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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. Click here to learn more about Nakations or to order your own pre-assembled Nakation in a Box, which includes everything you’ll need for your next nude vacation.

Kelly Clarkson is the latest celebrity to reveal she enjoys being nude. The multi-platinum-selling artist and first season American Idol winner told US Weekly that she’s so comfortable in her own skin she walks around the house naked even when guests are visiting. Clarkson enjoys being nude so much she remains in the buff even when her home is “filled with strangers for photo shoots and fittings.”

According to the magazine, when asked “Why”? the Grammy-winning singer said, “I just really like being naked.” Read more at Clarkson.

It’s almost time 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 at WNGD.