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Borneo: Malaysian Sarawak and Sabah between traditional und modern lifein February and March 2007 we travelled as Backpackers from unexpectedly modern cities to no longer untouched jungles. Speedboats ply the rivers such as motorways and we were surprised how diverse Flora and Fauna still are, despite obvious interference of men. |
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Brunei: Oil & Islam in the Sultans handsAt the end of February 2007 we spent three days in Brunei’s capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The Sultan, who was until recently the richest man in the world, controls not only the income of raw materials, but also adherence to the faith... |
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Photoalbum:
Brunei
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Naturist holiday after trip in rental car between Perth and DenmarkFor the beginning of the New Year 2007, we went on a 2 month side trip from Singapore to our favourite state in Australia, WA. After one week each in Perth and Fremantle, we rented a car for eight days and toured the southwest. Afterwards we became members of Sunseekers, a nudist club in Perth, where we enjoyed 5 relaxing weeks... |
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China; a transforming country For 5 weeks (October/November 2006) we discovered the southeast corner of the (new) China between Hong Kong and Shanghai independently. Compared with what we had seen there 15 years ago, we couldn’t recognize anything anymore from the old communist state. In the meantime everything is shiny and new. Young people work with enthusiasm for the transformation into an even more modern state, while the older generation tries to cope with the pace. |
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Namibia: fascinating National parks, depressing crime & heavenly cakesDuring summer 2006, we travelled for three weeks nearly all of Namibia in a rented VOLKSWAGEN Chico (Golf). The Etosha national park was the absolute highlight. In addition, the Fish River Canyon and the Sossusvlei dunes were also very impressing. Humans? Well; what do you to say about a country, where a large part of the population locks itself up behind windows fitted with massive iron curtains, barbed wire and electric fences? And there they eat crusty bread rolls, German sausages or black forest cakes in "security"! |
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New Zealand/Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloudFrom November 2005 to June 2006 we travelled the whole country with a car, which we had bought in Auckland. Usually we stayed overnight in small BBH Backpackers Hostels, from time to time also in naturist places. It’s very easy to travel in New Zealand, as it is easy to get lost behind the many hills in the loneliness of a South Pacific island... |
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Micronesia; the little islands in the northern PacificIn April 2005 we travelled for one month as backpackers to the Micronesian islands Kosrae, Pohnpei, Yap, Palau, Angaur and Guam. It was a trip to experience the culture, and not to dive. We met very friendly people who arrange themselves with a western life-style, after the missionaries took and still take their culture away. |
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Photoalbum:
Micronesia
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Thailands beaches: Backpackers Idyll and Sex Tourism!At the beginning of 2004 we stayed during 5 month several times at different beaches in the south of the country. Our trip started in Phuket on the Andaman Sea. Afterwards we continued to Koh Samui and Koh Pha Ngan in the Gulf of Siam. After a side trip to explore the culture of Indochina, we visited Bangkok, before heading to Koh Pha Ngan again, where we could experience the Songkran festival. Finally, we visited the amazing islands around Krabi, which are famed for their Karst formations. See also part 2: Thailands beaches part 2: back to civilisation! |
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Photoalbum:
Thailand
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Nudist Year: Naturist life in France and SpainGood food, nice weather, without knickers it´s even better! To us it's just natural and wonderful to feel the sun, the water and the air unhindered on our skin, whilst enjoying the calm and beauty of nature. During the whole winter 2002/2003 and summer 2003, we wore only our birthday suit and enjoyed the following naturist grounds: El Portus near Cartagena, Costa Natura near Malaga, Lissart near Cordes-sur-Ciel, Bélézy en Provence, Domaine de la Sablière near the Ardèche george, Oasis-Village in Port-Leucate, La Jenny & CHM Montalivet on the Atlantic, Cro Magnon (unfortunately, it was their last season) & Domaine de Chaudeau in the Dordogne. Afterwards we visited La Jenny and Oasis again, having gained many valuable experiences. We split this story in 2 parts: Naturist winter 2002/03 in Spain: vida desnudo y natural Naturist summer 2003 in France: vivre nu et manger bien |
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Nudist Year: in the birthday suit through Spain and FranceBetween December 2001 and October 2003 we spent two years nude and natural in some of France's and Spain's most beautiful Naturist Resorts. In our first year we started in Costa Natura on the Costa del Sol. After the winter, we headed to El Templo del Sol. In spring, we changed to France where we spent several weeks each at Bélézy en Provence, Domaine de la Sablière, Aphrodite-village in Port Leucate and Cap d'Agde, which unfortunately isn’t as natural anymore, as it should be.
Our next stop was Lissart near Cordes-sur-Ciel. Later, we discovered the Dordogne region with the following three resorts: Domaine de Chaudeau, Le-Couderc and Cro Magnon. In autumn, we spent some more time at Aphrodite-village. We split this story in 2 parts: Naturist winter 2001/02 in Spain: nude and natural Naturist summer 2002 in France: nude and natural |
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Early nudist summer in France and the NetherlandsNude and natural at one with nature. During spring and the beginning of summer 2001 we enjoyed the summer sun, whilst staying at the following naturist grounds: Origan near Italy, Domaine de la Sablière near the Ardèche, L'Eglantière in Castelnau-Magnoac, Cro-Magnon near St. Cyprien and Euronat on the Atlantic. From there we drove up north to Belgium and the Netherlands. |
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Photoalbum:
France Naturist Scenes
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Scandinavia: Late summer and autumn up in the far north Between August and November 2001 we travelled for 4 months up to the far north with our Renault Twingo, collecting new experiences. We started in Sweden’s still very warm south, where we even stayed three times in a naturist club. In Norway, we chose to drive along the coastal Kystriksveien up to Tromsö. By now it was autumn and we continued into Finish Lapland, where we rented a traditional Mökki twice (Holiday cottage with Sauna). In October, we could often see the fascinating northern lights in the evening. Back in Sweden we drove along the Bothnian sea southwards to beautiful Stockholm and later to the Bohuslän coast on the west coast. With a ferry we sailed to Denmark where we spoiled ourselves by renting twice a very luxurious holiday house for a week each. In November, rent was so cheap, it was almost a steal! |
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Photoalbum:
Germany&NL
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Denmark
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© 2003-2012 Brigitte Kamm & Heinz Sibler
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