Day after

sonilmose 

Rest day... #julianalps #thedayafterpowder #warriorrest #skierrest #hotsprings #lapolveredigiulia #freefromfriction

It looks like that winter is coming to an end: the time when snow melt creates the unique warm springs of Maibachl - Austria (above).

Though much snow has been seen in (northern) Greece this winter, the photo's on offer (below) are more climate neutral. 
Nestling just under the Turkish coast, is the island of Icaria with a great many of hot springs to discover; the final photo of this paragraph is the more visited hot springs of Thermopyle, central Greece.

Roletheworld:

In ten days we cycled form north Icaria to south, to north again to pick up the forgotten phone at the post office and to south again where our ferry would leave. In the south we discovered the amazing hot springs: for free, nobody there, where you can chill in a hot bath in the sea.

luluuuuuqing

 温泉关战役，硫磺好温泉 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 #hotspring #thermopyles

Fight

Bagni Di Vinadio, Piemonte, Italy. chiarassam:

 Fighting the winter 🆓🛀🏼🏔#vikinggirls #pozzetta #hotsprings #bagnetti #nightexplorer #freddo🐷

No better way to keep warm in the Italian wet winter than a visit to a ramshackle hot spring. 
Above the hot spring near Bormio (northern Italy), while below the baths of Il Bagnaccio (Viterbo, Lazio) who host a load of twilight soakers.

bagnaccio

Il #bagnaccio di sera #viterbo #terme #tuscia #tuscialife #igersviterbo #igerslaziorepost #igerslazio

Lusting

theuniversemademedoit at Seljavallalaug

There is no serenity like the serenity that exists within.

#experiencenaturism #naturism #serenity #nudity #freedom #iceland #hotsprings #nature #photography #selfie #goproselfy #gopro #sunset #mountainlife #gypsy #wanderlust #vagabond #travel #globetrotter #blog #alignment #frequency #outdoors #explore #thegreatoutdoors #outdoorgirl #travelgirl #hiking #natureporn #lawofattraction

Though Iceland just saw a record amount of snow recently, this issues' photo's are less snowy but nonetheless enticing. 
What happened to their clothes?

frklnchg 

After an hour of hiking, we finally made it #Hike #travel #wanderlust #skinnydipping #Iceland #reykjavik #reykjadalur #hotspring #naturalspa #spa #moutains #waterfall #hotsteam #vacation #adventure

Continuing on the clothesless theme, below from the island of Corsica, the natural hot springs of Pietrapola. 

While on the mainland (France) a slightly more dressed-up photo from the Auvergne's hot spring of Mont Dore.

mimimarkusson 

Dont need to go to Island #sourcedeauchaude #brulante #pietrapola #corsica 💦🔥

natasha_paris

#auvergne#france#dordogne#volcan#bois#hotspring#woods#super

 #cool#likes#comments#foret#eauxthermales#source#sourceschaudes

#nature#relax#naturaleza#bain#bainnaturel#soufre#sulfur#secretplace

#photo#sourcevolcanique#релакс#spa#montdore#фото#travel

Beating

megp624 on the Azorean island of Sao Miguel:

Swimming under these waterfalls is something I will never forget!🇵🇹💜 #waterfall #hotsprings #nature #beautiful #mountain #mybaby #expierence #amazing #fun #azores #portugal #motherland #green #happy #cantbeatthis #vacation #caldeiravelha

Now we're getting into the miscellaneous nations, above Portugal, followed by a chilly Slovakia.
 

Kalameny, Slovakia. minarikd:

vo vode, pod lesom..len tak🤙🏼🏞📷😂

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#gopro #hero5 #slovakia #goproslovakia #hero5black #trip #nature #forest #water #travelling #dnescestujem #winter #snow #teamoverkillslovakia

Less cold is of course Spain. The first photo below is from a warm spring in central Spain, while the final photo of this blog is the often highlighted Termas de Santa Fé, near Granada, southern Spain.

Villatoya, La Mancha, more or less hottish. pichorolo:

Happiness is hidden in the small daily details🌳 Like in my hometown's thermal river, where the water emanates from the soil at 28°C♨

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#chilling #spainisdifferent #relaxing #温泉 #naturaleza #spain #españa #river #thermal #hotspring #instagood #getoutdoors #onsen #thegreatoutdoors #beautifulplaces #beautifullife #countryside #countrylife #spanish #hotsprings #staygreen #tree #natureaddict #nature #naturelovers #naturalworld #adventure #hotspring #beautiful #relax

Termas de Santa Fé, Andalucia. mollyshepherdd:

When lost in the dry lands of Spain.. head for some hippie vans and maybe you'll find some magical natural hot springs and have a magical day in mud and eggy smelling water 🌎💦🏔 #hotsprings #spain #travel #hapus

Feel free

neenzleezy

 thinking about french fries #Iceland #travelgram #vik

Here at the soaking family of blogs we like to keep things natural. 

But all over our planet there are threats to this naturalness. 

If it's not money pouring in to sanitize nature and charge you for the simple enjoyment of what nature's bounty has to offer, it's us humans and our social customs that are a deterrent for a natural enjoyment now and for future generations. 

The threat posed by ourselves is apparent and global. During the past half year I've seen complaints from Mangatatu (New Zealand), T'sek (Canada) and Umpqua (U.S.A.) just to name a few. They all revolve around trash. Where management is minimal, abuse unfortunately seems to be just around the corner.

And with the tourist invasion in full swing in Iceland, it's a no-brainer that those pretty Icelandic hotpots are likewise under threat.

One of the most beautiful and highly visited hot springs is that by the name of Seljavallalaug. Often praised and appreciated here on this site (see f.i. lead photo) the amount of tourists coming to her shores seems overwhelming, but no doubt for those who make the effort, they'll sing her soaking tune of soul saving.

But despite what everybody is taking away from her experience, a lot of the more materialistic culture is being left behind. Now don't get me wrong, if the experience was such that you vow to never ever use that bathing suit (m/f) again, all the more power to you. 

But it seems what's left behind has less to do with empowerment, but simple lame-ass laziness.

It's therefore really positive to see that there are persons out there who are willing to do more than their fare share in assisting in keeping Seljavallaug as natural as the mountains it's lies in, even though it's a man-made swimming bassin. 

The following comes from a simple instagram posting by vorusse and he shares this experience:

'I usually don't post any moral shit here since I usually don't care about the moral shit anyone else is writing - but here I go.....
Today I wanted to spend a few hours at Seljavallalaug, one of the oldest swimming pools of Iceland where I go quite often since I work around the corner. Today I saw the result of unorganised mass tourism... The changing rooms were so dirty and all drainages where clogged, the rooms were 15cm under water... I went back to my workplace, got all I thought I need to clean this shithole, took the tractor and drove back. After two hours I decided to make a picture of one room which is almost cleaned up and then a few afterwards....I found a lot of shit, literally... Diapers, condoms, tampons, piles of shit wrapped in towels (Thanks for that pleasant surprise) and about 15000 ISK [$125+] in coins and a Casio watch - both taken by some asshole who thought these things just lay around there....
There is no road going there, you hike up there for 15 minutes I get it but please take your trash with you... Thanks to the tourists who threw money into the donation box after seeing what horrible things I had to collect there. That one guy was so disgusted he threw 2000 ISK in the box....
Two huge trash bags were filled only with garbage and clothes from around the pool because some super assholes don't have the decency of assholes to throw the clothes in the corner of the changing room.... It took me five hours, just to have it cleaned a bit... Five fucking hours... It got dark already so I couldn't even relax in the pool, I had to go back... I offended the elves running around naked a few weeks ago, so they don't tolerate me anymore after sunset, true story.
Feel free to share with friends going to Iceland... Seljavallalaug is not a single case, other places are suffering too'.

And this is the accompanying photo with before / after pictures:

#Seljavallalaug #iceland #tourism #hotspring #Reykjavik #vík #Hvolsvollur #humantrash #garbage #chatzeaids #shit #shitwrappedintowels #icelandtourism #icelandtours #icelandvisitors #Seljavellir #icelandtour

A depressing note on what we call civilization with a silver lining on those individuals that seek to alter our habits and inspire others to do likewise. 

It would have been obscene not to share this with you. 

When soaking, use your brains: cleansing is for the soul, but nature is to be left pristine. Take out your garbage. Take out that of others. And heed this lesson and act on it everyday you can.

nhisorara 

Started my trip with my first onsen and ended it with one. #wanderlust #adventure #offthebeatenpath #mysterious #pieceofheaven #onsen #hotspring #iceland #reykjavik #allgoodthingsmustcometoanend #tonewbeginnings #lifeinthenude