New York Times Features AANR Sunday's Travel section of The New York Times led off with the feature article "No Shoes, No Shirts, No Worries" about the booming nude recreation travel industry. According to statistics cited by travel writer Michelle Higgins, nude vacations have become increasingly upscale events. The three-page spread includes a brief history of the beginning of nudism and how clothing-optional vacations are now considered mainstream and more in demand than ever. The article gives information about AANR clubs such as Avalon in Paw Paw, West Virginia, and Mira Vista Resort in Tucson, Arizona, as well as AANR participating businesses Hidden Beach Resort, Castaways Travel and Bare Necessities Tour & Travel. Also included is a sidebar about Nakations, the latest travel buzzword, coined by AANR. Read the entire article and view a photo slide show at The New York Times 
Celebrate World Naked Gardening Day It's almost time again for World Naked Gardening Day (WNGD), a yearly international event that encourages people to tend their area of the world's garden clothed as nature intended. This year, the event is slated for May 3. The WNGD website cites that nude gardening is second only to skinny-dipping on its list of family-friendly activities. Gardening naked reminds people of their relationship to the natural environment. World Naked Gardening Day encourages those who participate to get back to nature while doing something good for the planet. Participating can be as simple as tending to one's own garden or enjoying the camaraderie of gardening or planting with a nudist or naturist group. Read more . . . Nude Bus Travels to Olympic Flame A bus filled with naked people in Australia traveled to Canberra to get as close as possible to the Olympic flame. A Sydney radio station, Nova 969, came up with the idea to add a twist for Olympic fans. Billed as the "Nova Nude Bus," the mini-bus has been traveling throughout Sydney for over a week visiting various historical sites across the city. A spokeswoman for the radio station said due to heightened security present at the site it would be difficult to get too close to the flame. Read more . . . Angie Harmon Poses Nude for Allure Magazine Angie Harmon, star of the popular ABC series "Women's Murder Club" and former star of "Law and Order," poses nude this month with four other actresses for Allure magazine's yearly Body Issue. Harmon admits she went skinny-dipping with her husband, former New York Giant Jason Sehorn, on a trip to Bora Bora. The issue is on newsstands now. Read more . . .
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