Here we are! The Fediverse magic seems to have worked flawlessly, so we are now fully migrated onto this instance.
Grateful thanks to @ninja for providing us with a home after we fled the bird-site. I hope you find your way back to some form of #naturism eventually, but best of luck for your future whatever that may hold.
Directory of #naturist#nudist#camping sites of the world.
OpenCampingMap is using OpenStreetMap. This is probably the best way to keep information up to date, because it is easy for all to cooperate.
Did you know you can ask the candidates for #AANR President questions or leave comments on the AANR.com website?
Go to Home page and scroll down to the candidate pictures and click on them to do so.
Some interesting thoughts and a good read I found on the net:
(The article is in German, but that should not be a problem thanks to "deepl dot com")
Naked facts and boundless freedom: "Nacktwanderfreunde" on the move in the Ore Mountains (mountain range on the border between Germany and the Czech Republic)
HIKING: club goes hiking naked in Saxony several times a year
18.04.2024
If you go hiking in the Ore Mountains or Saxon Switzerland, you may come across nude hikers from Pirna with rucksacks and nothing else on their bodies. The nude hikers earn many a shocked look for their unusual hobby. But what makes people decide to go hiking naked in the first place and is it actually allowed?
Firstly: Yes, it is allowed. As long as no criminal offences, such as exhibitionism, are committed, it's legal. BLICK.de asked the association: What motivates the members to go nude hiking? "The main thing that motivates us is to get back to nature as human beings and to realise that we are a part of it," explains chairman Martin Nitsche. "I always felt comfortable naked as a child and never had a problem with it. At some point I thought to myself, why not combine the pleasure of hiking and being naked?" At that time, there was already the Freundeskreis Sächsischer Naturisten, from which the Nacktwanderfreunde association emerged last year.
"Nudity is nothing to be ashamed of, after all, we are all born naked."...
If this is what you think about naturism, please stop projecting your perversion onto us. You're the one sexualising children. Naturism is about freedom and innocence, and if you feel otherwise, that says more about you than about us.
Some interesting thoughts and a good read I found on the net:
Memories of Britain's first nudist beach in Brighton 45 years on and how attitudes have changed
Britain's first nudist beach opened on Brighton's seafront in April 1980 amid much controversy after a campaign led by Tory councillor Eileen Jakes
By Matt Roper, 4 Apr 2024
It was not exactly what the TV crews, newspaper reporters and dozens of onlookers had in mind as they waited on Brighton seafront for the opening of Britain’s first nudist beach.
As the countdown began to the new dawn of UK naturism, heads strained and cameras got into position to see who would make history by baring all. At 7.30am on the cold and wet morning of April 2, 1980, Arthur Albrow, 61, took off his long johns and trudged naked across the shingly beach, letting out a gasp as he entered the icy sea.
The moment was underwhelming but a victorious end to the long fight for the right to be naked in public. Today, seven million people visit the UK’s dozens of public nudist sites.
But when councillors voted to allow the first nudist beach, 45 years ago, the decision was met with controversy The council vote was passed in August 1979, thanks to Tory councillor Eileen Jakes, 47, who handed around photographs of herself bathing topless in Ibiza. “I came into the world with nothing on and I will go out with nothing on. Why should I be ashamed of nudity?”, the grandmother said.
She responded to a call by the Central Council for British Naturism, which petitioned 140 local authorities for a nudist beach. As landlady of a beachfront pub, she argued having a beach in Britain for nude bathers...
Some interesting thoughts and a good read I found on the net:
World Naked Bike Ride - Waihī Beach: Cyclists go starkers for body positivity, cycle safety and the environment
By Rebecca Mauger, 19 Mar, 2024
Brave cyclists donned helmets and not much more for a bike ride in the buff at Waihī Beach.
It was all in the name of body positivity, cycle safety and the environment as part of the World Naked Bike Ride - Waihī Beach.
The raw cyclists were waved at and cheered on as they breezed their way from Waihī Beach Hotel, along Wilson Rd towards Bowentown and back again.
Saturday’s bare bike ride was the third local World Naked Bike Ride - Waihī Beach which aligns with an international movement.
Hauraki Naturally founder Andrew Cook said families clapped and cheered the cyclists enthusiastically as they rode through the village.
Just about all the cyclists “dared to be bare’'. The naturist supporters had painted their bodies with positive messages for the 9km bike ride.
The World Naked Bike Ride started globally in 2003 as a protest against oil dependency and a celebration of the human body. A cycle advocacy and safety theme has since been introduced.
Cook said riding a bike naked through town was “pretty extreme’'.
“It flies in the face of social norms. But sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures. Cyclists are sick and tired of hearing the same old excuse from motorists who run into them, that they didn’t see the cyclist...
What absolutely great news!
If I, as a German, could become an AANR member with voting rights, I would apply for membership immediately!
In my opinion, Linda, known online as TrueBlueNude, would be exactly the right person in the role and responsibility as President of the AANR to further promote nudism/naturism and the acceptance of it (and not just in the USA).
An good article about how to behave in a German sauna:
GERMAN SAUNA RULES FOR FIRST TIMERS
This guide will help you prepare for your first German Sauna visit. Further below I cover each point and explain the dos and don'ts of a sauna session in Germany.
If you are a first timer to German spas and saunas, then this is a must-read!
Going to the sauna is part of the culture in German-speaking countries as it helps one unwind and there are numerous health benefits from the exchange of heat and coolness to the body and mind.
The popularity has just increased over the decades!...
The mission of Women In Nude Recreation (WINR) is to inspire women to embrace nudism through community, camaraderie and connection. WINR passionately promotes the many benefits of nudism by encouraging and supporting women through body acceptance and empowerment.
Some interesting thoughts and a good read I found on the net:
Does Louisiana have a nudist colony? Yes, they've been baring it all for 53 years
BY JUDY BERGERON, Mar 8, 2024
Ah, the 1970s — the era of The Beatles' breakup, bell bottoms and "Boogie Fever."
It was also the time when folks began baring it all, if they so desired, at St. Tammany Parish's Indian Hills.
Yes, dear reader, in answer to the Curious Louisiana question, "Does Louisiana have a nudist colony?", the answer is, "Yes."
Louisiana's only clothing-optional park for those 18 and older has been in operation for 53 years.
Gottlieb 'the Professor' Kogel, a lifelong nudist from New Orleans, founded Indian Hills in 1971. Kogel, also a magician, often entertained visitors with his tricks.
Gottlieb "the Professor" Kogel opened the nudist compound (and some people's minds) in 1971. Friends say he got the nickname "the Professor" because of a stint as a drafting instructor at Delgado Community College in New Orleans. Adding to his interesting life story, the Crescent City-raised Kogel was also a magician, performing shows in the area for 40-plus years, including for guests at the nudist park. Kogel died in 2010 at the age of 93.
For the answer as to how Indian Hills has managed "Keeping Louisiana Nude Since 1971," as its motto states, we turned to its current manager, Tim Kraemer. "The previous owner was able to keep it open to many people without pulling too much negative publicity," Kraemer, 44, said...
My happy place will always be in nature. That's why my interest in its care, because I want to keep enjoying its forests, beaches, jungles, deserts.... 🌎💚💙
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Will we have planet for tomorrow?
Last night (23 February 2024), Martin Nitsche from www. Nacktwanderfreunde .de was a guest on the German television talk show "Nachtcafe" and was interviewed about naked hiking.
(The Youtubevideo is in German, but you can set the subtitles to your language and they will be translated thanks to automatic translation)
Talk topic: Welcome to the club!
There are 620,000 clubs in Germany with 50 million members. One in two of us is in a sports club or a bowling club, meets up with friends in the clubhouse in the evening or looks forward to regular rehearsals in a singing club. https://youtu.be/km7S2baqWb8
Self-introduction by Martin from minute 00:43 - 00:53
Introduction by moderator from minute 03:13 - 03:43
Interview from minute 46:55 - 01:00:45