
One exhibitionist who is head over heels for travelling has spent the past five years doing naked handstands in front of iconic locations around the globe.

The anonymous Naked Handstander has stripped off in 17 different countries across the globe including China, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Norway, the US and Australia, and has happily pulled his signature handstand in the buff for the waiting camera.

The flame-haired acrobat posts his unusual tourists snaps on his blog – showing the keen traveller upside down in amazing locations such as Uluru in Australia and even on the Great Wall of China.

He has visited the UK twice – handstanding on Brighton Beach and on the banks by Cambridge University.

He said: 'I love to experience the world in all its glory and wonder in the raw. So many places lend themselves perfectly to naked handstanding, with such stunning scenery.'

The cheeky traveller's handstands are intended to raise awareness about planned obsolescence, 'the deliberate shortening of products' useful life in order to force the consumer to buy or upgrade over and over and over again.'

On his blog he writes: 'There is too much crap consumed and disposed daily in the world and we are slowly destroying it... we need to put things on their head and end this throw away culture we currently live in. The world is spectacular and full of amazement, get out there and explore it as best you can and you will see for yourself.'

The globe-trotting buff has encountered some troubles on his journeys. In Amsterdam he was stopped by the Dutch police. He said: 'It involved an encounter with some friendly Dutch police.

'They kindly let me go after metaphorically "kicking me in the arse" and me promising never to get naked around them again.'

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Letting it all hang out: Upside down in his birthday suit, the Naked Handstander poses nonchalantly at Molden Sognefjord in Norway. He has bared all in 17 countries

Handstanding in Amsterdam: The Dutch police gave him a friendly warning and the naked handstander promised 'never to get naked around them again'

Up close and personal: The raw beauty of Australia's Uluru (Ayers Rock) proves to be the perfect posing backdrop for this happy-go-lucky chappie

Stony surface: He has visited the UK twice – handstanding on Brighton Beach and on the banks by Cambridge University

Baring his goods: The chap is raising awareness about planned obsolescence, 'the deliberate shortening of products' useful life in order to force the consumer to buy or "upgrade" over and over and over again'

Postcard pretty: Posing in front of the colourful wooden building in Bryggen Bergen, Norway. The historic harbour district is on the UNESCO World Heritage List

Legs akimbo: According to his blog, this shot was taken in Istanbul in 2009. The Bosphorus bridge and the Ortaköy Mosque can be seen in the background

Back to basics: On the banks of Cambridge University. The globe-trotting buff has encountered some troubles on his journeys, getting questioned by the Dutch police

Koh Phi Phi, Thailand: 'So many places lend themselves perfectly to naked handstanding, with such stunning scenery,' the anonymous Naked Handstander says

Budapest's Liberty Bridge, Hungary: The bold traveller has visited and done naked handstands in China, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Norway, China, USA and Australia

Stockholm: Upside-down adventures in Sweden's capital city. The Naked Handstander has spent the last five years travelling the world and doing handstands in the nude

Cold regions: The traveller does a handstand on New Year's Day on frozen lake Tjornin, Reykjavik, Iceland. The people skating in the background don't seem to mind

Grandstand handstand: The flame-haired acrobat posts his unusual tourists snaps on his blog Naked Handstander. Here he is in Preikestolen, Norway

More og Romsdal, Norway: Baring it all in front of the steep mountains and rolling terrain of the northernmost county in Western Norway

New York New York: On his blog, the Naked Handstander, he writes, 'We need to put things on their head and end this throw away culture we currently live in'