Issue date:
July 3-5,
1998
TRAVELING LIGHT
Nude tourism takes off
THE SKIN GAME: Most popular nude sports, by percentage of nude fun-seekers who regularly take part: | | 1. Swimming | 75% | | 2. Walking | 66% | | 3. Hiking | 35% | | 4. Cycling | 32% | | 5. Volleyball | 27% |
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 ith special travel packages for nudists, the uninhibited don't
need to tuck much into a suitcase. Nude cruises, resorts and other
recreation-related sales account for more than $250 million a year, say
industry insiders. The American Association for Nude Recreation is
sponsoring a round trip to France Sept. 17-24 for $1,875.There are niche nudist travel companies as well: Bare Necessities
Tour and Travel's Caribbean Millennium Cruise, set to sail Dec. 26,
1999, and return Jan. 2, 2000, is sold out, with more than 150 on the
waiting list. Bare Necessities also hosts an annual winter Caribbean
cruise with 1,100 passengers in February. Travel Au Naturel presents a
Halloween Windjammer cruise out of Grenada. Monday, the association kicks off Nude Recreation Week with a car
show in Union City, Mich.; beach blasts at Lacey, Wash.; and other
events around the nation. Favorite nude activities include hiking,
cycling, even -- watch that hook! -- fishing. For more information, contact the association at 1-800-TRY-NUDE or
on the Web at www.aanr.com. The association sells special gear,
including an item that keeps your car keys while you hang out in the
sun: a $19.95 denim baseball cap with a pocket.
BATTER, BATTER, BATTER, SING!
Chicago's smashing lineup
 uest conductors are leading Chicago Cubs fans in
singing Take Me Out to the Ballgame in tribute to Cubs
broadcaster Harry Caray, who died in February. The hip lineup includes
alternative rockers Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins and Eddie
Vedder of Pearl Jam as well as Hollywood stars Chris O'Donnell and Joan
Cusack. To find out who's on deck at the next home game, call
1-773-404-CUBS. BY DENNIS MCCAFFERTY
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