looking forward to NYC but…

So I am in the Big Apple now for a job interview and it’s almost sure now that I can get the job… One thing that really concerns me is rent for apartments here…

Then, tomorrow I would like to go to some naturist beach in the area, which would be either Gunnison Bay or on Fire Island, but such a trip costs 40 bucks at least! It’s certainly not something I’d do every weekend if I lived here! Nothing like going to an FKK place after work in Berlin, or a single bus ride to a nude beach in Athens

PS By the way I’ll make a post summarizing naturist places around Athens soon, keep in touch!

NO BUTTS on the beach!

We’ve been writing a lot here about all those wonderful beaches and other places to hang out naked, but there is one thing that often bothers us: garbage, especially cigarette butts!

Isn’t it strange, that so many people are able to bring food and beverages to the beach but are not able to take empty plastic bags and bottles with them?
And it is really annoying to lie down in the sand/on the rocks after a refreshing swimming session and smell tobacco instead of the clear sea air. As if inhaling the smoke from neighboring smokers is not enough, some of them seem to find it totally normal to throw cigarette butts just around them.
Or they think that the holes in the rocks are perfect natural ashtrays.
Please, if you do so, try to think again, whether it’s ok for environment and your neighbors!
All butts are welcome at the beach, but not those of cigarettes 😉

Naturism? Forget it!

Well guys, after having tried to revive my blog at wordpress for a little more than a year, I think I am going to close my blog, because I’ve realised that naturism is plain stupid, and it’s not worth the effort. I don’t know what’s been wrong with me…

First of all, I don’t understand how one could even think of uncovering their bodies. Obviously, a human body is one of the scariest things in the universe! That’s why plain nudity is forbidden on YouTube and is listed together with drug abuse and violence among the main factors for movie ratings… 
Dr Manhattan
Because people, especially children, may be horrified by the sight of a human body uncovered!
 
And even if you are a brave one and have decided to see someone naked, don’t expect to see anything good! Why do you think we buy clothes to our beloved as a present? 
Because we want to cover them with as much clothes as possible! And better all at the same time!

And that is why all celebrities are fighting against paparazzi who take pictures of them when they are naked on vacations  

Orlando Bloom naked with Katy Perry

or at home…

Brad Pitt naked

As then we may see how ugly they are and shall never want to see them again, no make up would help! 

Madonna nude
And of course, if paparazzi do find your naked pics, you can forget about politics!
Arnold Schwarzenegger naked
 
And naturism is also boring! You can’t really do anything without clothes. Well, you can sunbathe. They say the first Olympics were done in the buff, but who would sponsor the athletes if they couldn’t wear sport brands? And isn’t it just nice to feel your body sweat in the clothes? You should try it next time you’re on a beach!
 
Naturism is against our civilization! You need parks and beaches for naturism. Instead, we could build more parkings and hotels!
Enough said

Naked chef

Last week I had my first outdoor naturist experience of 2010: I jogged naked on some lonely trails ofGrunewald. But it is still quite chilly and the forest looks pretty much the same as when we visited it last October when I finished writing my thesis

So while it was cold outside, there wasn’t much naturist activity going on. But there is one thing that we do, have to do and like to do at any weather conditions: it’s eating.
Noteveryone likes cooking though, but I really do. And sometimes this activity requires some clothes, especially if you fry on the olive oil! Well, but there is no contradiction to the naturist lifestyle if you have such an apron like this one 😎
Nice souvenir from Italy 😉 I think I cooked something Italian on these photos, but I like to try all kinds of recipes from all over the world and of course don’t forget my native Ukrainian and Russian food…
By the way, since naturism is usually associated with a healthy and environmentally friendly way of life, I wonder if indeed naturists eat healthier food in general. We eat just regular food but certainly avoid fast food most of the time. I’ve found some videos of this elegant nude chef from South Africa, Sharon Picone, who certainly looks very healthy and is active in propaganda of vegan food and naturism.

Praia do Meco, Portugal.

A estupendamente enorme e maravilhosa Praia do Meco é perfeita para naturistas e para a prática de campismo. Esta praia encontra-se cercada por um pinhal, escarpas e fontes de água doce. É ainda possivel a prática de parapente que possívelmente poderá ser a nú!!

Apesar de ser considerada uma das melhores praias da costa Lisboeta, pode tornar-se num desafio usufrui-la no caso de usares transportes públicos. Terás de apanhar um autocarro em Lisboa – na estação de autocarros da Praça de Espanha – com destino a Sesimbra, saindo em Santana a meio caminho. Nesta localidade será possivel apanhar um dos oito autocarros em direcção ao Meco. Não te esqueças de perguntar pelo horário dos autocarros para a viagem de regresso.
Text in Portuguese by Fabrício

Maravillosa playa en Tulum

      
Tulum es como un lugar mágico que te cautiva desde el momento que ves el color de su mar. naturist 0005 Tulum, QR, Mexico 

Un azul de muchos tonos que no puedo describir. El color blanco de su arena, el agradable clima. Otro encanto es la posibilidad de hacer nudismo en una que otra de sus playas. Bien puedes encotrar algún lugar apartado para desnudarte, sin embargo yo recomiendo Cabañas Copal. naturist 0000 Tulum, QR, Mexico Si no encontraste lugar en Cabañas Copal o por el precio decidiste no llegar ahí justo al lado se encuentra “Papaya Playa“, otras cabañas cuyas instalaciones son excelentes (sabiendo que el concepto de todo esto es algo rústico) y al quedar justo al lado de Copal uno puede apenas caminar unos pasos y estar en la zona donde el uso de ropa es opcional.
naturist 0003 Tulum, QR, Mexico
En la playa a veces hay nudistas, a veces no. He estado ahí en ocho ocasiones y hay fenómenos curiosos: cuando no hay nudistas en la playa es muy raro que alguien se desnude. En cambio cuando hay más de cinco se vuelve una “fiebre” y son más y más los que se vuelven nudistas. Una vez conté y llegamos a ser veinte los que estábamos desnudos en la playa justo a la salida del sol cuando muchos de ellos se metieron a nadar desnudos al mar después de la que pareció ser una buena clase de yoga.

naturist 0002 Tulum, QR, Mexico Hay de todo: familias, parejas, solteros, jóvenes, adultos mayores, niños, de todo. El ambiente es agradable. La comida la considero buena, no la mejor más bastante arriba de lo normal lo que ofrecen ambas cabañas.
naturist 0001 Tulum, QR, Mexico
Lo más normal es dormir escuchando el sonido de las olas y el ruido que hace el viento al rozar contra tu cabaña. La mañana puede iniciar temprano ya que alrededor de las cinco de la mañana el sol hace prescencia y los pájaros empiezan a cantar. Es cuando sales a dar alguno que otro paseo por la playa si quieres con total desnudez y si te atrevieras a ver el reloj te darás cuenta que no pasan de las seis de la mañana. Pareciera el tiempo no existir ahí si es que logras deshacerte del reloj cosa que creo es recomendable.
naturist 0004 Tulum, QR, MexicoPuedes rentar un snorkel o llevar el propio nada y nadar buscando pececitos y corales bajo el agua. Puedes rentar una bicicleta y salir a concoer el pueblo, por supuesto las ruinas de Tulum y porqué no conocer aunque sea un pedazo de la famosa reserva natural de Sian’ Kan.
naturist 0006 Tulum, QR, Mexico
En copal no está prohibido andar desnudo por las instalaciones (a excepción del restaurante principal) aunque en verdad han sido pocos los que he visto que andan desnudos fuera del área de la playa.

Recomiendo mucho el lugar, y el que se siga promoviendo la paz y el respeto en ese lugar para que por mucho tiempo siga habiendo la posibilidad del nudismo en esas playas.

 
Text and photography by Luis

Young and active but not naturists…


… this time I am talking about neurons. Last Thursday I defended my PhD thesis about adult neurogenesis , and who would have thought that its title was inspired by the name of this blog! Yes, the neurons I studied were also young and active 8)

And it was one of those very rare occasions when I did want to wear something!

And not only this awesome hat made by my colleagues =)

I bought my suit about three years ago, and it’s been waiting for an occasion to be worn since then. The tie was a souvenir from Japan (I bought it in “100 yen shop”, but it looks cool)… Finally there was a good reason to try them out.

Although I like suits and ties, normally I don’t bother wearing anything fancy… if I wear anything at all, hehe.

For example, when I was writing my thesis I mostly didn’t.

It was cool to go to write to some parks here in Berlin.

During autumn it was quite cool though in terms of temperature though, but most of the text I anyway wrote in Athens… Those were good times, let’s see where life brings me next.

dance naked!

My foot is recovering, and I can’t wait to have some action, and better a naturist one. Of course, during Berlin’s winter it may be somewhat challenging. I’ve mentioned some swimming+sauna options in the post about Berlin, but there is a distinct event which I’ve been always curious to visit – SchlagerNackt-Party. It is a regular event held at different locations and its name is self-explanatory: Schlager is a colloquial name for cheesy pop music in Germany and some other countries, Nackt is naked and rhymes with Nacht, night =)

I’ve been twice to London’s naked disco, enjoyed dancing naked and loved music there, but I’m not sure Schlager is my cup of tea… However, I can’t wait till Ibiza and Mykonos will get their own naked parties, and since even progressive Berlin on the naked night suggests 70-80’s, I don’t have much choice… On the other hand, I anyway wouldn’t be able to dance with full exuberance even to my favorite genres of house or drum’n’bass until my foot recovers completely, so this Schlager-night seems like a good option for starters. And on top of that, it is also a part of German culture. So I think I’ve pretty much convinced myself, just need to convince some of my buddies as well 😉

And when I was sitting in the chair for more than a month, I went through many web sites looking for inspiration for some naturist activities and found an internet live-show project called Fratpad. I bet many naturists will be in uproar, if I call the project naturist, but in any case the guys in this show go through all kinds of tests to become a ‘fraternity’, and they do it naked practically all the time and have loads of uninhibited fun. I’ve seen some videos where they dance naked and have some pretty good moves, which certainly look inspirational. So I’ve made a compilation called ‘A guide to you nude night’.

(don’t forget to switch on full screen mode and turn on the sound!)

Take you clothes off, get naked on the dance floor!

Naturist dreams

As some readers with whom I maintain personal contact know, I broke my foot in the end of November. So I couldn’t maintain practically any activities, let alone naturist ones. I hope this week I will get rid of the plaster on my foot and will not need crutches anymore! Let’s see what the doctor says.

Though in any case there is not much to do in winter. So I am already dreaming of summer. Besides all the things I’ve already mentioned I (would) like to do, there is one tantalizing image that keeps appearing in my head. I want to find a big poppy field and run in the red sea of the blossoming plants.
PS It’s not me on the pics 🙂