WOW!! Finally!!!
I don't know what's up with this posting mechanism but it took 3(!!)
tried to get that message posted....and it looks like it only went to
one of the three newsgroups I selected....???? (rec.. and
rec.travel.all-inclusive)
Anyway, thanks for the reply!
> Your best source for answers to your questions is http://www.dennyp.com/
Thank you for the pointer. I checked out the URL.....but though very
comprehensive, the information is in some cases as problematic as I
had inicated in my original post. For example, pulling up the "What
Newbies need to know" page, I find that it was written in 1999....but
I read on another site that there were some changes in managerial
focus around 2000 (more "family" focus, less overt .ual activity etc
etc). Also, on the newbie page under the FAQ section they respond to
the question "Must I be completely ....." by saying "Women, no. You
can wear your bottom. Men, yes." So what then is the difference
between a woman "wearing her bottom" on the . side and simply being
topless on the prude side? Seems like "clothing-optional" is only
optional for women.
The website does have a great deal of information and I will return to
paruse it more. But I'd also like to get information about clothing
optioanl resorts in other locations in the caribbean...specifically
the VI's.
Thanks again for the information!! I'm always open for more
suggestions, pointers, etc.
Orval Fairbairn wrote in message news:...
> In article <9428c6a7.0312181326.15cae480@posting.google.com>,
> voice_of_reason@australia.edu (Quiet Voice) wrote:
>
> > Greetings:
> >
> > I've tried three times to post this request for information. But it
> > doesn't seem to be showing up. If it gets posted multiple times -- my
> > apologies.
> >
> > We are in the very beginning stages of planning our first "resort"
> > type vacation and are looking at clothing-optional facilities --
> > primarily Hedonism in Jamaica (because that's about all we know
> > about). In the process of doing basic online research we've come
> > across some confusing and sometimes even conflicting information. So,
> > I'd like to elicit some firsthand accounts from folks who've "been
> > there; done that" recently. Thanks!
> >
> > Firstly, how "optional" are clothing-optional facilities? For example,
> > I've heard that at Hedonism, they are divided into a "." and a
> > "prude" side. On the . side you *MUST* be completely naked whereas
> > on the prude side you are *forbidden* from being unclothed. Is this
> > true? Furthermore, I read in one place that all the dining facilities
> > areon the prude side. Yet, I read someplace else that there is a .
> > waterslide that passes right over the dining hall. So, as I said,
> > confusing and conflicting......
> >
> > Secondly, as I mentioned, thus far all our attention has been devoted
> > to Jamaica. But this past weekend, we met a couple (non-nudist....I
> > think) who'd just come back from the Amer. Virgin Islands and RAVED
> > about the wonderful time they had. Are there any clothing-optional
> > reorts to be recommended in the Amer VI's?
> >
> > Finally, what is the situation with photography? I've seen posting
> > that state that photography is "strictly forbidden" on the .
> > beaches of Hedonism, etc. But then I have seen just as many websites
> > featuring photos the authors have personally taken. Being an avid
> > photographer, I'd like to have a good understanding of the situation
> > I'm going to face before I pack up and haul my equipment with me.
> >
> > Any and all assistance is appreciated....I just hope THIS post makes
> > it!!
> >
> > Thanx!
>
> Your best source for answers to your questions is http://www.dennyp.com/
>
> You will find discussion groups, trip reports, etc. He has been running
> the website for at least 6 years and has a comprehensive database. |