Recommended nude beaches and related online nudism groups

From: atitlan on his Google group [ymna2]

Your Recommended nude beaches

It might be a good idea to revisit the
topic of recommended nude beaches and ask
you for your contributions.

For me, a recommended perfect nude beach
might be one in a beautiful natural location,
without any buildings at the back and with
sufficient other nudists to feel comfortable
being naked but not enough to impose on
the peace and quiet. Ideally some of these
nudists would be male singles or couples;
I've been to a few nude beaches that have
felt fiercely straight. But you might have
your own ideas on what makes for a 5-star
nude beach.

If this works, we could compile a full list
with notes and directions on how to get there.
Here's some to kick the process off - it's very
much a personal list, only a few of which might
feature in a gay guide. Consider too that some
I last visited years ago now and that there
are plenty of others I've not visited at all.

UK:
Holkham, North Norfolk (take windbreak)
Studland, Dorset (but can get crowded)

FRANCE:
Ardeche river bathing

SPAIN:
Playa del Torn, L'Hospitalitat del l'Infant, Tarragona Province
Papagayo national park, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote

PORTUGAL:
Praia do Meco, south of Lisbon

GREECE:
FKK beaches by boat from Naoussa, Paros (avoid August)

CROATIA:
FKK beaches by boat from Hvar (though don't expect sand)

GERMANY:
Teufelsee, Grunewald, Berlin

AUSTRALIA:
Maslin Beach, south of Adelaide
or for beauty without people, almost any deserted beach
e.g. in Cape le Grand national park, Esperance, Western Australia

SOUTH AFRICA:
Sandy Bay, south of Cape Town (cold water!)

AMERICAS:
Zipolite, Oaxaca province, Mexico
Playita, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
Herring Cove, Provincetown, Mass, U.S.
Golden Gate beach, San Francisco, California

So, any suggestions?
stay bare
atitlan

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Online groups related to nudism, naturism.

Here are a few other groups you may have interest in these topics. You must become a member in order to view or receive posting or access. Each group may have certain other restrictions to join or require approval.

Young Men's Naked Association (2): (also on Google)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ymna2

Blacks-Beach Yahoo Group (which was the source of this compiled list -- Thanks!)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Blacks-Beach

Naturism/Nudism News - News & events around the world effecting us:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Naturism-Nudism-News/
Or:
http://groups.google.com/group/Naturism-Nudism-News

Lake Mead (clothing-optional beach on the Nevada/Arizona border near Las Vegas):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LakeMead/

San Onofre Beach (clothing-optional beach in extreme Southern Orange County/Northern San Diego County in Southern California):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/San-Onofre/

Smuggler's Cove (clothing-optional beach near L.A., CA):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smugglers-Cove/

Southern California (C/O) Hot Springs:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/So-CA-Hot-Springs/

Southern California Naturism:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/So-CA-Naturism/

Southern California Naturist/Nudist Apartments:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/So-CA-Naturist-Apts/

Tecopa Hot Springs (a hot spring about 80 mi. from Las Vegas or 85 from Baker, CA):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Tecopa-Hot-Springs/

General groups/lists for the Southern California area group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Groups4SoCA/

If you are a man & interested in male-only naturism/nudism groups, check these out, too:

B-MEN: Beach Men Enjoying Naturism (in Southern California):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/B-MEN/

G+N Magazine - A new magazine for male naturists/nudists, similar to the now defunct "Naked Magazine":
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GN-Magazine/

Gay Naturism/Nudism News - News & events around the world effecting us:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gay-Naturism-Nudism-News/
Or:
http://groups.google.com/group/Gay-Naturism-Nudism-News

GNI (Gay Naturists International) members & anyone interested in GNI:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GNI-Members/

Casual Nudity among Men (all settings covered):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Male-Casual-Nudity/

A forum for Male Naturists/Nudists anywhere in the world:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Male-Naturist/

Southern California Naturist Guys:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Southern-California-Naturist-Guys/

Southern California Gay Campers & Hikers:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/So-CA-Gay-Campers-n-Hikers/

Southern California Men's Gym - We are seeking to start a men-only, clothing-optional fitness center in Southern California, and would like your opinions:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/So-CA-Mens-Gym/

Southern California Gay Men's C/O Resort - We are seeking to start a men-only, clothing-optional resort in Southern California, and would like your opinions:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/So-CA-Gay-Resort/

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Wandervoegel: Idyllic life of boys in the great outdoors

---- Forwarded article From: atitlan on his Yahoo Group [ymna2] wandervoegel 5-8

This series will not be of interest to many of you, as only some of the pictures (and none until later in the series) contain nudity. I'm posting them because I find them a fascinating and intimate portrait of young people away from home, bonding together on trips in the outdoors. They may bring back memories of similar adventures you once enjoyed.

The photos are from an Austrian Wandervoegel organisation. It i a youth group of both sexes and mixed ages. The pictures reflect this, but as far as I can judge none of the images involving nudity shows anyone 'under-age'.

Wandervoegel means 'twittering birds', conveying the happy freedom of birds flying together up in the sky. The Wandervoegel movement was at its strongest between the two World Wars, when it often encompassed nudist ideals and a belief in the health-giving properties of sunshine, fresh air and cool water on the naked body. The movement began in Germany at the end of the
19th Century. Here's one account:

"From the Wandervogel came a stronger culture of hiking, adventure, bigger tours to farther places, romanticism and a younger leadership structure. Scouting brought uniforms, flags, more organization, more camps and a clearer ideology. Influenced by the ideas of Gustav Wyneken, some members of the Wandervogel movement were quite open about their homoerotic feelings, although this kind of affection was supposed to be
expressed in a mostly chaste manner. The founding of the Jungwandervogel happened largely as a reaction to a public scandal about these erotic passions, which were said to alienate young men from women."

"Together this lead to the emergence of the Bündische Jugend. The Wandervogel, German Scouting and the Bündische Jugend together are referred to as the German Youth Movement. They had been around for more than a quarter of a century before the Nazis began to see an opportunity to hijack some methods and symbols of the German Youth Movement to use it in the Hitler Youth to manipulate the young.

This movement was very
influential at that time. Its members were romantic and prepared to sacrifice a lot for their ideals. That is why there are many to be found on both sides in the Third Reich. Some of the Wandervogel groups had Jewish members and Jewish scouting movements such as Hashomer Hatzair were influenced by the Wandervogel. Other groups within the movement were anti-semitic or close to the Nazis. From 1933 the Nazis outlawed the Wandervogel, German Scouting, the Jungenschaft and the Bündische Jugend, along with all youth groups independent of the Hitler Youth."

Taken from, with thanks: (source)
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Wandervogel

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Wandervoegel Photos 9-12

---------- Forwarded From: atitlan on his Yahoo Group [ymna2]

Additional photos to accompany the previous article wandervoegel 9-12