Held annually since 2004, bike riders from all around the world celebrate cycling in the nude. Nude cyclists bared their bods to stand up for what they believe in, with messages painted on their bodies.If you plan to participate next year, one traveller advises, “Remember the sunscreen…those saddles will be hot, hot, hot, so cover them up before alighting, people!”
2. World Record Skinny Dip
World Record Skinny Dip
More than 12,000 people stripped off and gathered in pools across the US to form the “largest number of people skinny dipping at once,” now a category in the Guinness Book of World Records. All participants were required to don their full birthday suits, and word has it they plan to strip down again next year in hopes of beating the record again.
The Nude Olympics take place on Australia’s sunny Maslin Beach, where the games are a celebration of the town’s status as first official nude beach in the country. A three-legged race is included among the events.
The “Running of the Nudes” protests the cruelty of bullfighting, with participants showing some skin in hopes that one day Pamplona’s bulls won’t have to, donning plastic bull horns, red scarves, and little else, and running the half-mile Pamplona course.”I was shocked but entertained because everything was jiggling around and flopping around, if you know what I mean,” one traveller said.
The annual Burning Man project is a self-proclaimed haven of self-expression, creativity and community that draws 50,000 people to the Black Rock Desert, Nevada. Participants often take advantage of the free-spirited attitude by getting nude.
Top five nudist beaches
1. Haulover Beach Park, Florida, USA
Haulover Beach
With more than a million visitors annually, Haulover Beach Park in Florida is known for being a busy, family-friendly area with the option to experience a laid-back naturist environment, plus it is close to the steamy South Beach nightlife.
2. Wreck Beach, Canada.
Views and five miles of sand, Wreck beach is Canada’s first and largest clothing-optional beach. “Wreck Beach is a magical place where I can strip off my layers of clothes and judgments, troubles and insecurities, and become one with the earth,” a traveller said.
Black’s has a history of sunbathers who let it all hang out. Surfers also enjoy this Californian beach, where they can ride the sometimes-dangerous waves naked. “This is simply a stunning beach…all of us found Black’s Beach to be a very comfortable place to shed our clothes and inhibitions,” a traveller said.