Okay, the next time I’m in India (right!), I’ll camp here. Glamping with a few tigers thrown in as a bonus!
Posts Tagged ‘glamping’
“Aman-i-Khas”
Saturday, November 21st, 2009Seen on Twitter
Thursday, October 1st, 2009“Camping Billionaires: Putting the TENT back into ostentatious!” (Thanks to “NotJohnHubinger”).
“Everyday Citizen: Glamping– The New Trend in Camping, or Just a Fad?”
Sunday, September 13th, 2009Personally, I think that, for its intended demographic (which does not include me), glamping is here to stay. And I always try to bring a little bling, a hint ‘o style, to any camping experience– so, yeah, I glamp things up a bit even when primitive camping, which my family enjoys very much. But read the article, and see what you think.
“Sweetspot: Roughin’ It (Kinda)”
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009Now, you know, Dear Reader, that I am soooo with this lady on the salmon and steaks deal! Where is it written that camp outs MUST include only hotdogs and hamburgers? But I do think sleeping bags are important (perhaps in addition to some lovely, galmpingesque bedding).
“Under a Paper Moon: Summer Getaway {Les Ormes}”
Thursday, July 30th, 2009Time for our glamping fix!
You know, speaking as someone who thus far has only managed to glamp up the picnic table, and as someone who wouldn’t spend the three or four thousand per night that way if I had it burning a hole in my pocket, I do enjoy these posts as inspiration. As you know, I have joined the dark side (as my husband might say, if he were honest) in devoting myself to prettifying camping a tad.
Now, if someone were to send me to one of these hard-core glamping retreats as a gift, I would never be so rude as to decline…
“Blue Bird Notes: Camping Ugly Turned Camping Cute?”
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009In her blog, Blue Bird Notes, Koralee shows us her cute red and white polka dotted and rose-themed dishes she’s packed for camping, a note of beauty among all the olive-drab, khaki-dull acoutrements of your typical family tent camping trip. I am soooo with her in that need for some shining beacon of style and delight. And in the middle of her post, she includes this photo:
A gypsy caravan, the ONE thing I would give up my tent for– but only if it were pulled by a pair of beautiful dappled grays, maybe Percherons or Belgians, and someone else were charged with their care. (I would give them apples, though, and they would love me.)
“Glamping: The Insider’s Guide to Camping in Style”
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009Does this picture of the interior of an everyday family camping tent appeal to you?
Then you’ll want to read the article that it illustrates, entitled, “Glamping: The Insider’s Guide to Camping in Style.” It’s a how-to on getting the look and feel of a true glamp in your own tent!
My first improvement? I’m getting a nice rug for the floor. I’ll keep my eyes open at Goodwills and other thrift shops to keep costs down so the hubster doesn’t have an apoplectic fit– at least, prior to having to fit it in the car. Oh, I can see the pictures already, and I’ll share them with you when they’re actually taken!
Next, a frame for the queen-sized air mattress… and that “bed in a bag” idea, just for camping…
If I do these things one at a time, will he even notice? Nah!
[NB: Photo by Tammie Dooley]
Another “Yearning for Glamping” Post
Sunday, July 26th, 2009This post features the popular photo of the girly-girl wigwam from Country Living that’s been getting a lot of play on the Internet lately, and which we’ve discussed here before:
Now, as you know, I’ve expressed admiration for this beautiful tent in the past, but this time when I saw it I had an ugly thought, that nothing would scream “poor, defenseless female here” louder (whether or not that were the case), and that that is not a message you’d want to send fellow campers. We spend so much time talking about remaining safe from animals on camping trips, but forget that we also fit into that category.
I’ve decide that I would glam it up like that on my own property, but not publicly. No sense making myself a target for some liquored-up he-man who could decide I’m an easy mark for robbery or worse.
And, believe me, I would not have the comforting presence of my husband in such a tent, never in a million years. He simply doesn’t do florals.
“Confessions of a Renegade Mom: Camping Diva”
Friday, July 24th, 2009“This camping trip…” this mom writes, “is hysterically funny to me! Especially when I saw her pack.” Her Camping Diva packs copious amounts of cute outfits for an overnight trip and packs the cute sleepover-sleeping bag instead of a camping-grade bag, all in her effort to be presentable at all times.
Actually, I sympathize with Diva. I, too, have attempted to maintain normal presentableness while camping. I, too, have yearned for camping cuteness in my gear. I have finally accepted that little things like hygiene must be sacrificed to the overall camping experience and have gotten my “beauty routine” down to a streamlined science (see my post No Fuss, No Muss, No Bugs: My Beauty Routine When Camping). However, I refuse to give up on prettiness in my gear.
It has occurred to me that all the olive green and khaki in camping gear are great neutrals that will make pinks, reds, and peachy tones in accessories pop beautifully. So bring the “giant pink comforter… [that you] tried to roll…. up like a sleeping bag and instead it looked a huge bail of pink hay.” Just accept that you’ll really need a real camping sleeping bag under it in the tent.
I guess I, too, have a little bit of camping diva left in me.
“Under a Blue Moon: Let’s Go Camping”
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009This is actually a post about glamping, but the author hates that made-up word and decides never to use it. There is one photo– the one with all the lanterns in the tree above the lavish dinner table– that I would soooo do (and my husband would soooo not help me!).