More Nakation Fun in the Sun

Posted May 2, 2008 by Heather Gilbert

Readers, you’ve come to expect colorful, off-beat travel coverage from your pals here at the BookingBuddy blog.  You hardly batted an eye when I shared with you the various forms that nude vacations (or nakations) are taking these days.  Just another day at BookingBuddy HQ. 

Well, it looks as if the New York Times wanted in on the action, because in Sunday’s travel section, up popped a piece about nakations!  (And in the Times piece was a quote from Tom Mulhall, owner of the Terra Cotta Inn in sunny Palm Springs … the very same Tom Mulhall that was kind enough to comment on my previous nakations post!)  Hello nakations, we’re glad you’re back! 

The Times reported that nude vacations are on the rise, especially in the high-end sector of the business.  There’s the $300 per night all-inclusive Hidden Beach Resort in Mexico.  They even have a nude disco, which gives a whole new meaning to the phrase, “shake your booty.”   There’s the Sea Mountain Inn resort and spa located in Desert Hot Springs, California, that runs up to $900 per night (no single men allowed!), and even luxury cruise lines participating in no-clothes cruises.  What’s next, a clothing-optional condo resort?  Check.  Welcome to Mira Vista, near Tucson, Arizona, where you can get a two-bedroom condo from $244,500.  I’m sure the views are worth every penny. 

Apparently the nakations are here to stay.  Whether you’re young or old, prefer land or sea, are straight or gay (yes, there’s a gay-only naturist group ), your next vacation could be a nakation.  A high-end, luxury nakation.  With lots of sunscreen.

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