Naked Wanderings

The Story behind the Picture

Ever since we had quite an awkward experience at Cap d’Agde (that’s a story for another time), the words “naturist village” have left a bad taste in our mouths. For a long time, Cap was the only so-called naturist village we ever been to. But it could hardly be called “naturist”. Naked village, yes, although late at night we were ref...

WhatsApp Naturism

The other day we were invited by a friend to visit their naturist camp. Not the kind of campsite that we're used to in Europe, that's open throughout the season and where people come and go. It was more like a pop-up camp. A group of naturists rented ou...

This is how we celebrated Christmas Eve in South Africa

The holiday period is always a bit strange for us. As Belgians, we're used to celebrate Christmas Eve with family, but in our nomadic lifestyle this is obviously not always an option. So we try to make the best out of it and search for unique experience. And boy did we find one this year!

In this video we'll take you through the day before...

Mpenjati nude beach: The good and the bad

Sometimes, we wonder how much longer we can travel before we stop being surprised. Before we stop ending up at places that really move us. The day when everything we see will just be another "I've seen this before" thing. It's the fear of every long-ter...

They told us not to come here...

We always listen to the advice of locals, and this has proven to be a great way to stay out of trouble. But recently, we started getting our doubts. When we explained our travel plans to people from northern South Africa, they all told us to avoid the Wild Coast. But the further we traveled south, the more positive stories we started hearing abo...

The year of big ups and downs

Welcome to the 6th New Year's blog post that is appearing on this website. Who would have guessed this when we wrote the first one back in 2017? At the time, we were just two backpackers who had started a simple website to share our opinions about naturism and our experiences at the naturist places that we visited. We had planned to do this for ...

This was South Africa's ONLY official naturist beach

We love glamping and we already have quite some glamping experience behind us. But Kingfisher resort still managed to blow our minds. They really put the glamorous part to a whole other level. Although it's not a naturist resort, we did manage to squeeze in a skinny dip.

The main reason why we came to Kingfisher was their direct access to ...

Review: Bird of Paradise near Johannesburg, South Africa

One of the best things about naturist travelling is that no matter where you go in the world, you can always expect the same foundations. You will find places where you can be comfortably naked, friendly people who won't judge your appearance, and an ov...

We did not know this about naturism in South Africa

Traveling broadens your horizon, that much is certain. Especially when you go to a country that you never been before, in a continent that you hardly ever visited, you quickly learn that things may not be exactly the same as you're used to. After being in South Africa for about a month, we already noticed some differences in naturism and in life...

How to take better naturist pictures

We've been publishing blog posts for more than 6 years now, and for the last 2 years, we also dove into creating videos. The one thing that put us in newspapers around the world though were the pictures that we 2022-12-19 07:58:07 +0000 UTC View Post

We did not expect this in South Africa

When we think of Africa, it's very easy to get soaked up in those National Geographic series that are all about sandy places with low trees and lots of big animals, or wet jungles full of monkeys. So much, that we don't realise that the continent has much more to offer, nature wise. The the north-east of South Africa, we found landscapes that we...

Can endemic naturism be the future?

We are in South Africa, a country that is known - among many other things - for its vibrant mix of cultures. The fact that there are 11 official languages probably says enough, people from many different backgrounds are packed together in th...

Our first self-drive game drive (or something)

The most popular activity in South Africa is visiting national parks to spot wildlife. There are two ways to do this, either via an organised game drive, or via a self drive. Last time we did an organised drive, so we figured that now it was time to visit a national park on our own.

Naturist Stories: I started a "Women In Naturism" movement in South Africa

Inspired by female promotors of naturism around the world, Lana decided to start her own "Women in Naturism" movement. We asked her about what she likes to accomplish and how she's planning to do that.

Musings about Clothing-Optional 2.0

We received a message on our YouTube channel today. Someone asked whether "it is okay to wear only boxers when visiting a naturist place...

We went to South Africa's STRANGEST city

We read somewhere that you have to see it to believe it... That was reason enough for us to put our clothes on and jump into our rental car. During times of apartheid, someone found a way around the national casino ban and managed to build a whole city from his casino business. 

Review: SunEden near Pretoria, South Africa

Travelling to a never before visited country is always both exciting and daunting. Especially when this country is located in a continent that we've hardly ever explored. You can read up about a place all you want, but only when you get ther...

Naturist Stories: We started a naturist travel company in South Africa

Lofty and Amanda started a naturist travel company in Africa, a continent that is not particularly known (yet) for their naturist opportunities. In this naturist story, they'll tell you why they made this decision and what a naturist vacation with them looks like.

Our First Naturist Resort in Africa

Since we arrived in South Africa, this country has been amazing us every single second. In this video, we'll take you with us on our first game drive, and we'll show you around the beautiful SunEden resort.

By the way, did you notice our new intro? Let us know what you think of it!

Naturist Stories: What it's like to be a black naturist

A couple of years ago, we read the book "Excuse my nudeness" by Vonks. It's the honest story about how a young, black couple enters the naturist world in South Africa which is still predominantly white.

Now that we are in South Africa, we got the chance to meet up with Vonks and hear more about what it's like to be a black naturist.

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How did COVID influence naturism

Next month, it will be three years since COVID was first discovered. Can you imagine? Three years! How much has happened since then? Who would have guessed that this little bugger would turn our lives upside down and back. We still haven't gotten rid of...

Naturist Stories: How naturism created a safe space for me

A couple of weeks ago, we ran a poll on Patreon to check whether you would be interested in an additional video series in which we talk with naturists from around the world. The results didn't leave much space for doubt, 87% thought that it was a good idea, 13% first wanted to see one of these interviews before deciding, and 0% found it a bad id...

The Next Chapter - Our New Masterplan Explained

During our latest Live Q&A Session we've already given you some insights into our future plans. In this video, we'll travel to the first destination of what we like to call the "Next Chapter of Naked Wanderings" and explain more in detail what our ideas are.

The uprise of luxury naturist vacations

This blog post has been made possible thanks to the sponsorship of France4Naturisme.

For the longest time, naturism was v...

Luxury Naturism: A Day at the Spa of Riva Bella [Riva Bella - Corsica - France]

NOTE: Unfortunately YouTube has decided to put this video on age restricted, so you'll need a YouTube account to watch it. We believe that it's unfair, so we appealed but they stick to their choice. 

The summer in Europe is officially over and also our naturist road trip through France was coming to an end. So for our...

Why do non-naturist resorts hide behind the name "naturist"?

The other day we asked in our Naturist Travel community on Twitter what people's most important factor is when deciding on a new naturist destination. As expected, the answers were very varied, but a number of people answered that the most important thi...

What we pack for a naturist camping trip in France [Riva Bella - Corsica - France]

In one of our first videos of this French naturist road trip series, we asked whether you were interested in more details about the stuff we pack for such a trip. Many of the viewers said they were, so while we are packing our tent for the very last time this summer, we'll give you the grand tour!

A penny for your thoughts...

Hi everyone!

After more than 25 hours in airports and on airplanes, we have finally set foot in South Africa! This is the first country of an epic 18 month trip that will take us to every continent in the world.

The main goal of this trip is to find wonderful places for naturists and show them to you, but on a more personal level, we...

The Future of the International Naturist Federation

Canada, August 2018: We were sipping a glass of wine under the warm sun with Stéphane Deschênes, owner of Bare Oaks Family N...

Off the beaten track in Corsica [Riva Bella - Corsica - France]

Our last stop in Corsica is Riva Bella naturist resort. Our time on the island is almost coming to an end and there are still so many things we haven't seen yet. So we decided to go out again. We asked a local guide for tips on some off the beaten track places and soon found ourselves in picturesque villages and at a magnificent waterfall.