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Nude Resorts on a Winning Streak
ABC News ^
| 7/12/06
| BUCK WOLF
Posted on 07/12/2006 8:13:07 AM PDT by Millee
There's never been a better time to skinny dip, play tennis au natural, or Jet Ski in the raw. It's "Nude Recreation Week" and America's fast-growing network of 260 clothing-optional resorts offer an ever-expanding list of outdoor activities for nudists.
Since 1992, the $400 million nude vacationing industry has tripled in size. There are now clothing-optional hotels and time-share condos in nearly every major tourist destination, nude cruises, and in-the-buff charter flights that won't let you fly by the seat of your pants.
"I think Americans are waking up to the peace and serenity that comes with taking off your clothing. For one thing, nobody has a pocket for a cell phone or beeper," says Carolyn Hawkins of the American Association for Nude Recreation, which boasts more than 50,000 dues-paying members.
"In a room of naked people, you don't know who's a judge, and who's a secretary. It's really leaving all those distractions that divide people behind."
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: uglynakedpeople
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To: Millee
No wonder you're always talking about going on vacation.
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posted on
07/12/2006 8:37:22 AM PDT
by
Mike Bates
(Irish Alzheimer's victim: I only remember the grudges.)
To: Millee
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posted on
07/12/2006 8:37:38 AM PDT
by
Moleman
To: Millee; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; SandyInSeattle; Darksheare; OSHA; ...
Stay away from the leather couches! Don't fry bacon.
To: Millee
"Rules vary, but most clubs allow you to eat and drink at the bar without clothing. The proper etiquette in most clubs is to sit on a towel, for the sake of cleanliness."
To: feinswinesuksass
No, the judge is the one with the magic pump!
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posted on
07/12/2006 8:38:23 AM PDT
by
TommyDale
(Stop the Nifongery!)
To: Millee; Owl_Eagle; Sam's Army; Lazamataz; Darksheare; pissant; najida; JimWforBush; r-q-tek86; ...
Oh my, I would never........
The lawsuits from the damage caused by the stampede of scared people, and those seeking damages from the night terrors, hysterical blindness, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder would be just too much.
To: new cruelty
I'm sure the resort goers look NOTHING like the models they got there. I'm thinking Michael Moore & Rosie O'Donut are more likely what you'd see.
Ugh...I gotta go drink some Clorox to clean my brain of that image.
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posted on
07/12/2006 8:39:13 AM PDT
by
Millee
(Tagline misplaced)
To: Xenalyte
What? So I gotta carry my cell phone in my hand?
Instead of having something else in my hand? ;^)
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posted on
07/12/2006 8:40:19 AM PDT
by
Just another Joe
(Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
To: Mr. Brightside
Probably the same with nude beaches. Depends on where you go. Nude "beach" on the Rhine River? Bogus. Nude beach in Negril? Awesome.
To: Millee
millee...please share those pics from your last vacation.
Freepmail is fine
:)
To: FearlessFreep
Not me...BEER BRATS for me.
I like my sausage big & juicy......and grilled with onions.
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posted on
07/12/2006 8:42:32 AM PDT
by
Feiny
(Now go bang your heads on your desks until something useful comes out!)
To: Millee
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posted on
07/12/2006 8:42:58 AM PDT
by
Perdogg
To: Millee
I'm sure the resort goers look NOTHING like the models they got there."This HOT studmuffin is waiting for YOU!"
To: Millee
Clorox is bad for you, drink wine instead.
It goes great with sausage.
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posted on
07/12/2006 8:44:07 AM PDT
by
Feiny
(Now go bang your heads on your desks until something useful comes out!)
To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick; Owl_Eagle; Sam's Army; Lazamataz; Darksheare; pissant; najida; ...
When I went to Jamaica, I saw good nude and bad nude. After a while, you don't really notice it.
I don't see why in here, we are under pressure to lose weight and to look good, yet there is this gynaphobia.
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posted on
07/12/2006 8:45:52 AM PDT
by
Perdogg
To: Millee
I'm sure the resort goers look NOTHING like the models they got there. Keep drinking clorox and everyone will begin to look like the models they have in the picture.
To: Mike Bates
Uh-uh. I go on vacation to look at the mountains, not show them off!
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posted on
07/12/2006 8:46:14 AM PDT
by
Millee
(Tagline misplaced)
To: Millee
Dues paying?
Where do they keep their wallets??
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posted on
07/12/2006 8:47:17 AM PDT
by
RockinRight
(She rocks my world, and I rock her world.)
To: Mr. Brightside
I don't even want to look at myself nude! I can't imagine having to look at someone else as old and fat as me. ICK!
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posted on
07/12/2006 8:48:28 AM PDT
by
Ditter
To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick
Ya gotta watch that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. >:-}
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posted on
07/12/2006 8:49:32 AM PDT
by
blackie
(Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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