Sadly - all of the countries mentioned so far are at least ten flying hours away from me. Too far for a naked weekend trip. I think all Asian countries are competing for a position near the bottom of the list ...
I can't believe that Spain didn't get any votes. Like the park in Munich, the central park in Madrid also has a nude section. The great nude beaches and resorts in the south coast of Spain and the nude beach in the city limits of Barcelonia should make Spain a contender not to mention the off shore islands. The Carribean islands are pretty nude friendly as well. However, I would have to cast my number one vote for Germany.
Loving the activity! Wow! Hadn't considered the Netherlands, but makes perfect sense! For Asia, lived in Singapore 5 years. No nudity, but a thong at the Wind surfing beach on the East Coast was totally totally fine. Malaysia I went nude, it only on beaches that were empty and with limited access. Bali also had very relaxed beaches, but again thongs, not nude. Thanks to all for the fun discussion! Namaste.
It would be interesting to go deeper into what makes a country, a culture nude-friendly. Take Germany, it has always puzzled me why, given the commonplace prejudice about the austere German mentality, they should have invented FKK. And if I am not mistaken, it was actually started in the former Communist part! At the other extreme, Belgium, surrounded as it is by liberal Holland, Germany and France, could not be more conservative: one single nudist beach on the coast that took years to legalise, and as for parks, burkas are fine but full nudity is unthinkable!
FKK in Germany started in the 1920s, after World War I. It was originally an attempt to get factory workers more contact with nature, to offset the unhealthy aspects of industrial work. The Nazis at first banned it, then let it continue under government control. After WWII, the Communist side of Germany developed it as government-approved and -controlled recreation, while it moved back to private ownership in West Germany. Today, it's just part of German culture.
I guess, as a country, the United States is not considered to be nude-friendly, but the state of FL certainly is. There are several legal nude beaches, and many nudist resorts throughout the state. Pasco county has so many, it has been dubbed "The Nudist Capital of the World". There are many C/O guest houses in Ft. Lauderdale and Key West, also a great rooftop bar in Key West. I have stayed at several nudist resorts in FL and Haulover Beach is my favorite place to be on vacation. CA and AZ also have many nudist destinations and almost every state has a nudist resort or beach of some kind. Gunnison Beach, here in my home state of NJ, is a great place with a lot of people (too many people on summer weekends) who enjoy it. It is on my "Bucket List" to visit as many nudist spots thatI can in the USA also, I would like to check out Cap d'Adge (not sure I spelled that right)in France someday. Have a great naked day, Grover
Great great great responses! I'll tally the votes tonight. Countries
named nude friendliest. AND another tally of countries
most frequently named. Thanks to all! Let the votes be counted!
(But first, gotta hit the gym! LOL)