By sunbuns
This is part of a discussion that occurred on the gay travel forumOriginal posting:
Hey there... I'm in desperate need of a fun vacation. I love getting naked and not really for sex, and not really for nudism/exhibitionism... I just like walking around naked, say, in a locker room with other naked guys or skinny dipping at a pool or in a steamroom/hot tub.
I've looked at some of the clothing optional places in Fort Lauderdale and Palm Springs. Key West isn't necessarily unaffordable but more than what I'd like to spend, it seems. I'd be travelling alone and I'm kind of a wallflower so outgoing guys would be beneficial to draw me out. (I know, a wallflower who likes to walk around naked, go figure). I'm not opposed to frisky environments but that's not a necessity, but I wouldn't want to be somewhere where it was frowned upon.
Any suggestions?
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My Response to the person's request above:
Suggestions... where do I begin?
Closer to home...
0) Hey, you just missed out on WNBR - World Naked Bike Ride - a great time for a shy guy to get naked in public with other men (and women). If there wasn't one in Denver, then there were several in many east and west coast cities.
1) How about the San Francisco or San Jose area. Since you're Asian, you may feel more comfortable in a more ethnically mixed environment -- and then again maybe you might like the attention of being the 'rarer' species. Obviously, there are many ethnic groups in California.
a) Castro Street area (bath, Blow Buddies (on 933 Harrison - perfect for the guy NOT into anal, great chance to wall flower to show off - get sucked anonymous or to suck)
Baker's Beach (good for nude beach going)
It is great to rent a bicycle at one of the commercial shops and head to Golden Gate Park, and to Baker's Beach, and even over the GG Bridge. There's also a gay cruising area at Land's End.
San Jose also has the very nice gay baths: The Water Garden
b. If you have a few days, you could head up to Russian River - Guerneville, CA. Stay at Highlands Resort (bed and breafast, with clothing optional pool and separate hot tub). There are a couple of gay bars in the quaint town, too. Russian River Resort has a day-pass for use of their pool (a lot of guys).
http://www.gayrussianriver.com/lodging.html
2) Palm Springs is a decent choice. If you're hardy, you can actual camp (bring your own tent) at CCBC (Cathedral City Boys Club) - it's clothing optional throughout, (with back rooms, sauna, etc), or stay at a cheaper (non-gay) place and just pay day-pass fee to use the facilities.
I always try to get in a few hours of naked hiking in the desert around Palm Springs or while somewhere not far from the Salton Sea when I am headed into the eastern side of San Diego County, I stop to go naked hiking in the Anza-Borrego State Park.
San Diego is not that far away from Palm Spring - -if you cut through the back country. In San Diego, there's the world famous clothing optional Black's Beach at La Jolla, plus it's fun to enjoy all of what San Diego has to offer.
3) If you on the other coast, or can travel there, there are a few recommendations.
a) Provincetown (Cape Cod, Mass) and / or New York City
If you've never been to P-town, it's worth a trip. The quaint resort town of Provincetown at the tip of Massachusetts Cape Cod, is teaming with gays and also mixed in with families and other folk - all in a happy mash-up.
Note: IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO ME RECENTLY THAT the former clothing optional Herring Cove beach is NO LONGER FOR NUDE SUNBATHING. PARK OFFICIALS and POLICE ARE NOT PATROLLING TO PREVENT NUDE SUNBATHING. HOWEVER, it was also stated that the patrols are not all the time; if you are discreet and are ready to cover up upon seeing a patrol vehicle, then you can probably get away with it. ]
There is camping available at Dune's Edge campground, a short walk from town and also a host of bed and breakfast inns. See a list of Provincetown inns on The Guide.
There are ferries from Boston' s South Bay harbor (during the season). So it's possible to do the trip without a car.
The week of August 15 to Aug 21 is Pride Week in Provincetown. The Pride Parade goes through the town on Thursday, Aug 19.
On the way to Cape Cod or back, you can stop off at New York City. I recommend one of the YMCAs as a place to show off in the locker rooms / sauna area (sometimes it's cruisy): West Side Y (5 West 63rd St, near Central Park) or Vanderbilt Y (224 East 47th St). There are also the West Side Club (27 West 20th St), a men's club with private rooms and sauna
4) Come to Japan (or another Asian country).
Japan has plenty of places to get naked at its myriad of hot mineral spring baths (onsen) and also public baths. Of course, if sex is desired, the gay baths in Tokyo (24 Kaikan) and in Osaka (Hokuoukan) are very hot and cruisy to the point of being wild and orgiastic - at times. (Wallflowers can get crazy too - esp. if nobody knows them).
5. Hawaii (Honolulu can be a nice break from typical big city life), and the other islands have a garland of attractions. Honolulu has several gay bars, one gay sex club, a 'gay' area on Waikiki beach (know as Queen's Sand) and you can do some furtive nude sunbathing at several locations (discretion required).
My favorite is the Big Island - where there are several nice place to get naked on the beach, and also some clothing optional gay bed & breakfasts.
6. Europe has plenty to offer in the way of places for a naked vacation.
Cap d'Agde, in the south of France is virtually an entire nudist resort.
Sitges, near Barcelona, Spain ,has nude beaches.
There is a large one near Lisbon, Portugal.
There are many places in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and a few in Northern Germany.
The Netherlands has its fair share of nude beaches.
The Greek Islands are abundant with nude and gay beaches - Mykonos being the most famous.
Spain's Canary Islands have several nude beaches, including Playa del Ingles on the island of Gran Canaria and its world reknown, Dunes of Maspalomas.
Ibiza and the Spanish Mediterranean islands of Mallora, etc, have nice nude beaches and a lot of gay clubs.
Croatia has plenty of mixed nudist resorts and few campgrounds along its Adriatic coast.
The Czech Republic and Hungary have some nice lake and river-side nude beaches.
Obviously, there are too many to mention them all.
I've written about several of these on my gay travel blog:
http://sunbuns.blogspot.com
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