Walking along a wooded trail is fantastic so is the feeling of a grassy yard, the ocean shoreline, the cool smooth floors of my house (all tile and hardwood) or simply walking across a warm parking lot onto the floors of a store
I like the feel of the trail that is black top and some of it is grass and sand and gravel mixed. And the floors of some stores and restaurants.
Local art museum with an outdoor sculpture garden. Barefoot outside in the grass and inside on wood and carpeted floors, no one has ever cared. Spent several glorious summer days reading and walking around there over the years.
My favorites were 7-11s for the cool smooth floors and old mom and pop delis that usually had a little griddiness to the floor texture. Both were places where you couldn't help but being noticed by employees and customers. Usually being barefoot was never an issue.
All I know is the walk to the beach is better then the sandy beach ! A sandy beach is supposedly the best place for barefooting but not really its just the only place where its the norm.
Crazy as this sounds, I walked the beach a couple days ago. At least half the people walking were wearing shoes.
My favorite places are walking in a grassy yard, walking into a massage clinic where everyone else is barefoot and it's highly encouraged, and going for a walk through mud & puddles in the summertime after it has rained.
There’s a few places - woodlands with a mix of warm, damp mud and grass is awesome as is walking through a dewy meadow with the sun warming it. I like hillwalking too as long as the paths are mainly grassy - the textures can be lush with mossy and boggy sections. Most places are great barefoot though!
My wife knows that the best way to get me to go shopping is for us to go barefoot. The store textures compared to the sidewalks are always enjoyable. Stores should realize that barefoot customers = happy customers = more likely to spend money
Yes! That's what I tell the "Karens" all the time, that I'm more comfortable, so I'll shop longer, and buy more stuff.