The latest Nudes in the News, June 27, 2015

"Naked at Lunch" review: Author asks "What's so shameful about nudity?"
When it comes to nudism, I'm strictly a pragmatist: If it gets too hot, out comes the birthday suit. In Portland this weekend, even a jockstrap can feel like excess baggage. But true aficionados of the nudist lifestyle -- as Mark Haskell Smith makes clear in his delightful and informative new book -- embrace the whole package. They hike, swim, play...More...

Retired Naturist Wants To Find A Like-Minded Girlfriend: 'It Would Be Great If The Whole World Went Naked'

Retired Andrew Williams explores the Wiltshire countryside wearing pair of wellington boots - and nothing else. The naturist leaves his clothes in the wardrobe and spends hours trimming his hedge, composing music on his bongos, and visiting secluded historic sites. The 60-year-old has been stripping off since he was a teenager and now lives a life dedicated to spending his golden years starkers...More...

World Naked Bike Ride Bares Creative Soul of Mexico City
Some were artists. Some were students. Some were senior citizens. Some were professional office types. Some were families with kids. A good number had beautiful bodies and a lot didn't. But nearly all of the people gathered for the 10th World Naked Bike Ride -- a global protest against automobile traffic, which celebrated its Mexican event on June 13 -- had one...More...

Los Gatos: A flood of water woes, from high in the hills to down in the valley
Case in point: The owners of the Lupin Lodge nudist camp and two employees were arrested June 10 and charged with stealing water from the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. The district attorney alleges Lupin's owners and employees ignored repeated warnings and continued to trespass on district property for the purpose of diverting water to...More...

Resident wants Blind Creek Beach in St. Lucie County to officially be clothing-optional
When you head to the beach, you expect to see people in minimal clothing. But, in St. Lucie County, some people want to be able to sun bathe completely in the buff. Blind Creek Beach in St. Lucie County is unofficially considered a nude beach. But, a naturist community wants it to receive an official county designation. They've taken to social media...More...

World Naked Bike Ride: Why Cambridge cyclists can bare all despite Naked Rambler
One of the organisers of the Cambridge event, said: "Nudity in public is not an offence where there is no intention to cause harassment, alarm and distress and there is no such intention in this ride. The intention behind this is not for people to draw attention to themselves."People take part in the Naked Bike Ride for a variety of reasons...More...

Naked Trekkers deported from Malaysia issue statement
The Saskatchewan siblings who were jailed in Malaysia for posing naked atop the country's highest mountain have issued an apology, saying they had no idea how sacred the summit was. "During our personal trekking experience, we were not made aware of the sacredness of the mountain,'' Danielle Petersen of Wood Mountain....More...

World Naked Bike Ride to refocus on protesting at 2015 Portland event
Next weekend some 10,000 cyclists will strip down and take over the streets of Portland. It will be a spectacle, as always, but organizers hope to remind participants that the World Naked Bike Ride is, first and foremost, a protest. The ride first came to town in 2004, with 125 riders protesting against our dependence on oil and for cyclist safety, but by 2014 it had....More...

City Pays $20K in Nudist Legal Fees, Reminds You to Keep Your Clothes On
A friendly reminder from the City Attorney’s office: You still can’t walk around naked in San Francisco. The office issued a press release yesterday confirming that the city’s ban on public nudity is in full effect. The statement also confirmed that the city paid $20,000 to settle a portion of the legal fees associated with litigation pursued by....More...

Britain's best nudist or naturist beaches
You have to feel sorry for British naturists like myself. Unlike nude bathing hotspots in Formentera and Corsica, we’re relegated to B-list beaches and windswept coves. Personally I blame Sid James. The Carry On series painted naturism as a slap’n’tickle rain-fest. In fact, all nude bathers really want to do is swim and soak up the sun without the encumbrance of....More...

Port Stephens man reveals all about 'naturist' lifestyle
A man who swapped his life as a Sydney businessman to run a nudist resort in Port Stephens has given an insight into what it's like to live a 'naturist' lifestyle. Print Email Permalink Share 14 Walking around naked is something most people do after showering, but for Port Stephens' Stuart Whelan, he likes to go nude all day. He's a naturist - someone....More...

University Student Naked Mile: Manchester students invited to strip off for fun run
Students are being invited to strip off for a wacky fun run coming to Manchester. Details of the University Student Naked Mile have been advertised on Facebook - and we’re sure that hundreds of Manchester students will need no further encouragement. The post says the event on September 20 will consist of a mile-long fun run to kick-off the start of the new academic year....More...

'Cheeky' TV advert features Warrington skinny dipper

Designed to make a splash in the youth travel industry, the campaign aims to celebrate the spontaneous adventures that result from meeting like-minded travelers in hostels. Ottokar Rosenberger, Hostelworld’s CMO, said: "Hostelworld isn’t about polished brochure holidays, it’s about real travelers in real places, who crave adventures, not souvenirs. "This is reflected in our new ‘Meet the World’ advertising campaign, which features genuine travelers...More...

Spain’s top 20 nudist beaches

They say our dreams are never cheap, yet one of the most inexpensive fantasies involves imagining ourselves lying in our bare skin, exulting in the luxury of a wild beach or a remote cove. The nudist beaches that dot Spain’s 8,000-km coastline have an innate ability to appeal to our physical senses as well as our inner dreams. The time has come to go out looking for them, as the waters of the Mediterranean will be warm enough for swimming by mid-June....More...