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Re: Is Nudity going away?
[Re: rockhill]
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06/15/2015 10:46 AM
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rockhill said: It seems Key West is changing. Plenty of other places to loose your clothing. It seems that way with all the places in Key West and other places like Firefly Cottages in Jamaica doing away with nudity. It seems like the world is being Disneyized. Everything today has to be "family orientated" I love kids but there needs to be somewhere for adults to go also. Mark my words (and I'll be flamed for this) nudity on Orient Beach (anywhere) is doomed. Maybe not today or tomorrow but it's coming. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Mad.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Is Nudity going away?
[Re: sxmBoston]
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06/16/2015 12:57 PM
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No clue what the future holds but I do agree that nude vacations are difficult to accomplish with young children. It wasn't until our were old enough that we could get away without them that it was an option for us. In our home, we see each other naked most every day, so it has nothing to do with comfort within our family. It is just that there isn't a level of social acceptance for nudity that makes taking kids on that kind of vacation as easy as it might be.
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Re: Is Nudity going away?
[Re: markis]
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06/16/2015 02:15 PM
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When we 1st went to St. Martin 30 years ago, nudity was common on practically all of the French-side beaches, including the whole of Orient. Now it's pretty much restricted to the area directly in front of Club Orient. Even outlying, uninhabited Tintamarre now has restrictions. Let's keep supporting Club O, and hope that it stays just the way it is for a long, long time.
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Re: Is Nudity going away?
[Re: Durathror]
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06/16/2015 04:34 PM
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Durathror said: No clue what the future holds but I do agree that nude vacations are difficult to accomplish with young children. It wasn't until our were old enough that we could get away without them that it was an option for us. In our home, we see each other naked most every day, so it has nothing to do with comfort within our family. It is just that there isn't a level of social acceptance for nudity that makes taking kids on that kind of vacation as easy as it might be. This was our experience too. We bought a boat for the family to enjoy, but when the kids were in school mom and dad were out on the lake with their clothes off. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> It's all we could manage with 4 kids, no way we could/would have taken them all to a nudist destination. Now that they're mostly out of the house, we can take off for a few days to our favorite resort, and periodically go further afield and try out new places.
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Re: Is Nudity going away?
[Re: tiger79]
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06/17/2015 07:02 AM
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tiger79 said: In Europe, we don't seem to have problems taking kids to nudist places. Go to most nudist beaches or resorts in France or Spain and you'll find loads of families with kids enjoying themselves. It does seem that only in the US is nudity (even partial) is a "forbidden sin". Breast feeding infants (even discreetly) in a mall results in the mother being thrown out of the mall, and makes National News. Remember the "nip slip" during the Super Bowl half time show years and years ago? It was mentioned AGAIN on the news the other night, when referring to Ms. Jackson on a totally unrelated story. When all the top stories in the news is the Kardashians showing this or that in a "selfie" or transgenders demanding tolerance (reference Mr/Ms Jenner), Gay rights, etc. something Natural like someone wanting to lay nude on the beach with no sexual activity involved, people in the US go crazy and want to shut the Beach down and throw that "Horrible Person" in jail and label them some type of pervert. I guess the everyday citizen gets No tolerance.
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Re: Is Nudity going away?
[Re: o2bnsxm]
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06/17/2015 08:23 AM
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o2bnsxm said:tiger79 said: In Europe, we don't seem to have problems taking kids to nudist places. Go to most nudist beaches or resorts in France or Spain and you'll find loads of families with kids enjoying themselves. It does seem that only in the US is nudity (even partial) is a "forbidden sin". Breast feeding infants (even discreetly) in a mall results in the mother being thrown out of the mall, and makes National News. Remember the "nip slip" during the Super Bowl half time show years and years ago? It was mentioned AGAIN on the news the other night, when referring to Ms. Jackson on a totally unrelated story. When all the top stories in the news is the Kardashians showing this or that in a "selfie" or transgenders demanding tolerance (reference Mr/Ms Jenner), Gay rights, etc. something Natural like someone wanting to lay nude on the beach with no sexual activity involved, people in the US go crazy and want to shut the Beach down and throw that "Horrible Person" in jail and label them some type of pervert. I guess the everyday citizen gets No tolerance. Well said o2 and if someone could explain how that can be it might help.
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Re: Is Nudity going away?
[Re: leep75]
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06/17/2015 01:51 PM
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leep75 said: I was just at Pilot House in March and I (and others)was able to be nude around the pool without issue. Cherish the memory...
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Re: Is Nudity going away?
[Re: sxmBoston]
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06/27/2015 12:57 PM
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Here is an article titled: The Business of Being Naked. From Marketplace.org Nude tourism is an industry worth about $440 million every year, according to the American Association for Nude Recreation. Author Mark Haskell Smith saw — and bared — it all to write his new book "Naked At Lunch: A Reluctant Nudist's Adventures in the Clothing-Optional World."
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Re: Is Nudity going away?
[Re: bugambilias]
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06/27/2015 03:39 PM
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Hi Mick. Sorry, I deleted most of your post. You can't copy and paste in toto copyrighted material. You can copy a short snippet, but then just post the link.
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Re: Is Nudity going away?
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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06/28/2015 06:08 AM
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Just started the book and am enjoying it, funny!
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Re: Is Nudity going away?
[Re: Biturbo]
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07/16/2015 12:16 PM
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Biturbo said: When we 1st went to St. Martin 30 years ago, nudity was common on practically all of the French-side beaches, including the whole of Orient. Now it's pretty much restricted to the area directly in front of Club Orient. Even outlying, uninhabited Tintamarre now has restrictions. Let's keep supporting Club O, and hope that it stays just the way it is for a long, long time. We've gone to SXM each of the last 3 years and each time have never had any issues at Happy Bay beach. It's been very common there each trip, as late as Dec '15. Also still commonly seen at Cupecoy.
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Re: Is Nudity going away?
[Re: RCJH]
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08/21/2015 07:09 AM
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RCJH said: It's been very common there each trip, as late as Dec '15. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /><img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
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