<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431630246140563619</id><updated>2008-11-10T07:27:12.538Z</updated><title type='text'>Swingers Abroad</title><subtitle type='html'>Welcome to Swingers Abroad - Swingers Holidays. Ths blog has been set up to enable serious swingers to exchange useful information on the swinging scene including the best place for swingers holidays, swingers parties and general chat. Please feel free to browse around our blog and please add let us know your thoughts.</subtitle><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swingersabroad.com/blog.html'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.swingersabroad.com/atom.xml'/><author><name>Les Calvert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08335835447595482486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431630246140563619.post-8194569587895724087</id><published>2008-07-18T10:01:00.003Z</published><updated>2008-07-18T10:04:45.169Z</updated><title type='text'>Tenerife Swinging Party</title><content type='html'>Please join us at Paradise for the first of our new bi-weekly elite five star adult party nights. Join in the sexy fun in the sun with likeminded consenting couples.  Enjoy champagne and full bar, hors d'oeuvres, play rooms, movie theatre, Jacuzzi and much, much more as we party through the night.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where: Paradise Adult Couples Club, Las Chafiras Tenerife, the sexiest spot on the island.&lt;br /&gt;When: The 2nd August Las Chafiras 9PM till late 2008 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;e mail &lt;a href="mailto:paradisecouples@yahoo.com "&gt;paradisecouples@yahoo.com &lt;/a&gt;or call 0034 639 545513. JOIN US FREE AT  &lt;a href="http://www.paradiseofswingers.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;www.paradiseofswingers.com&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.swingersabroad.com/swingers-parties.html' title='Tenerife Swinging Party'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/8194569587895724087/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8431630246140563619&amp;postID=8194569587895724087&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/posts/default/8194569587895724087'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/posts/default/8194569587895724087'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swingersabroad.com/2008/07/tenerife-swinging-party.html' title='Tenerife Swinging Party'/><author><name>Les Calvert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08335835447595482486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431630246140563619.post-1117277474440993620</id><published>2007-03-22T16:50:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-03-22T16:55:55.480Z</updated><title type='text'>Lefkada Update</title><content type='html'>Hiyall,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks to all those people who emailed me regarding the holidays to Lefkada. We're full now and really looking forward to a great holiday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nice to meet Julie and David the other night - we had a great laugh and appreciate the hospitality. I'm sure we're going to have a great holiday if all of the other couples turn out to be as mad as we are.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A special thanks to Mike for helping me with the picture uploads to the other site and hows your thigh now?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Robs almost completed his memoirs of being a holiday rep so that should make interesting reading and you never know they may even make a film out of it - we'll see - I won't give up my day job just yet though eh!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway we're counting down the days now - remember to keep in touch and call me whenever you're up our way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rob &amp;amp; Mandy</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/1117277474440993620/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8431630246140563619&amp;postID=1117277474440993620&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/posts/default/1117277474440993620'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/posts/default/1117277474440993620'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swingersabroad.com/2007/03/lefkada-update.html' title='Lefkada Update'/><author><name>Les Calvert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08335835447595482486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431630246140563619.post-8983198600531618291</id><published>2007-02-12T10:17:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-02-09T12:31:09.147Z</updated><title type='text'>A week in Lafkada</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Eighteen people (9 couples) have signed up for a week of sun, sex and fun. Myself and my partner along with eight other couples, four of which meet up regularly, and four new couples who are going to dip their toes into the swinging scene.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;We are booked into an hotel in the village of Nydri on the East coast of the beautiful island of Lefkada. We will be there from 26.5.07 until 2.6.07 and look forward to meeting new friends if anyone would like to join us.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Rob and Mandy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;NB: Please email us if you are interested and we will forward your email address on to Rob and Mandy.&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/8983198600531618291/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8431630246140563619&amp;postID=8983198600531618291&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/posts/default/8983198600531618291'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/posts/default/8983198600531618291'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swingersabroad.com/2007/02/week-in-lafkada.html' title='A week in Lafkada'/><author><name>Les Calvert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08335835447595482486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431630246140563619.post-6277260778862024158</id><published>2007-02-02T14:58:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-02-02T16:01:55.823Z</updated><title type='text'>Tenerife Swingers</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Hi &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;We have just returned from a winter holiday in Tenerife where we stayed at a very nice private hotel near Oroteanda Baja and met some great friends.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;The hotel was reccommended to us by some friends as a swinging hotel with its own pool, jacuzzi room and bar facilities. We spent the most amazing week there and had some great fun I can tell you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;The hotel had 6 couples staying ranging from 27 - 58 years of age and from 4 different nationalities although the language barrier didn't exist as we all spoke English. However, that would'nt have mattered anyway as the body language was fairly explicit to say the least.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Our hosts (not swingers - although I did have an interesting afternoon in the jacuzzi with Mr.) were very helpful and even ran a courtesy minibus service into the nearby resort of Los Cristianos a few miles away.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;So if you're ever in Tenerife looking for some fun then you must try this hotel out - I won't publish their details but you can always post a comment back with your email and I'll send it to you. Incidentally they only take couples so no singles.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;All the best Joanne and David&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/6277260778862024158/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8431630246140563619&amp;postID=6277260778862024158&amp;isPopup=true' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/posts/default/6277260778862024158'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/posts/default/6277260778862024158'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swingersabroad.com/2007/02/tenerife-swingers.html' title='Tenerife Swingers'/><author><name>Les Calvert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08335835447595482486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431630246140563619.post-1650677332600540184</id><published>2007-01-25T11:01:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-01-25T11:20:35.217Z</updated><title type='text'>Cruise 'n' Swing</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.swingersabroad.com/images/coupleonyacht.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.swingersabroad.com/images/coupleonyacht.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Sounds good doesn't it? Well one of the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.swingersabroad.com/swingers-links.html"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;link advertisers &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;on our website &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.swingersabroad.com"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;www.swingersabroad.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt; is offering Ionian Cruises on their small and personal Yacht.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;If you fancy spending quality time relaxing with friends new or old laid bare on the deck of a fantastic yacht soaking up the rays of the Ioanian Sun then this is the place to be.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Small groups of friends or mixed groups can enjoy the freedom of the waves as they indulge in fantasies we can only dream of back home. The freedom to sunbathe, swim or indulge in other interesting swinging pastimes can all be enjoyed on board this relaxing holiday of a lifetime.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;The owners also have a 5* villa available for land fun so why not take a look at our site and see what our hosts can offer you and your friends this summer.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;If you know of any interesting &lt;a href="http://www.swingersabroad.com/swingers-holidays.html"&gt;Swinging Holidays &lt;/a&gt;then why not let us know and we'll be sure to share them with our friends.&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/1650677332600540184/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8431630246140563619&amp;postID=1650677332600540184&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/posts/default/1650677332600540184'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/posts/default/1650677332600540184'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swingersabroad.com/2007/01/cruise-n-swing.html' title='Cruise &apos;n&apos; Swing'/><author><name>Les Calvert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08335835447595482486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431630246140563619.post-4933029055147778121</id><published>2007-01-15T16:35:00.001Z</published><updated>2007-01-15T16:43:21.531Z</updated><title type='text'>Swinging Destinations in Spain</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;Hey all,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like the site!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is my first time on this site so I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Amanda and myself and my husband have been swinging in the uk for about 5 years now, we regularly visit swinging parties with a close couple of ours and we are eager to broaden our horizons. We are looking to visit the Costa Blanca region in Spain in the near future and are hoping find somewhere that conducts swinging get togethers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Any info on this topic would be very much appreciated, please provide links to sites that we can find this information if you can.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thankyou for your help and hope to hear from you very soon or maybe even meet?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Amanda&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.swingersabroad.com/2007/01/swinging-destinations-in-spain.html' title='Swinging Destinations in Spain'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/4933029055147778121/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8431630246140563619&amp;postID=4933029055147778121&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/posts/default/4933029055147778121'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/posts/default/4933029055147778121'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swingersabroad.com/2007/01/swinging-destinations-in-spain.html' title='Swinging Destinations in Spain'/><author><name>Jamie Arthur</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14040514983685054147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431630246140563619.post-4316697075155945767</id><published>2007-01-03T12:04:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-01-03T15:03:39.854Z</updated><title type='text'>New Website launched</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;The official &lt;a href="http://www.swingers-abroad.com/"&gt;Swingers Abroad &lt;/a&gt;website has now been launched with useful information on the lifestyle and links to &lt;a href="http://www.swingers-abroad.com/uk-swingers-clubs.html"&gt;UK swingers clubs&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.swingers-abroad.com/europe-swingers-clubs.html"&gt;European&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.swingers-abroad.com/usa-swingers-clubs.html"&gt;American swinging clubs&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have also included a free section on &lt;a href="http://www.swingers-abroad.com/member-profiles.html"&gt;Member Profiles&lt;/a&gt; so you can add your details to the section if you so desire. There is a also a section on &lt;a href="http://www.swingers-abroad.com/swingers-parties.html"&gt;Swingers Parties&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.swingers-abroad.com/swingers-holidays.html"&gt;Swingers Holidays&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.swingers-abroad.com/extras/frameset/index.htm"&gt;Shopping&lt;/a&gt; and a link to &lt;a href="http://adultfriendfinder.com/search/g830980-ppc&amp;args&amp;amp;ip=auto"&gt;Dating&lt;/a&gt; all within one easy to use free website on swinging.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We hope that you will visit our new site and we welcome any feedback or suggestions to make the site more enjoyable for visitors.&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.swingersabroad.com/2007/01/new-website-launched.html' title='New Website launched'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/4316697075155945767/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8431630246140563619&amp;postID=4316697075155945767&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/posts/default/4316697075155945767'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/posts/default/4316697075155945767'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swingersabroad.com/2007/01/new-website-launched.html' title='New Website launched'/><author><name>Les Calvert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08335835447595482486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8431630246140563619.post-4401192254403446510</id><published>2006-12-21T10:45:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-01-03T14:59:09.267Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='couples'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='singles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='abroad'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='swinging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='swingers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lifestyle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='clubs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holidays'/><title type='text'>Swingers Abroad - the lifestyle whats it all about?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;Hi there and welcome to our new blog. We are also in the process of creating a new swingers website called &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.swingers-abroad.com/"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;www.swingers-abroad.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; so please feel free to visit us at anytime. We are looking for lots of useful information on all aspects of swinging. So if you have any information that you'd like to share with us whether it be personal experiences, resources or simply comments in general then we'd love to hear from you. Our site and blog will be built with swingers in mind to cater to your requirements so lets hear them. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Below you will find wikipedia's take on the lifestyle - happy reading &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Swinging, sometimes referred to in North America as the swinging lifestyle, is "non-monogamous sexual activity, treated much like any other social activity, that can be experienced as a couple."&lt;br /&gt;The phenomenon (or at least its wider discussion and practice) may be seen as part of the sexual revolution of recent decades, which has occurred after the upsurge in sexual activity possible due to safer sex practices that became prevalent during these same decades.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Swinging is sometimes called wife swapping, but this term is now considered relatively archaic, as it is androcentric and does not accurately describe the full range of sexual activities that swingers may take part in. A more common term amongst swingers is simply The Lifestyle, as it is becoming increasingly referred to in contemporary culture. Though there are certain key differences in the implication of the two terms, "The Lifestyle" and "swinging" will be used interchangeably within the scope of this article.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Activities&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Swinging activities can include (but are not limited to):&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;* Exhibitionism: having sex with a partner while being watched. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;* Voyeurism: watching others have sex (perhaps with the above mentioned partner). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;* Soft Swinging or Soft Swap: kissing, stroking, or having oral sex with a third or fourth person. This may be in the form of a threesome or group sex, or partners may literally be swapped. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;* Full Swap: having penetrative sex with someone other than one's partner, which is the commonly understood definition of swinging (though not necessarily the most common type). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;* Group Sex: An all inclusive term for activities involving multiple partners in the same vicinity.&lt;br /&gt;Typically, swinging activities occur when a married or otherwise committed couple engages with either another couple, multiple couples, or a single individual. These acts can occur in the same room (often called same room swinging) though different or separate room swinging does occur. Sex on these occasions is often referred to as play.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;While the vast majority of swingers are heterosexual couples, a major part of Lifestyle activities are bisexual in nature. A large portion of female swingers, while they may or may not identify as bisexual, are interested in female-female sexual contact. Male-male contact is very rare, and usually never allowed in at a Swing Club/Party.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Organizations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Certain Lifestyle activities are highly organized. There are over 3,000 swinging clubs worldwide. Most major cities in North America and western Europe have at least one swingers' club in a permanent location although they often keep a low profile to avoid negative attention. Swingers also meet through lifestyle magazines, personal ads, swinging house parties, and Internet sites.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Clubs can refer to a physical location or building. In this context, clubs are typically divided into "on-premise" clubs, where sexual activity may happen then and there at the club, and "off-premise" clubs where sexual activity is not allowed at the club, but may be arranged at a near-by location. "Clubs" also may refer to the group that organizes the Lifestyle-related events in a particular area.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;In the USA, many swinging clubs follow a bar or nightclub format, sometimes renting an entire existing bar for scheduled events, frequently termed a venue takeover. This is normally done to avoid interaction with non-Lifestyle segments of the population, and once again to avoid unwanted negative attention. This often relegates these activities to suburbia on the weekend, where bars in large industrial parks which attract a mainstream clientele during weekdays would otherwise sit empty or closed on weekends when offices shut down. On-premise clubs usually have a similar format. One notable exception to this is that most on-premise clubs do not serve alcohol, asking participants instead to bring their own because of the restrictive laws commonly in place regarding sexual activity and the presence of alcoholic beverages. Concordantly, the vast majority of swinging clubs do not advertise as such due to the strict moral climate in the United States. Another format is the swinger party. Usually in a home where parking may require a shuttle from another location if the home resides within a suburban area. A home that is usually suitable may have a hot tub, a pool, several bedrooms, and an assortment of sex furniture such as a sex swing, a stripper pole, a dance floor, or a BDSM dungeon. Within the party atmosphere condoms, lube and breath mints may be readily available throughout the house. Sometimes the host may hold events such as a striptease or dance contest, a flogging or other BDSM demonstration.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;In Europe off-premises clubs are rare and the majority of swinging venues allow sexual contact and serve alcohol. There are three standard formats: the bar/nightclub, usually smaller, in city centres and focused around a dance floor; the spa format which has pools, Jacuzzis, saunas and steam rooms and where people strip on entry; and the country club format, which is out-of-town, usually serves a free buffet and may include elements of the first two as well as offering large play spaces.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;A large amount of swinging activity is organised via the Internet, where there are countless different sites with personals, listings and local information. To many couples, the swinging lifestyle and the clubs can be as much a social venue as a sexual one. Like many sexual sub-cultures, there can be very much a community atmosphere, and the greater communication allowed by the Internet has fostered this sense.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Etiquette&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The 'prime directive' in swinging is "no means no". This means that rejection of a sexual advance does not require justification and must always be respected. Respect for one's play partners is often a hallmark of swinging activity, and violation of this directive can result in immediate expulsion. Concordantly, in the US it is often regarded as impolite to touch without asking, whereas in the UK and Europe both touching and gently but firmly removing a touching hand are widely regarded as polite non-verbal communication in the playroom context.&lt;br /&gt;Many swingers who participate in penetrative sex whilst swinging are strict about condom usage, including insisting on changing condoms between partners. However, some members of the swinging community do engage in unprotected sex, in a practice that is commonly known as barebacking. When unsure, it is considered a polite necessity to establish these ground rules before becoming sexually involved.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Some swingers believe that it's possible to spot others in the same way that Gaydar is supposed to work (sometimes referred to as Playdar), while others may rely on more overt signs. Among homosexual communities, a traditional means to identify one another was a single earring in the right ear; however, currently, there is no commonly used method for identifying swingers. Some believe that actions such as a woman being flirtatious while their significant other is present, men who offer their wives to dance or couples entering a bar separately and spending the evening apart are ways to tell if a couple swings. Obviously, these signs, both subtle and overt, are difficult to perceive, and swingers are often averse to identifying themselves in public. The growth of many swinging web sites on the Internet is partly due to this, allowing swingers to communicate and meet without public attention or the risk of offending non-swingers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.swingersabroad.com/2006/12/swingers-abroad-lifestyle-whats-it-all.html' title='Swingers Abroad - the lifestyle whats it all about?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/4401192254403446510/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8431630246140563619&amp;postID=4401192254403446510&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/posts/default/4401192254403446510'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8431630246140563619/posts/default/4401192254403446510'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swingersabroad.com/2006/12/swingers-abroad-lifestyle-whats-it-all.html' title='Swingers Abroad - the lifestyle whats it all about?'/><author><name>Les Calvert</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08335835447595482486</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
