Time to pack your bags and head for Vera…forever!

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Time to pack your bags and head for Vera…forever!

Steve • 17 July 2021

Steve and Chris explain how living and working in Vera Playa could become more than just a dream..

a long shot of the beach with lots of sun umbrellas and the mountain in the distance

Don’t know about the rest of you but we are certainly feeling this year is passing by so quickly. One minute they’re fixing the naturist beach, the next minute there’s hundreds of grateful bodies soaking up the sun and enjoying the summer vibe that Vera Playa naturist beach always offers. But the enjoyment is not only to be had at the beach.

Just last weekend those who got to know about it, were mesmerised by the spectacle that is the LGBTQ+ Gay Parade that has become an annual feast for the senses as it snakes its way around the back streets of Vera Playa to eventually wind up down by the naturist hotel. Blaring music, dancing, rainbow flags it’s a colourful riot of feathers, make up and outlandish outfits one could not fail to be indifferent to!

The only issue it seems this year is that not enough people knew it was even taking place until they saw the photos on social media the next day and were gutted to have missed it. Since Covid protocols were still in place due to the potentially large crowd with mask-wearing, distancing etc requested, perhaps over-promotion of the event could have caused more problems. Hopefully next year it will be back, bigger bolder and bouncier than ever before! And don’t forget to bring an outfit just in case! Remember less is more and more is always more! You can see a short clip on our Tik Tok.

The fact that Vera plays host to this event when neighbouring towns don’t, surely reflects how inclusive it is here. And it is this very inclusivity along with the pandemic that has brought about a new exciting initiative by the ‘powers-that-be’ at Vera. Acknowledging how the last 18 months have adversely impacted on this coastal municipality, the town hall have come up with a plan to get the economy moving again … and not just for the holiday season.

The initiative is to make Vera become the ‘go-to’ place to telework/remote work. To work from home while living in paradise, rather than the city, now that does sound like living the dream doesn’t it? The pandemic has clearly demonstrated how so many office-based jobs especially can actually be done from home, thus ringing the changes and enabling workers to move further away from the office hubs of their employers. It may not suit everyone but it does seem more people have embraced the flexibility homeworking can bring.

Vera are doing a lot right now to promote the area as a teleworking town, drawing more people to settle and work here all year long. Not only would this boost the property market but would enable local businesses especially coastal restaurants and bars to remain open for longer periods of the year.

Vera has the infrastructure and support network to make teleworking a real, viable option for achieving the perfect work/life balance. They are even starting a ‘work club’, to help people work remotely using shared office space and high tech facilities.

Chris and I are already lucky enough to have achieved this work/life balance and it was Chris’s role as a remote worker that resulted in us being asked to participate in one of the promotional films supporting the campaign. We were very flattered to have been asked and it was an easy decision to make knowing that we would be working with two of the most talented producer directors around - ‘La Pita y El Pitaco’ whose films of the area are always a complete joy to watch. See some of them here.

Below you can see some of the ‘behind the scenes’ photos of the shoot along with some from the press launch and radio interview recently. Imagine Chris’s surprise when he was asked to give an impromptu speech in Spanish after his video was shown…he had everyone in fits of laughter, not sure that was the plan but it was fun anyway. Likewise he was also interviewed by the radio station on the seafront, again an unexpected treat! Almost as good as the delicious meal we were treated to afterwards! The town hall has created a really helpful website for anyone considering moving to Vera Playa (whether for teleworking purposes or not).

You can see the promotional films including ours on the town hall’s You Tube channel.

Ours was deliberately recorded in English with Spanish subtitles to demonstrate the international appeal of Vera. So far the whole initiative has been met with praise and positivity by the press and public alike, so let’s hope it brings more people here to enjoy paradise for longer periods.

Apparently the pandemic has helped increase an interest in naturism as some people have obviously been working from home in various states of dress or undress throughout! Just because they could! The next logical step is to move to Vera Playa zona naturista and complete the circle!

Finally, it seems a bit crazy at this point in the season but there are still some last minute additions/improvements to the naturist beach. Just the other day a new wooden path to the Natsun chiringuito was completed. That will have been welcomed by many.

Most notably however, until recently we had no sunbeds at all on the naturist beach while the textile beach had quite a lot.

But then all of a sudden and without fanfare some sunbeds were set up south of the lifeguard tower near La Cañita Loca, then a few days later some more appeared in front of Chiringuito Naturista (Sol y Luna) and now as I write this I can see the Pirate Bar has plans to put some out…. And what with Alexandra’s sunbeds at Natsun also due imminently anyone who likes a little luxury in life will now know they will be well-catered for here at Vera Playa naturist beach. Now you just have decide which part of the beach or chiringuito you like the best! Decisions, decisions eh!

Either way, if it is your first time here then ‘Welcome to Vera’ or as the town hall would say: Bienvenidoavera.com!

Enjoy the summer all… wherever you are!

Steve and Chris offer two beautiful apartments to rent for the discerning naturist traveller. One is directly on the Vera Playa naturist beach, the other just a few footsteps away. See more here.