So, I dropped by because I wanted to see what was sold at a nudist shop…read more And of course most of it is tee shirts. . .Yup. One can find videos, magazines and newsletters aimed to educate the naturally curious people like me, as well as to support and advocate for those who like to go nude at certain venues. Apparently some of the clubs are at designated areas like campgrounds and resorts, and some clubs meet at members' private property. The staff members that I spoke with were all very helpful, nice, and understanding of all my questions. I was given a lot of information to take with me about the organization. One can become a member of the association and receive timely newsletters on the lifestyle. I have never experienced the lifestyle, however it seems that it might be a liberating experience. I feel that being out in nature, with the water and trees in your natural state would be so awesome. . . I'm just not so sure if I want to see everyone's freedom. Maybe we should just all take turns to be free and rotate. . . idk. And I also think of how much self expression one finds in clothing and wonder if people simply rely heavily on hats and accessories without clothes at these venues. . .Seriously this must drive Rachel Zoe and clothes designers insane! And then there are other visuals that I imagine, like . . .cooking for example. . .and gardening / mowing the lawn. . . No.. . Hell no! We need clothes in life. But if there are times in which you feel clothing should be optional, AANR will make sure it happens for you!

I'm a LIFE member of this truly FUN organization, having joined in 1970, when it was known as the…read moreAmerican Sunbathing Association. The first affiliated club I joined was AVATAN, near the Twin Cities (Minnesota). I was then associated with MOUNTAIN AIR RANCH (near Denver), then LIVE OAK RANCH (outside Houston TX) and finally, I was a part of two former nudist resorts in Hawaii; one on Oahu (the island where Honolulu is) and the other was near Kihei, Maui. There is also a landed club near Sandy Valley, Nevada, an unincorporated area close to the California-Nevada border, around 50 miles away from Las Vegas. Cartoonists (and others who have never visited a nudist "place") are quick to joke about (or even deride) them. But those who have seriously visited a nudist park, resort, beach, luxury cruise liner, apartment complex, trailer village or camp (NEVER a "colony") find it to be "just another place to have wholesome fun," for entire families, kids included (they're natural-born nudists at heart). Yes, everyone is indeed naked or nude (there IS a difference in those terms) but to associate naturally naked folks with constant wild sex orgies, "is as wrong, as two left feet." At any well-operated nudist organization, you'll find mostly average, everyday folks whose only difference from conventional, "fabric-adorned society," is the simple fact that they believe you can have just as much (or more) fun, doing things that some people at one time associated only with being clothed. The fact is, you don't NEED clothes to Swim, Fish, Sail, play Volleyball (or Badminton), Basketball, Softball, Tennis, Hiking, Horseback riding, Water skiing, Shuffleboard, Bridge, Poker, Canasta, Dominoes, Checkers, Chess, Mahjong, Horseshoes or even Bowling (where permitted). All you need is just a minimum of two naked or nude people and a desire to fairly compete. (You can still play Solitaire by yourself, of course.) You can also, sans apparel, dine, chat, watch TV, or "debate" politics and religion (if the spirit moves you). Another thing you can do: Make new friends. There are (probably) 30,000 nudists in North America, at maybe 300 clubs (both are my estimates) and I'm sure that those folks would make you feel as welcome as they did for myself and my ladies. So, if you have the opportunity to visit such a place some day, take it. I'm betting that once you have REALLY experienced the lifestyle (and given it a "fair shot"), you might wish to return to it, often. And one final note, which cannot be explained: More WOMEN (than men) seem to take to (and enjoy) it... Their website is here: http://www.aanr.com

Amazing concept! I have done TDPP three times now. It's always a surprise. Every time there's a…read moredifferent chef, different host and different guests. Plus, I love that everything is local. I remember my first time. I went in with reservation and excitement at the same time. I was nervous because it's having dinner with 6 strangers, but the reviews convince me. It's totally worth it. My nerves were eased as the night progressed. You are asked silly and sometimes serious questions to make the night fun. Now, I can't get enough of it. I always get excited when I get selected. There's wine, cocktails and excellent food. If you haven't signed up yet, please do so.

Yelp Challenge 2017 - 14/100…read more I'd heard about Dinner Party clubs in other cities and was excited when I found a local one here in Orlando. The structure is joining 7 strangers for a four course meal prepared by local chefs. I love the idea of eating delicious food with complete strangers with great conversational topics. To sign up you go to www.thedinnerpartyproject.co/ and sign up for the random drawing to receive your email invite. Once you received it you reserve your spot by paying $50-$90 dollars per person. Shortly after you will receive the time and location to confirm your date. Everyone should try it at least once, especially if you are an introvert like myself. One of the main highlights is that TDPP provides a meal and a day of education to a child in Haiti.

Love the people, and music. A fun place to enjoy music, dance or celebrate a birthday. Food…read moreavailable for purchase. Cash bar. Tonight was Latin Christmas party. It was great with an awesome DJ rocking it heavy.....EZ DJ Live, you are the best. Please come back.

Private room with the viewing window was enjoyable for people to watch us. Cover charge was very…read morecheap.

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Friendly, Lots of parking, nice place to visit when eagle members are in the area. We sure felt…read morewelcomed

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To put it simply...there is not a club that exists that is more beautiful, offers more services or…read moreis better run than Quail Valley. If you have the privilege to join do not hesitate. The spa is relaxing and serene, the pool/tiki bar lively and social, the gym well equipped with challenging fitness classes, the tennis program is great for all ages and abilities, dining is superb with a top rated chef and staff, special events (especially 4th of July) are incredible memory makers and the marina (even for non boaters) is beautiful with all amenities available. We love to take out the kayaks to get a closer look at the dolphins and manatee that frequent the private cove. We stayed in the suites one week while we were in town to check on our home which was being renovated. The BEST place to stay in Vero hands down! It was hard to leave! Hmmm...maybe we should have just reserved a room for a few months instead of buying a home in Vero. : ) ...and this review is just for the River Club. The QV Golf Club is equally amazing!

This place is outstanding in every way! The food was wonderful, the service was first-class and…read morethe setting was just amazing! A must do when in Vero Beach!

Orlando N-Trak is a club for model train enthusiasts that have a building about a block off of East…read moreColonial Drive and not far from the intersection of East Colonial Drive and Avalon Park Boulevard. They encourage visitors and it is good to see that this hobby and its enthusiasts continue. If you are such an enthusiast or are interested in model trains, I suggest reaching out to Orlando N-Trak.

1st time going to Oktoberfest here. They offer 2 such events this month, starting at noon and…read moreending at 9. Went with the cheaper tickets for $10 at the gate. Parking is $15 via the adjacent Evergreen Cemetery. I arrived past 1 p.m. and there was a line of cars waiting to park. Probably took about 20-30 minutes to do so. Tried most of the food offerings and of course imbibed German golden brew. Nothing food wise was a wow, but the potato salad on the bratwurst platter and the Obatzda cheese for the pretzel are quite good. The schnitzel I got was a letdown. No desserts to be found, as far as I could see, for the peasantry (non-VIP). Prices not terrible, I suppose. Ended up raining heavily later on, so that might have cut down on the crowd a bit. Probably should have checked out the lineup of performances beforehand, which is available online. Didn't really catch much of that. It's not a huge area. Wish there were additional shopping options, perhaps more German goods. Nothing in that regard tickled my fancy. Suppose it's not really about that anyway. I was not enticed to stay more than a couple of hours, however. Friendly, good-natured crowd present. Enjoyable enough, but not in a hurry to return.

I love this place and their Oktoberfest is among the best. I eagerly joined the society as I am a…read morelover of all things German, well, most things anyway. I was one of the few younger members. Sadly, young people (and by young I mean anyone under sixty to the age of twenty one) don't want to belong to anything any more. They'd rather pretend their lives are glorious on social media. Meh The social events here are great and very affordable. The food is excellent--prepared by the members who obviously take pride. I always liked coming to the dances and seeing the oldsters get their groove on. They have fun and good on them. Leave it to the young party poopers to twiddle their fingers at home. If you volunteer to work Oktoberfest you get some coupons toward free beer and food but truly, it is fun to volunteer because most people you'll encounter there are fun and know how to act decent in public, even when on the lash! HA! The one thing I did not like (it's been a couple of years since I volunteered)--on two occasions I was assigned to work at the bar and sling beer. On both occasions I showed up, asked what to do and after some confusion I was put in those spots and after working them for a bit, someone showed up (not the same person) who was rather rude to me being there and sent me off like a misbehaved child to somewhere else. Um, I was doing what I was told to do and doing very well at it. When I worked the bar the gentleman in charge told the crabby coordinator that I was doing pretty good for a newbie and was happy to keep me on. I ended up slinging beer an hour or so later and that was fun and very busy, making the evening fly by. I really enjoyed it! Later that hat year they treated all the volunteers to a visit to the Dali museum and dinner at the Hofbrau Haus in St. Pete. We even had cocktails on the bus. It was a great time. The next year I was put on beer slinging and again, myself and another volunteer were chased away. I was sent to check IDs but they already had enough people and told me so. I had my tickets for free goodies and debating saying "to hell with this nonsense" and just bugging off to enjoy the festivities without working but I waited and observed and once one of the beer lines looked out of control I jumped in again and helped keep the line moving. This time no one interfered and the people I worked with told me there were happy for my help. (and now, you can't drink beer all day while you work) So yeah, there are members of this club who think they are elite and can treat volunteers like crap and it left a bad taste in my mouth. I joined after the first incident and stayed on but I suspect others do not return because of this attitude problem. And like any social club or fraternal organization, there are cliques and some are rather obnoxious. I made the mistake of falling in with one of them and then feeling heartbroken when I was bluntly informed that I didn't fit in with them after all (they were offended by a fart joke--insert eye roll) so I found a new place to sit at future events and found a nice crew who told the occasional fart joke or two themselves and had some great times with people who knew how to laugh and have fun. So join! You will enjoy it if you go in prepared. If you are part of the leadership of the German American Society you might want to think about how some of your coordinators treat volunteers. Instead of sneering at someone working at the bar perhaps consider saying "I'm so sorry. We're going to have to put you at a different location because of blah blah blah" or maybe just accept that another coordinator already beat you to assigning someone to the bar so your best buddy Hilda, to whom you promised the gig, will go have to work another station for a few hours.

This place is the best! I spilled half a cup of matcha all over myself (my fault), and the…read morebaristas, Hannah and John, were so quick to help clean up. They even insisted on remaking my drink. 5/5 drinks and service :)

They made their signature drink with pistachio as a matcha and it was smooth and delicious!…read moreSweetened, but not overly so. Paired it with a cinnamon roll, which they warmed up. It was just as good as it looked Stopped in at 3pm on a Saturday and the place was pretty quiet as far as customers, but playing jams. Good vibes.