video: Surfing the class divide in Rio

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CNN: Dare to bare: 15 of the world's best nude beaches

I bet some of Paya's clients would vote to include clothing-optional Bliss Beach on this list!

Although still taboo in many places, casting aside your clothes at the shore has become a customary practice around the world in recent times. From rocky coastlines to talcum powder fine sands, and big city bays to secluded shores, there are now hundreds of beaches where it's perfectly legal (or at least de facto legal) to sunbathe, swim and otherwise frolic beside the sea in nothing more than your birthday suit. "Soft, smooth sand, warm ocean breeze, gentle ocean waves and lots of other naturists makes for a great clothing-optional beach," says Nicky Hoffman of The Naturist Society, who's also the managing editor of Nude & Natural magazine and co-author of "The World's Best Nude Beaches & Resorts." While clothing-optional beach destinations may seem like a modern invention, it's actually quite an old idea, a product of the otherwise prudish Victorian era.During the 1880s, American poet Walt Whitman extolled the virtues of the "Adamic air bath" -- his nude walkabouts and swims along Timber Creek in New Jersey, writing of "The free exhilarating ecstasy of nakedness in Nature." Channeling that same vibe, the naturist movement took off in Europe and North America during the first half of the 20th century, with city parks, camp grounds and eventually beaches established for those who wanted to experience nature nude in their most natural state.

- CNN 

May we suggest:

#16 - Bliss Beach at Paya Bay Resort, Roatan,
Bay Islands of Honduras.

Cassia fistula

A tropical treat in the summer months is the blooming of the cañafistula, as this tree is known here in the Bay Islands. The tree's scientific name is Cassia fistula and is also known as the golden shower tree.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Paya Bay on Instagram

A selection of  photos posted on Instagram by Paya Bay Resort's guests and visitors.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

the beautiful waters of Bliss Beach

This morning Pay Bay's Bliss Beach was in ALL its glory!

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Island of Honduras.

Spend the Holidays at Paya!

Learn more about this and other Paya Bay Resort Specials!

new trails project

We continue to find amazing places to build new nature trails here on the Paya Bay property. Check back on the blog to see how this project continues to unfold...

Thelma and Louise love exploring new trails!

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Views from the Zen Path

A guest once shared: "Davinci, I'd be happy just walking up and down the Zen Path all day!" These pictures of the views from the path may help explain why she said that...

View of Bliss Beach from the Black Iguana beach bar.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Ask, Believe, Receive

Ask, Believe, Receive – just three simple steps to create what you want. However, very often the second step, believe, can be the most difficult one. And yet it is the greatest step you will ever take. Believing contains no doubt. Believing does not waiver. Believing is absolute faith. Believing remains steadfast despite what is happening in the outside world.

When you master believing, you have mastered your life.

Lessons from The Secret 

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2020 Early Bird Sale!

The 2020 Paya Calendar has been published!

Learn more about Paya Bay's 2020 Early Bird Sale!

happy love

Recent resort guests requested a simple, elegant setup on Bliss Beach for their vow renewals ceremony...

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.