Meet Nick and Lins, the Belgian naturists travelling the world –

[Danee]

Backpacking. Sometimes it’s an adventure – sometimes it’s a lifestyle choice.

The pressures of modern life can be wearing, and many of us have experienced the urge to quit the job, cancel the rental agreement and travel the world in a tent.

But how many of us would do it nude?

As crazy as it sounds, it’s something you might want to consider once you’ve read the story of Lins and Nick, a Belgian couple who are doing just that.

Lins and Nick’s encounters with naturism began about eight years ago – after dabbling with nude spas in their mid-twenties, the pair took the plunge into full-on naturism when they visited a crowded campsite in Luxembourg.

‘It was loud, full of people, and not really what we were looking for,’ they tell us. ‘At the back of the camp we noticed a naturist part which was all peace and quiet so we decided to try that out.

‘And since then we’re completely sold to naturism.’

Still, that wasn’t enough to slake their thirst. And eventually Nick and Lins decided to don backpacks and travel the world, writing about their experiences along the way – and hopefully providing a much-needed service to boot.

‘We started our blog about nine months before we hit the road,’ they explain. ‘The main reason was to show people that naturism is something for everyone, not just for a bunch of old hippies or perverts.

‘We noticed that most of the available online info was either completely outdated or very patronising or with a huge list of stupid rules.’
One reason they had for taking to the road was Belgium’s limited supply of naturist facilities – a single beach, and only a handful of clubs and saunas.

In Belgium it’s still quite a taboo to be a naturist,’ Nick and Lins report. ‘The national naturist organisation only counts about 7000 members – although unofficial statistics show that many more enjoy naturism now and then but either only on holiday or they don’t want to become member of a club.
‘Personally we also think that the undertone of the words “naturist” and “nudist” has something to do with it. Many Belgians enjoy their time in the nude but prefer not to be called a naturist or nudist.’
So far Nick and Lins have mostly travelled through Balkan countries where nudity is generally accepted – although it’s still frowned upon in Albania, meaning the pair had to be careful that no one saw them when they went for a skinny dip.
‘Sometimes it happens that people are walking towards us and turn around when they see that we are naked. Or that they pass by and are afraid to look up – in which case it’s always fun to say hello.’

‘But it happens a lot more that people see us undressing and decide to get naked as well, as if they just needed that little push.’

While it’s mostly been plain sailing, they did have one unpleasant encounter in Greece – a country with very few official nude beaches, but in which naturism is usually fine, as long as you’re sufficiently far from the crowds.
‘We were on a beach with only a handful of other visitors, and we walked to the far end and undressed. Almost immediately a middle aged German woman walked up to us giving a speech that nudism was forbidden by law in Greece.
‘She was laying about 100 metres away from us so she couldn’t see (let alone be bothered by) any “details”. We told her we’d resolve the issue if the police came (which they never do) and she walked off.’
The duo intend to keep travelling as long as they can – and they’ve made a bunch of like-minded friends along the way, many of whom are showcased on their blog.
‘Our main objective,’ say Nick and Lins, ‘is to take naturism out of the shadows and to make nudity less sexualised and more accepted – and to show people that it’s actually a fun thing to do and that a human body is nothing to be ashamed of.’
Who could argue with that?

You can catch up with Naked Wanderings by visiting their blog, Facebook page, Twitter and Instagram accounts.

http://metro.co.uk/2017/09/30/meet-nick-and-lins-the-belgian-naturists-travelling-the-world-naked-6965372/

http://www.nakedwanderings.com/

[Brendarella]

Thanks for posting this, @Danee
There's so much good stuff in here, you can get lost in all the links!

[Mettis]

@Danee  Thanks for sharing. 

Beautiful testimony of this Belgian couple, who want to take naturism out of the shadows. Congratulations !!

[lbee872]

 
Super fun couple. They have so many cool travels.

[NakedShadow]

tanks for the links. Glad to see a real blog about real nudism. That Zipolite Mexico article really makes me want to go now

[nudetrail]

its interesting how nick & lin  never have frontal nude photos always back ones considering how much they are involved in naturism  .

[jtguitdrum]

its interesting how nick & lin  never have frontal nude photos always back ones considering how much they are involved in naturism  .

it's smart that way, for censorship reasons

[NudieDaniel]

They done a great article on sad state of "nudist" sites

https://www.nakedwanderings.com/blog/2018/09/03/stop-stealing-our-pictures-and-hijacking-naturism/

[blank radar]

we might have discussed this before, but if nick and lins could join IYNO, that would truly be a miracle. not saying it's likely, though, and it's probable we've tried contacting them about it before. regardless. it's fun to imagine

[nudetrail]

[/quote] it's smart that way, for censorship reasons
[/quote]

Yeah smart in one way but makes it out to be wrong in another way to show the natural human body ,everyone has there own ways of doing things sad it has to be that way if it is the case of censorship.