Month: May 2013

Modes of social behaviour are governed by memes, i.e. learned ideas and attitudes. A meme is described as "An element of a culture that may be considered to be passed

We find in the Christian Naturist Fellowship that it is becoming a little more difficult to get people together for weekend or one-day activities. We meet up at various UK

I am looking for a clothing optional B&B in Ontario…and would like some feedback from anyone who has stayed at any…I am coming back in June and would like to

Butterfly World is a wonderful project which you can read all about here on their website; http://www.butterflyworldproject.com/ and here, via Twitter, their updates; https://twitter.com/ButterflyWP. I'm a big fan of Twitter,

Sadly as I enter my 62nd year I find I suffer more with pain from my crumbling bones, a medical fact not an feeling. I have had various tests, x-rays,

A local most popular newspaper has an article about nude hiking (page 20). http://www.calameo.com/read/00046113271fb98de8a55 Something is going to move in Italy? Vittorio

On my nudist blog at http://zjuzdme.org/2013/05/germany-2012-bizarre-trial-around-nude-hiker/ I posted an article about the experiences of a gay German man who was hiking to his home in the nude. It was in

hi to all you folks out there,just a mention about us naturist tradesmen.we undertake jobs in cusomers properties and follow the health and safty guidlines.i find that some customers properties

An interesting article on censorship of online nudity by "Young Naturists of America". Is the human body truly pornographic? Why is violence okay while nudity is evil? Why are nudism

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