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resortphuket.com/</a></figcaption></figure><p id="e9bf">I was staying at <b>Harmony Naturist Resort</b> when the pandemic first struck. The manager is an interesting guy who gave up the corporate life to live and work under the palm trees. My cottage there was super comfortable and working on the poolside veranda was about as good as it gets. They’re located at the top of a hill near Rawai, so if you’re a walker, you may want to take that into consideration as well. Easy to walk to the waterfront for dinner, but you might want to hire a cab to go back!</p><figure id="a3d1"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*XW6uO4Kwyro_uxtcD_nALg.jpeg"><figcaption><a href="http://harmonyresortrawai.com/">http://harmonyresortrawai.com/</a></figcaption></figure><p id="5703">I haven’t visited <b>Lemon Tree</b> since Patty and Golf were the managers, so I’m not sure what’s happened since then, except they still advertise themselves as a naturist destination. It’s a small inn with well-appointed rooms and a sweet poolside restaurant where, again, you can dine naked. At least that’s how it was under the previous management. Worth checking out TripAdvisor before you book. It’s also just a few doors down the road from a really sweet French restaurant that’s one of our favs in all of Phuket.</p><figure id="573e"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*OaNhsTRJUkhVG_TWgUuvkQ.jpeg"><figcaption><a href="https://lemontreenaturist.com/">https://lemontreenaturist.com/</a></figcaption></figure><p id="a104">I visited <b>Oriental Beach Village</b> shortly after it opened back in 2019, <i>and that’s where we’re headed as this piece goes to press.</i> Paolo, the manager, is a quirky French guy who previously ran a naturist resort up near Chiang Mai. While this location is a bit of a challenge to get to, involving a 90-minute taxi ride, a river crossing on a long boat, and then a tuk-tuk lift to the resort, it’s a charming spot with spacious apartments and a beautiful pool complex. And it’s also the only resort in Asia with direct access to the beach where nudity is allowed. I’ll be writing more about that in a subsequent post after our visit.</p><figure id="fd8e"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*b2harMaQlVaBvgpTlPoi6A.jpeg"><figcaption><a href="https://orientalbeachvillage-phuket.com/">https://orientalbeachvillage-phuket.com/</a></figcaption></figure><p id="35ff">We’ve not made it to <b>Bali au Naturel </b>yet but plan to do so this summer. While the management is a gay couple, they cater to gay and straight guests as well. Their place looks gorgeous, with two sizable pools and spacious areas to lounge under the palm trees. While it’s located alongside the beach, local custom restricts skinny dipping in the sea. We almost got there in 2020. We’re planning to try again in 2023.</p><figure id="e9ce"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*2TV1SJxGIjR0SlCY0jujFQ.jpeg"><figcaption><a href="http://www.unseenbali.org/">http://www.unseenbali.org/</a></figcaption></figure><p id="b6ea">With a quick stopover in Singapore en route, we’ll be spending a week at the Oriental Beach Village in the coming days. No naturism in Singapore — THAT’S FOR SURE! But it’s exciting to see more options in Thailand that not only cater to westerners but are building an Asian clientele as well.</p><p id="aa12">One small step for naturists — One giant step for <i>normalizing nudity!</i></p><p id="b2f5">Enjoy this story? <b>Please take a moment to clap!</b> You can clap up to 50 times, and each time you do that, it helps move <b><i>naturist stories</i> </b>up the queue in the MEDIUM algorithm.</p><div id="903b" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/lets-have-a-big-round-of-applause-for-naturism-dbc942350161"> <div> <div> <h2>Let’s Have a Big Round of Applause for Naturism!</h2> <div><h3>How “clapping” or responding to a MEDIUM story helps perpetuate the naturist (or any) cause.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*jJX6crRbohhdhtRqlSh8eA.jpeg)"></div>

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7 Nakation Destinations in Thailand — and a Bonus in Bali

There’s a whole new tourism niche in Southeast Asia for naturists

Oriental Beach Village — © Daniel Carlson (author)

Finally… a few naturist destinations in a part of the world where it’s always warm — just when most of us are freezing our butts off!

Woo hoo! We’re headed to Thailand!

Oddly enough, I was at a naturist resort in Thailand when it was officially announced that we were experiencing a world pandemic and the United States would be closing its borders — on Friday, the 13th of 2020.

I hope it’s not an omen that we’re boarding a plane for Singapore, also on Friday the 13th, but almost three years later.

Before COVID, Thailand was really taking off as a nakation destination with new resorts opening every year. There are a few that didn’t survive the pandemic, but in the meantime, a couple of new ones of entered the race. And unlike some other countries in Asia, Thailand has been open and ready for tourism for quite a long time now.

Here’s a quick redux of your options, and if I’ve been there, a few personal insights as well.

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I’ve yet to make it to Barefeet Naturist Resort as it’s located in the far reaches of northern Bangkok, not too far from the domestic airport. [But quite a ways from the Suvarnabhumi International Airport.] It’s a small resort that also welcomes day visitors who are looking to try out naturism while escaping all the craziness of Bangkok city life. You can even dine naked!

Dragonfly Naturist Village is one of the more recent entries into the nakation destination game. If I have my facts straight, this is the same team that used to run a place called Phuan Naturist Resort near Pattaya. The lead person on that team was a Thai woman who spent much of her adult life in the Midwest, so her English is great — making it an excellent destination for English-speaking guests. I have yet to visit, but it’s most definitely on my shortlist!

Chan Resort — Pattaya may have been the original naturist resort in Thailand. A modest hotel on a side street about 10 minutes from the beach, it’s an excellent option as opposed to all the crazy on the Pattaya waterfront. The day I visited, the ambience was tranquil and calm. I had lunch in the café near the pool and took a nap on a lounger near the pool. Heaven!

Peace Blue Naturist Resort near Naiharn Beach on Phuket sets the gold standard for what a naturist resort should be. Managers Golf and Patty previously ran the Lemon Tree Resort — and were the first to carve out a naturist niche in Thai paradise! They had this resort built to their specifications, with beautiful, modern rooms, some even with small private pools — in case you want to ease yourself into the naturist experience before going full monty with the locals. Hospitality is their specialty, and they are well situated amidst the restaurants and attractions in the area.

I was staying at Harmony Naturist Resort when the pandemic first struck. The manager is an interesting guy who gave up the corporate life to live and work under the palm trees. My cottage there was super comfortable and working on the poolside veranda was about as good as it gets. They’re located at the top of a hill near Rawai, so if you’re a walker, you may want to take that into consideration as well. Easy to walk to the waterfront for dinner, but you might want to hire a cab to go back!

I haven’t visited Lemon Tree since Patty and Golf were the managers, so I’m not sure what’s happened since then, except they still advertise themselves as a naturist destination. It’s a small inn with well-appointed rooms and a sweet poolside restaurant where, again, you can dine naked. At least that’s how it was under the previous management. Worth checking out TripAdvisor before you book. It’s also just a few doors down the road from a really sweet French restaurant that’s one of our favs in all of Phuket.

I visited Oriental Beach Village shortly after it opened back in 2019, and that’s where we’re headed as this piece goes to press. Paolo, the manager, is a quirky French guy who previously ran a naturist resort up near Chiang Mai. While this location is a bit of a challenge to get to, involving a 90-minute taxi ride, a river crossing on a long boat, and then a tuk-tuk lift to the resort, it’s a charming spot with spacious apartments and a beautiful pool complex. And it’s also the only resort in Asia with direct access to the beach where nudity is allowed. I’ll be writing more about that in a subsequent post after our visit.

https://orientalbeachvillage-phuket.com/

We’ve not made it to Bali au Naturel yet but plan to do so this summer. While the management is a gay couple, they cater to gay and straight guests as well. Their place looks gorgeous, with two sizable pools and spacious areas to lounge under the palm trees. While it’s located alongside the beach, local custom restricts skinny dipping in the sea. We almost got there in 2020. We’re planning to try again in 2023.

With a quick stopover in Singapore en route, we’ll be spending a week at the Oriental Beach Village in the coming days. No naturism in Singapore — THAT’S FOR SURE! But it’s exciting to see more options in Thailand that not only cater to westerners but are building an Asian clientele as well.

One small step for naturists — One giant step for normalizing nudity!

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