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Vacationing with No Cares—And No Clothesby Judy Babcock Wylie
The American Association of Nude Recreation, or AANR, deals with clothing -optional private resorts and travel options. The site is at http://aanr.com/ . It has tips for your first visit, such as the tip to always carry a towel to sit on, and gives general advice on how to “dress” at such a resort: one should be “ clothed when practical, nude when appropriate.”
“We get a lot of first-timers” says owner Mary Clare Mulhall, who opened the Terra Cotta Inn as a clothing optional resort four years ago with her husband, Tom. “Usually, we’ll have three or four couples each weekend who have never visited a clothing optional resort before. They are a little nervous at first, but we go out of our way to take good care of them and they have a fun, relaxing vacation."
Visit The Terra Cotta Inn on the Internet at http://www.sunnyfun.com/ or call (800) 786-6938, with room descriptions and rates given.. Nude cruises are gaining in popularity. Bare Necessities Tour and Travel and Travel Au Naturel are two companies which package and arrange such cruises, with destinations including the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and the South Pacific. You can reach them both through contact with the AANR, at (407) 933-2064, or (800) 879-6833. Qual First cruise search is a service that asks you to fill in a form about where you want to cruise, your budget and other preferences, then they will locate a cruise that fits your needs. Currently they have a Nudist Millennium Cruise available. Their Web site is at http://qualfirst.com/cruises/theme/nudist . Photos courtesy of The Terra Cotta Inn= |
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For
those of us too embarrassed to even appear in a bathing suit, nude recreation is
probably the furthest thing from our minds when we go on vacation. But clothing
optional travel is one of the fastest growing specialties in tourism. Regardless
of the racy perceptions many people have of nudists, most people who prefer to
travel to nude resorts or nature settings au naturel are ordinary people who
simply like to feel the sun on their skin. All over. The two major types of
clothing -optional tourists are naturists, who prefer to seek out natural
settings such as hot pools, waterfalls, and forest glens, and those
interested in nude recreation, which includes clothing optional private
resorts, cruises, or group tours. 
The
hardest things about clothing optional tourism is taking the first plunge. To
help with this hurdle, the 
For
those who would like to try nude recreation at a safe and well-respected resort,
you might consider the Terra Cotta Inn in Palm Springs, California. It is
a private, 17-room hideaway nestled in a quiet residential neighborhood five
minutes from downtown Palm Springs. Carolyn Patten of the inn says that pool
side guests are likely to be teachers, nurses, retired couples, executives and a
few entertainment “names.”
The
inn has rooms with kitchens and private patios, and catered meals can be brought
in. Massages by the pool are also available. The garden-like setting
features a heated pool and huge whirpool spa with mountain views.