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Camping Should Be An Adventure - Not A Chore

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  Ever wondered exactly how like camping is glamping?  There is a huge range of  glamping tent choices  in the market and every site offers a different service so it’s a valid question. ​ The best answer is:  “Enough like camping to be an adventure but not enough to be a chore.”   ​ It’s like camping because you get to Hear the sound of the rain on your roof See the wild right outside, you can unzip the doors and just take in the views and fresh air Experience the sound of birdsong as you wake up Sit around roaring campfires toasting marshmallows Really relax in your surroundings Cook and dine alfresco (if you wish) See incredible night skies Marvel at spectacular sunsets So essentially you get all the good bits of camping. That is pretty much where the similarity with camping ends, however. It’s different to camping because, It’s easy You don’t have to pitch your own tent or bring endless supplies for all possible scenarios There is no walking across a dew...

Tented Camps Are Fast Becoming the World’s Best Resorts

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  They’re Popping Up Everywhere, From Mexico To Laos—and Luxury Travelers Can’t Get Enough. Here’s Why. At one point in the mid-2010s, “glamping” became a four-letter word. A sudden boom in upscale tented accommodations—which ultimately felt neither glamorous nor like camping—saw the trend go from boom to bust as quickly as spaghetti donuts and ramen burgers.   But now, glamping is back, and the glamour factor is through the canvas roof.   Everywhere from Luang Prabang to New South Wales, Tulum to Costa Rica—even in the heart of New York—hoteliers are ditching bricks and mortar walls and ceilings for safari-style tents , many with free-standing bathtubs, fireplaces, wood floors, and outdoor dual-head rain showers. The concept has become so high-end, “glamping” no longer does it justice.   For travellers, the experience offers novelty, digital disconnection, and access to experiences that are at once authentic and Instagrammable (when you get back on Wi-Fi). Think in...