovers-first-Western-painting-of-Native-Americans.html Vittorio

My wife and I will be journeying to Ireland this September for a ten day vacation. The western part of the island, Sligo, Easkey, Connemara, Galway, the Burren and environs.

Just seen a picture that Bernard posted of himself in NEWT 2009. He's standing on the edge of vertiginous precipice. A step away from a free-fall to the afterlife! Now,

Ultraconservative Protestants were kicked out of England centuries ago hundreds of years before the founding of the United States and have been flavoring the environment here ever since. It seems

Yesterday I went for my first naturist ramble, across the top of Brighton using the South Downs Way from Patcham to Shoreham. This was a walk conjured up by Will

I search the world for a place I search the land for a friend to be like one born unprotected by fabric To bear to the world my flesh unhindered

Here is part of the introduction to 'Essays' published by Michel Eyquem, Seigneur de Montaigne in 1580. "You have here a book of good faith, reader. It tells you at

You may think me immature for speaking so, but why should we wear these clothes? A shirt and tie from years gone by. What use, what purpose do they serve?

It's very tempting to use the religion card for naked activities, but this is flawed. Very few people actually say "we believe" being naked is good for you, and so

In 1998 I was on a nude cruise to see the solar eclipse off the coast of South America. One night we had a show and I was asked if