The Top 10 clothing optional resorts of the world story is very popular

We were very honored when tripadvisor.com picked us this July as one of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world. We have always said we were very unique and and popular. Guests love staying at our resort which is why we average over a 75%repeat guest rate which is one of the highest in the travel industry.

The tripadvisor story has been picked up around the world. We have had many first time topless and nude sunbathers book us because of the story.

A women oriented travel site called gogirlfriend.com carried the story. I had posted once before that girlfriend getaways is big business in the travel industry and one niche that the nudist industry is missing out on.

Here is what they wrote:

"Top 10 Clothing-Optional Resorts - Exposed

TripAdvisor releases the list we've all been waiting for
Hands up if you love TripAdvisor? GoGirlfriend isn't affiliated with them in any way, but we love them just the same. It's the gritty, honest reviews written by real people with real experiences that we love the most. But TripAdvisor has an editorial team - and they're pretty cool too - that has just released their top choices for clothing optional vacation.

Relaxing on the Beach - Nude!"For travelers, a great vacation is all about escaping," said Michele Perry, vice president of global communications for TripAdvisor. "For most that means escaping the confines of their homes, for others, it is best achieved by escaping the confines of their clothes."

A clothing optional resort isn't necessarily the same as a purist nudist resort that mandates nudity from the moment you check in. If you want to test clothing optional or adult resort is the perfect fit - pardon the pun. If you're a hard-core nudist, skip to the last resort on the list and get yourself to Orient Beach, St. Maarten..."

For Tripadvisors list of the top 10 CLICK HERE

Our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa is considered the most mainstream clothing optional resort in the US and is perfect for couples trying nude sunbathing for the first time. We are the only nudist resort in the US that caters to first timers, so guests from around the world fly here for their first topless or nude sunbathing experience.

If you want a fun, unique vacation experience at one of the best clothing optional resorts in the world, give us a call at 800-786-6938. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

For the NSFW version of this story Click Here

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

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Nudist colony visit - a bucket wish of a blogger

I have been reading more and more blogs that have bucket lists. One of the must do items I see a lot is vacation at a nudist resort or go to a nude beach. Of course like here, sometimes they use the world go to a nudist colony.

Here is an example from a blog I just read:

"Today my husband is celebrating another year! This year is extra special because it’s nearing the end of an era. He will be 30 next year.

To celebrate his youthfulness, some family and friends put together a little list of 29 things to do before turning 30. We pose this to him as a challenge and also offer it up as a way to ensure year 29 is a very memorable one. As he accomplishes the items on the list, I will blog about them as well as include photos where possible; so be sure to check back often!

29 “Must Do” Things Before Turning 30 (listed in no particular order)
1. Swing by your knees on a flying trapeze
2. Teach the cat a trick
3. Develop your own cocktail and name it
4. Take a day trip to the local nudist colony...

For the full list Click here One of the items "wear a Hawaiian shirt for one day", I do that all the time when I am in public here in Palm Springs. I couldn't imagine not wearing Hawaiian shirts as they are so comfortable.

If you wish is to vacation at a relaxing, fun nudist resort, and put another notch onto your bucket list, give us a call at 800-786-6938. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com We are the perfect place for couples trying nude sunbathing for the first time.

I hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Terra Cotta Inn last minute availability for the Labor Day period

If you were thinking about coming out for the Labor day period, here is our last minute availability. Of course this will change during the week as people make reservations.

Tuesday August 26th - 6 rooms left Plus day use is available

Wednesday August 27th - 7 rooms left Plus Day use is available

Thursday August 28th - 6 rooms left Plus day use available

Friday August 29th - 3 rooms left Plus day use available

Saturday August 30th - Full Day use still available

Sunday August 31st - 2 rooms left - Day use is Full

Monday Sept 1st - 4 rooms left and day use is available

Tuesday Sept 2nd - 6 rooms left and day use is available

Go to http://sunnyfun.com/ and scroll to the bottom of the page to see the latest on last minute availability. Give us, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa a call at 800-786-6938 to make reservations. We answer the phones from 8am-10pm PST.

To learn more about the beautiful city of Palm Springs, Go to http://palmsprings.com/

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Hope to see you soon in sunny Palm Springs!

Terra Cotta Inn - August 25th last week of stay 1 night - 2nd is half priced room sale

Every July & August on Monday thru Thursday The Terra Cotta Inn runs a special of stay1 night, the 2nd is half priced. Rates start at $149/couple/night midweek and include complimentary breakfast, afternoon snacks, early check in (10am) and late check out (5pm).

This is the last week of the special. We still have some rooms available this week. Give us a call at 800-786-6938 if you can get away.

Also the Palm Springs short film festival ends this Friday August 29th. One of our guests on Saturday saw Kirsten Dunst in the audience in one of the films. The festival is lots of fun as the winner receives an automatic nomination for an Oscar.

And if you were thinking of the Labor Day weekend here is our last minute availability:

Thursday August 28th - 6 rooms left Plus day use available

Friday August 29th - 3 rooms left Plus day use available

Saturday August 30th - Full Day use still available

Sunday August 31st - 2 rooms left - Day use is Full

Monday Sept 1st - 5 rooms left and day use is available

Tuesday Sept 2nd - 6 rooms left and day use is available

We also do have rooms available midweek before and after the Labor Day holiday.

If you have always wanted to go topless or nude sunbathing at on of the best clothing optional resorts in the world according to AOL.com and tripadvisor.com, give us The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa a call at 800-786-6938.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com/

To learn more about the beautiful city of Palm Springs, go to http://palmsprings.com/

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

How Eve Mendes can appear topless on American TV

Eva Mendes is a spokesperson for a Calvin Klein perfume. They produced a pretty sexy ad for TV. Because you can see Eva Mendes nipples for a fraction of a second, the FCC banned the ad from American TV.

Eva complains that she would rather see tasteful nudity on TV or in movies than all the violence that passes as entertainment.

In most European countries it is true, most violent shows can not run until later in the evening protecting children from violence. As Europeans know violence begets more violence, where nudity is fun.

That is why they have a much lower incidence of violence than the US has and why the teenage pregnancy rate is way lower than ours.

I figured out how Eva Mendes could appear topless on the Calvin Klein ad. If she was nude, shooting up people, the FCC would approve the ad in a heartbeat.

If you want a fun vacation where you can go topless or nude sunbathing, give us The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa a call at 800-786-6938. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com/

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

And Eva, if you want a nice fun vacation in your birthday suit, feel free giving us a call.

Eva mendes says nudity is OK

Eva Mendes is a nudist friendly person. She goes topless sunbathing. And she speaks out about how nudity should be more accepted in the US.

She recently produced a TV ad for Calvin Klein perfume. You could see one of her nipples for a brief second in the ad. Thus the ad was banned from running on American TV.

Here is what Eva has to say about the ban:

"NUDITY IS OKAY: Eva Mendes has spoken out about her banned commercial during a trip to Australia.

Eva Mendes has defended her controversial advertisement for Calvin Klein perfume, an ad that was banned from American TV screens for being too raunchy.

Mendes - who flashes her nipple in the ad - has spoken out about the ban, accusing American censors of promoting violence while continuing to ban nudity.

"I'm completely American, I was born and raised in America and I love it but I think we are too quick to censor nudity," Mendes told News.com.au during her current visit to Australia.

"Meanwhile, it's okay to blow things up and our films are so violent and our television is so violent.

"I would rather see tasteful nudity than violence any day of the week."...

The star has also posed topless for animal rights group Peta."

For the full story click here

To see the actual video and judge for yourself if it should have been banned CLICK HERE FOR BANNED TV AD

I have to agree with Eva. Why is our goverment so scared of the sight of a bare nipple. Look at the big American uproar over Janet Jackson where the rest of the world laughed at our government "leaders."

The only reason I can think of for this deep fear of nipples is deep down most politicians realize that they really are boobs and nipples remind them of how incompetent they really are.

If you want to go topless or nude sunbathing at one of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world according to tripadvisor.com give us The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa a call at 800-786-6938.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Palm Springs Short Film Festival in full swing the week of August 25th

The Palm Springs Short Film festival is in full swing this week August 25th. One of our guests even saw Kirsten Dunst this weekend at the festival.

It runs until this Friday August 29th. In its 14 years it has run, it has had 58 short films receive Oscar nominations. Here is a story from our local newspaper, The Desert Sun. The click thru on this story isn't working so here it is:

"Bruce Fessier • The Desert Sun • August 21, 2008 PALM SPRINGS - It's been called the Sundance of the short film world: a star-studded kickoff to the festival season; a place where deals are made and careers are launched.

With 109 industry representatives and more than 100 members of the media from around the nation, Palm Springs International Short Film Festival and Film Market is arguably America's most important introduction to up-and-coming filmmakers. And it all kicks off tonight at Camelot Theatres.

"Palm Springs is the big fish in the short film pond," said Sharon Badal, short film programmer of the Tribeca Film Festival in New York and author of "Swimming Upstream: A Lifesaving Guide to Short Film Distribution."

"Simply by the fact that Palm Springs has the largest number of short film programs, and the huge marketplace, it is a very ‘A' list gathering for anybody interested in short films.

"ShortFest has helped launch major directors such as Rod Lurie ("The Contender") and Jason Reitman ("Juno"). At a preview of his Oscar-nominated film in Palm Springs last December, Reitman credited ShortFest with helping him secure a production deal, leading to his feature film breakthrough "Thank You For Smoking.

"ShortFest will screen 317 short films in 51 themed programs over seven days starting at 6:30 tonight with the opening program, Shortsplash, featuring six award-winning films from top international festivals.

It also will make 2,700 short films available for industry viewing in its marketplace, a room Badal likens to a cave in which festival programmers, buyers and producers sit before monitors to scout product and talent.

Festival executive director Darryl Macdonald said Palm Springs has a reputation as the Sundance of short fests, referencing the influential Utah indie event.

"The industry is beating a path to our door," he said. "We're going to have more companies represented this year than ever. Also, more festival programmers will be here. This is considered the kickoff of next year's short film festival season in much the way Sundance is the kickoff of the American indie season.

"Like the feature film and indie music festival circuits, the short film festival circuit can now keep filmmakers traveling from festival to festival all year long."It has really exploded over the course of the last half-decade," Macdonald said. "There are probably 10 short film festivals in Los Angeles alone."Palm Springs' status as "the big fish" has attracted some stars.

The Saturday night "Shooting Stars" program will feature shorts directed by Kate Hudson, Matthew Modine and Kirsten Dunst. Jessica Biel, who is producing and starring in a film in that program, is slated to appear.

Badal says the new films make this a "must attend" event. ShortFest offers 53 world premieres, 47 North American debuts and 24 U.S. premieres.Macdonald said the lineup is "jaw-droppingly good."

"The technical quality of the films took another quantum leap this year," he said. "It used to be, when I first started at ShortFest, there were a number of films you wouldn't watch all the way through because you could tell within the first two or three minutes, this is so poorly made. "This year there were only three or four films I turned off in 10 minutes. That's because the technical quality of the filmmaking is so advanced over what it was five years ago.

"For more info, tickets and show times, visit http://psfilmfest.org/ "

So if you want to come and see a little of Hollywood after relaxing nude all day long at our resort, give us The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa a call at 800-786-6938. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com/Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Florida predicted to be rainier than normal this winter - Vacationers beware!

Farmers' Almanac which is a 192 year old publication and claims a weather predicting accuracy rate of 80-85% is predicting a wetter than normal winter for the Southeast this winter. That means Florida and the Caribbean will get more rain than usual.

My wife, Mary Clare was born in Tampa, Florida. We tell guests that is why our resort is located in sunny Palm Springs and not rainy Florida, because nude sunbathers love the sunshine and we know Florida is the rainiest state in the nation.

Palm Springs averages less than 3 inches of rain a year, major cities in Florida average from 60-66 inches a year. With about 350 days of sunshine a year, vacationing in Palm Springs should be a no brainer. However, the state of Florida has major marketing muscle. They came up with the advertising slogan "Sunshine State" to try to convince naive northerners to take their vacations in Florida, the rainiest state in the nation.

And it works. We hear from so many people complaining about their rainy vacations they took in Florida. When we ask why they went to the rainiest state in the nation, they always say they thought Florida was supposed to be sunny. So vacationers beware!

Here is the prediction:

"LEWISTON, Maine - People worried about the high cost of keeping warm this winter will draw little comfort from the Farmers' Almanac, which predicts below-average temperatures for most of the U.S. ...The almanac's 2009 edition, which goes on sale Tuesday, says at least two-thirds of the country can expect colder-than-average temperatures this winter, with only the Far West [meaning Palm Springs] and Southeast in line for near-normal readings.The almanac predicts above-normal... above-normal precipitation... for the Southeast in January and February. The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions will likely have an unusually wet or snowy February, the almanac said....Geiger sticks to his guns, saying the almanac was on target in the 2008 edition when it said the Northeast and the Great Lakes would have a long, cold winter with lots of snow..."

For the full article click here

And if you want a nice fun vacation where you can go topless or nude sunbathing in the sunniest city in America, give us The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa a call at 800-786-6938. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com/

Nudist resorts - People love learning about them

People are fascinated by clothing optional resorts and nudist resorts. In a previous post at my original blog at http://terracottainn.blogspot.com/ (NSDW), I mentioned that today marked the day that I had 2 million user views .

Now I know most people who read nudist blogs are not going to vacation at our nudist resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa located in sunny Palm Springs, Claifornia. They are just fascinated to learn more about them.

Well our Convention Visitors Authority is currently running an ad campaign with Alsaska airlines at http://palmspringsoffers.com/ on the west coast. 49 hotels are participating. This is the latest click through rate for the hotels. Yes, our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort was the #1 clicked on resort of all resorts on the website.

What is even more amazing is the listings are done alphabetically, so we are the 8th from the bottom of the 49 hotels. (For instance Casa Cody has a lot of click throughs as it is one of the first ones appearing on the lists).

Also we are not even in all catagories like the Marriott hotel as they are also listed under family fun and golf getaways sections.This just shows that people really want to learn more about nudist resorts. Here is the click throughs:

The Terra Cotta Inn - Clothing Optional Resort All Markets 578

Desert Springs, A JW Marriott Resort and Spa All Markets 505

Casa Cody Bed and Breakfast Country Inn All Markets 477

Wyndham Palm Springs All Markets 454

Agua Caliente Hotel & Spa Seattle 367

Westin Mission Hills Villas All Markets 337

Hotel Zoso All Markets 250

Sea Mountain Inn Seattle 229

Hyatt Regency Suites Palm Springs All Markets 211

Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Villas & Spa Seattle 204

Colony Palms All Markets 204

Embassy Suites Palm Desert All Markets 201

The Spring, A Natural Hot Mineral Spring Resort & Spa Seattle 194

The Plaza Resort Palm Springs All Markets 187

Rancho Las Palmas Resort All Markets 173

Vista Mirage Resort Palm Springs All Markets 169

Renaissance Esmeralda Seattle 150

Shilo Inn Suites Palm Springs All Markets 148

Parker Palm Springs All Markets 147

La Quinta Resort & Club All Markets 144

La Dolce Vita Resort All Markets 142

Fantasy Springs Resort Casino Seattle 141

Ingleside Inn All Markets 140

Legacy Villas All Markets 126

Two Bunch Palms Seattle 125

Tuscany Manor Resort All Markets 123

Pepper Tree Inn All Markets 115

INNdulge Palm Springs All Markets 114

Homewood Suites La Quinta All Markets 114

Rendezvous Bed & Breakfast All Markets 112

Living Waters Spa Seattle 112

The Plaza Resort All Markets 101

Embassy Suites La Quinta Hotel & Spa All Markets 100

Courtyard by Marriott - Palm Springs All Markets 93

Sonoran Suites of Palm Springs All Markets 86

Doral Desert Princess Resort Seattle and 50% share of all other markets 83

Lake La Quinta Inn All Markets 75

Triangle Inn Palm Springs All Markets 74

Tortuga del Sol All Markets 73

Vagabond Inn Palm Springs All Markets 66

Shadow Mountain Resort All Markets 63

Comfort Suites Palm Desert All Markets 63

Miramonte Resort & Spa Seattle 61

Hampton Inn & Suites All Markets 59

America's Best Value Inn All Markets 55

Holiday Inn Palm Springs All Markets 49

Indian Wells Resort Hotel Seattle 48

Vista Mirage Resort All Markets 45

Quality Inn & Suites Seattle and 50% share of all other markets 44

If you want to take a nice vacation where you can go topless or nude sunbathing at one of the most popular nudist resorts in the world, give us a call at 800-786-6938. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com/

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Should the Olymic Games go back to being held in the nude?

The original Olympics held in Greece, were held in the nude as it was for beauty and athleticism.

Reading this post, it got me to thinking, since the Olympic outfits are so skimpy, should we go back to the original Olympic ideals of having them held in the nude?

Here is the story: "Like a billion other people on this planet I've been glued to my TV set watching sports that I previously couldn't care less about. But, now the Olympics are here and they make me realize that there are more sports out there than I could possibly imagine, and that some of those sports involve the wearing of apparel that would otherwise be deemed unworthy to make it into a prime time network show.Since when did partial nudity become an Olympic pastime? Some of you may be asking yourself, "What is this guy talking about?" Others of you know exactly what I'm talking about. During these first few days of the Olympic Games I've been stunned at some of the uniforms that are so brazenly worn by the athletes. But I'm even more stunned that the censors haven't gone about blurring out every half-butt being exposed on the balance beam.In this post-Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction" world we live in, it's hard to believe the amount of naked skin being shown off at the Olympics. So I decided to create my own awards for the biggest culprits of "Best/Worst Partial Nudity" in this year's Olympics..."

For the full story click here Now if you have ever wanted to go topless or nude sunbathing at the most mainstream nudist resort in America, give us a call at 800-786-6938.Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com/Hope to see you in sunny palm Springs!

Terra Cotta Inn to be featured on Playboy TV August 30th

Playboy TV filmed at The Terra Cotta Inn this spring. They did a fantastic job of showing what it is like to vacation at the best nudist resort in the US, our resort The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa.

The show is very tastefully produced. Playboy makes it very clear that nudist resorts are not sex resorts. They make it clear that nudist resorts are fun places where you get to enjoy life and socialize with others while naked. Playboy tells viewers that nudist resorts are NOT swinger resorts.

The show is called 69 Sexy Things to Do Before you Die. And of course one of the 69 sexy things to do is to vacation at our nudist resort. We are very proud of being featured by Playboy. This show comes right after tripadvisor.com picked us as one of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world this July.Here is the schedule this week, so you can watch the show: http://www.playboytv.com/schedule/2008/8/18/show/69-Sexy-Things-2-Do-Before-You-Die-012-%28

Now I do have to say, we normally do not have Playboy models lounging around our resort everyday like on the show, so that part is not quite realistic. However, like a regular hotel, we do have guests from their 20's to 70's vacation with us all the time. And what is nice is many of our guests who are from their 30's to 60's volunteered to be filmed by Playboy, so you can see all ages at our resort in a few of the scenes.

If you have always wanted to try topless or nude sunbathing, we are considered the most mainstream nudist resort in America. Give us a call at 800-786-6938 for more information or to make reservations. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

My new Safe for Work Nudist Blog

As you probably know, google has now put warnings on my original nudist blog at http://terracottainn.blogspot.com Because of this, my blog posts are no longer being indexed by google. The new user traffic has really fallen off. Where before around 3-4,000 new viewers per day were finding my nudist blog by typing keywords into google, now no one can find it through keywords.

We have had so many first timers work up the courage to visit our nudist resort because of my blog, I just can't stop writing it. Plus, it is fun writing about nudism.

I had thought about setting up a 2nd blog. I see http://diaryofanudist.blogspot.com has gone with a safe blog. because so many people use google as their major search engine, blogspot is a create way for people to learn about nudism and clothing optional and nudist resorts.

So, I will be using both blogs. My original, will still have nudist pictures, pictures of my resort, etc., this new blog will no longer have frontal nudity.

I am sorry that I have to do it this way, but unfortunately in America a picture of a bare breast is still considered a scary site to many right wingers.

And don't forget, if you have always wanted to try topless or nude sunbathing, give us The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa a call at 800-786-6938. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!