Naked fun anyone?

South Africa is not as liberal as many other places in the world when it comes to baring all in front of complete strangers. As a species, we've grown accustomed to perfecting the image nature bestowed us with anything gorgeous made in Italy. In addition, our fairly religious background dictates levels of decency and conservative values making for a pretty prohibitive environment to bare all.

The good news is that especially given our history of discrimination, our society is now liberal (at least on the face of it and in a court of law) so theoretically, one could argue it's unconstitutional to not be allowed to walk naked in public when one wants. The ins and outs of liberalism versus conservatism in any society is a whole other story.

At least our weather is good enough (as long as it's not too windy) to help keep one's bits a healthy 'flattering' size - just don't venture anywhere near the water lest you disappoint everyone else on that beach when you re-emerge! Remember: windy = sandblasted skin.

Cape Town: Sandy Bay is the one. Its secluded and popular. The beach is a good 10-15 minute walk from the car park and has none of the handy drink and food stalls of the main beaches - so remember to take your own. There are no public toilets either so remember, everyone knows what you're doing when you wade in waist deep! To get there, drive from town along the coast road towards Clifton and Camps Bay and keep driving till you get to Llandudno (yes, we do have a place with a Welsh name in Africa!). The bushes towards the furthest side of the beach have a maze of tunnels for the boys to 'explore'. Please remember to take all your rubbish with you. Sandy Bay is beautiful but even more so without discarded bottles, cigarette butts and food wrapping stuck into the sand or between rocks.

Durban/Umhlanga: follow Lagoon drive till you get to the car park at the end. The nature trail leads to the beach and lagoon, which is where the nudists are. As with Sandy Bay, not a lot available in amenities and please, remove your rubbish.

Johannesburg: Voelkop is a resort/farm in the Magaliesberg, equidistant from Johannesburg and Pretoria. A men only environment it's a nice day outing with hikes around the farm and a small koppie (hill) for climbing. Voelkop has basic chalets that are available for overnight hire. An entrance fee is charged.

Please remember, that unless private (as with Voelkop) the places mentioned here are unofficial and thus, discretion (if you are going to misbehave) is essential.