Should Naturists Be More Assertive?

I think the Thoughtful Naturist is one of the most intelligent voices on naturism on the web right now, particularly in this piece where he reconciles his own feelings about embracing his proclivity for naturism. In doing so, he finds that most people are more accepting of social nudity than one might thing… at least […]

Naturism & Exhibitionism: Enemies or First Cousins?

First posted this on my personal blog, The Meandering Naturist, back in 2016. The article bounces someplace between sarcastic and snarky, but the author raises some thoughtful points, along with a bit of insight from Phillip Carr-Gomm. Hope you think it’s a good read. Some people dismiss streakers, naked protesters and even nudists and life […]

A Reporter's Dilemma: Should I Take My Clothes Off?

A New York Times reporter takes the plunge for a full immersion experience while interviewing the locals at a German naturist park. Particularly interesting are the reflections from long-time naturists who remember the meaning of social nudity before the wall came down in 1989 – and how the western influence has turned a non-event (getting […]

Why Germany’s nudist culture remains refreshing

So as best I can tell, dw.com is an on-line magazine dedicated to helping ex-pats, especially Brits, understand life and culture in Germany. In this installment, they take on the cultural norms surrounding social nudity in Deutschland, along with a brief history thereof. An embedded slideshow walks you through the last one-hundred years of naked […]

I Went to a Nudist Festival for Millennials

To find out what young people get out of being naked. I’m a little reluctant to post this article from VICE (an online magazine) as the author points out one of the awkward truths about naturism – that’s attendees at such events are frequently predominantly male. As one of the objectives of this blog is […]

The Joys of Sharing Naturism with Others — The Meandering Naturist

Eager to get this blog up and running again, which was intended to highlight some of my opinion pieces, well written blogs from other authors who I think are especially insightful, and pieces from mainstream media that help explain naturism to the unsuspecting public. I thought this piece from my twenty-something friend Addie was an […]

Letter of Recommendation: Naturism

While maybe leaning to a bit to the esoteric extreme, it is refreshing to see this recent commentary from the New York Times giving a somewhat muted endorsement for naturism. What is most pleasing, actually, is the author made it through the entire piece avoiding all the typical puns and stereotypish gags about social nudity, […]

Getting Naked in Germany at Vabali Spa Berlin

From travel blogger MOSTLY AMELIE, comes a comprehensive review of one of new spas in Berlin, a city somewhat famous for self-indulgent opportunities and social nudity. A friend just visited the sister spa in Düsseldorf returning with glowing reports, and we plan to spend a day at thos location in Berlin later this spring. The […]

I Socialize Naked

Just stumbled into this post from about five years ago while trying to formulate some similar thoughts of my own during this little ritual I like to call Naked Sunday Morning. Thought it particularly interesting to hear from a female perspective. I had to choose the Featured Image from another source, which is most definitely […]

Answering Naturism’s Call. (Naturism in Thailand)

Having just returned from Thailand, and looking forward to visiting another new naturist resort near Pattaya in the coming weeks, this article from a couple years ago gives an optimistic overview of what we might expect regarding the development of naturist destinations in Southeast Asia. We’re quite a long ways from “topless on the beach” […]