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My vacation, part 1. Escape to the sun.

Greetings.

I had a great vacation. Amazing. I was at a brand new naturist hotel called Granhotel Natura, located in the north of Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands.

I was there from Oct 3rd to Oct. 13th, and it was gorgeous. The hotel wasn’t entirely finished yet (they opened Oct 1st), but the staff slaved to get things in place and did their utmost to make everyone feel happy and relaxed. And they did it.

From day 1 it was marvellous to be there, with no need to get dressed. Just step outside into the sunshine, find a place at the pool or take a stroll to the beach for a long walk, a swim in the sea, or just plant yourself into the sand and relax.

Did you know that Spain has very relaxed nudity laws? Every beach is clothing optional. Even in Barcelona you can walk around naked if you want to! That’s why there was no need to put on anything, walking from the hotel to the actual beach (it’s a stretch of about 400 metres / 1200 ft). You pass over sand and lava rock, so something on your feet is smart for that bit. Talk about fantastic. And the weather was great all the time too: lowest I encountered was 25c/77F. I really needed that, hence Escape to the sun.

More about my vacation soon, about the environment and some of the things I experienced.

Off on vacation!

Dear all,

I’m off on vacation to Fuerteventura! New posts when I get back.

Good advice for all: Please Take a Towel

As found on ibtimes:

Growing numbers of people getting the urge to strip naked and walk around in only their birthday suit should follow one piece of advice: be ready to take something to cover up – a naturism expert has cautioned.

Throwing off the shackles of society by striding around with the sun on your bare skin is a primeval sensation which up to four million people enjoy – or wish they could, claims the group British Naturism.

But it most definitely is not a passion shared by all, meaning there is plenty of room for serious misunderstandings between nudists and non-nudists.

When serious confusion does occur then the consequences can be serious, with police or even the courts involved.

So a legitimate nudist runs the risk of being caught with their pants down and facing the prospect of explaining their hobby to a judge.

This pitfalls of nudism have been illustrated starkly in France recently – a country very comfortable with citizens de-robing and walking about in the nip.

A nudist out on a naked stroll spotted a mother and child walking towards him on the same path.To avoid embarrassment, he leapt behind some bushes to stay out of sight while they passed.

This noble act had the opposite effect, unfortunately. The woman spotted a fully naked male trying to conceal himself behind a bush and raised the alarm: he now faces a charge of indecent exposure.

Of course, Britain and France have different laws governing nudity, but the incident does illustrate how very badly wrong unexpected meetings between nudists and non-nudists can go.

In the UK, there is no law against being naked in public, but courts have public order and sexual offences laws available to them.

So how can naturists in Britain avoid a potential dressing down from a judge should they encounter a fully clothed young family in a beauty spot?

And why do it at all?

A little bit of history

Adam, Eve, ancient Egypt, the Greeks and Romans. They all were familiar with the naked body. Social nudism and naked recreation were widely spread under pharao Achnaton (1351-1333 BCE). Participants to the classic Olympic Games (776 BCE) were naked to honour the human body.

Through Alexander the Great nudism spread from the Indian subcontinent to Europe as a religious or philosophical statement, around the fourth century BCE.

Only with the arrival of the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions the culture of shame came into view. Those movements are basically responsible for the downfall of social nudity.

World Naked Bike Ride sets attendance record | ksdk.com

As reported on World Naked Bike Ride sets attendance record | ksdk.com:

The sixth annual World Naked Bike Ride drew record crowds Saturday, despite the cooler temperature.

Approximately 1,800 cyclists in various stages of dress and undress pedaled 13 miles to protest oil dependency, raise awareness of cyclist rights, and to promote positive body images.

More on the site itself (link at the top). And yes, this is a bit dated, but still I thought it worth mentioning!

Nee. Bloot betekent niet meteen dat je sex wilt

Het lijkt wel een teken van de tijd dat zoveel mensen iets heel simpels maar niet kunnen begrijpen: naakt zijn betekent niet automatisch op zoek zijn naar sex. Ben jij soms van plan sex te hebben op het moment dat je je kleren uitdoet om onder de douche te gaan? Of ben je al klaar voor sex omdat je je nog aan moet kleden? Waarschijnlijk heb je “Nee” op deze twee vragen geantwoord. Heb je ‘Ja‘ gezegd dan kun je beter nu stoppen met lezen.

Naakt zijn is gewoon dat: naakt zijn. Voor de eenvoudige reden dat je dat moet of wilt zijn. Als je daar vanzelf iets achter zoekt, dan komt dat neer op iemand een fles whiskey zien kopen en dan maar meteen aannemen dat diegene over een uur hartstikke dronken is.

Misschien is iemand niet in staat om het eenvoudige plezier te zien van bloot zijn zonder enige speciale reden daarvoor. Geloof me, er zijn ook mensen die het genoegen van een glas whiskey niet zien zonder de aandrang om zich te bezatten.

Het is echt een teken van de tijd, zoals ik al schreef. Een die ons opgedrongen wordt door de grote mediafabrieken die draaien op het tonen van het slechtste van de mens in hun reality-shows, of de porno-industrie met hun vreemde rekensommetje “mens + naakt = sex”.

De volgende keer als je iemand ziet die naakt is, ga er dan niet vanuit dat ze iets willen. Misschien is het enige wel dat ze met rust worden gelaten.

No. Being nude does not mean wanting sex.

It’s clearly a sign of the times. So many people don’t seem to be aware of something simple: being nude does not automatically mean looking for sex. Are you going to have sex the moment you take off your clothes for a shower or a bath? Are you going to have sex the moment you wear no clothes because you’re putting on other clothes? You probably answered “No” to both these questions. If you answered “Yes” then you’d better stop reading now.

Being nude is just that: being nude. For the simple reason that you need to be or you want to be. If you automatically think beyond that, it’s like seeing someone buying a bottle of whisky and assuming that this person is going to get drunk within the next hour.

Maybe someone isn’t able to see the simple joy of being nude without any additional reason for it. Trust me, there are also people who don’t see the simple joy of enjoying a glass of whisky without the intent of getting drunk.

It’s clearly a sign of the times, as I already wrote. One that is forced upon us by the giant media who thrive on showing the worst side of people in their reality shows, or the porn industry that has its weird arithmetic of “person + nude = sex”.

Next time you see a nude person, don’t assume they want anything. Perhaps all they want is to be left alone.

TimeLapse Torn nudist beach

TimeLapse Torn nudist beach from CLOTXA on Vimeo.

This video courtesy of xabyjordi on Twitter.

A journey at Torn nudist beach, close to Hospitalet de l’Infant, Tarragona (Spain). Just using iPhone with Timelapse app. It’s a simple video, but very funy for summetime. Not abble identify persons, frames goes fast.
TRACK: Righeira – Vamos A La Playa
CLOTXA Produccions Audiovisuals:

Clothes and body temperature

As I already mentioned in my post called “Being naked outside. Isn’t that cold?” I am now convinced there is a link between wearing clothes and the sensation of warm and cold.

A while ago I had a half day to work at home. As usual I didn’t wear any clothes then, which is normal whenever the temperature is agreeable for me. Then I had to go to the office, for which I had to dress. At one point it became very clear to me that wearing clothes has a very definite effect on the way a body experiences warm and cold. In the office the temperature was reasonably nice on my arms (sleeves rolled up) but it felt very warm on every part of skin that was covered with clothing, up to the point that it made me drowsy.

That made it once again clear to me that wearing clothes in conditions where they’re not necessary will hinder your body in feeling comfortable. Smart people that we are, we fix that by artificial cooling devices called air conditioners.

Doesn’t that strike you as at least a bit odd?

No one can really explain nudism

Trust me. You can talk until you’re blue in the face, or any other colour you fancy, but it’s just as easy to explain how wonderful it is to walk around nude and carefree as it is to explain how an orange tastes to someone who’s never seen or tasted one.

Some people will never agree that it’s silly to put on clothes when it’s warm enough to go without them. Lifelong conditioning does strange things to a brain. Imagine, dear fellow nudist, that suddenly someone comes up to you and tells you you don’t need to eat, that life goes on as usual without food. That’s hard to believe as well. (Okay, as far as we know now it’s not true, so please don’t try it.)

I think we need to see the ideas of convinced textiles in a similar light. Being enthusiastic about your nudist lifestyle in an honest way is perhaps the best approach. Talk about it but don’t tell people to do it too. Suggest that they might try it some time. Do you feel the nuance?

We all know that clothes aren’t natural. They were adopted as a necessity against the influences of weather and climate. No living creature is ever born with clothes on. Still, people’s minds are ingrained with the certainty that you need clothes. Teach someone something from birth and it becomes (second) nature. (Lots of sad examples for that.) If someone you meet is interested in, or even inclined to try nudism, a good way might be to encourage them to do it in the safety of their home, alone. And not just once, but advise them to try it several times. The first time is the most difficult one – most modern people have grown so distant from the sight of their own body that they’ll immediately focus on the things they hate about it. It takes time to get used to that for them. Unfortunately. But with some luck, if they do try and like it, they’ll let you know.