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Message #3845 of 4034  *NEW* To From Subject Date All Carol   Want to go Glamping? 3/23/07, 8:25am (Last Edited: 3/23/07, 8:28am) Ditch the smelly sleeping bag and go glamping — glamorous camping Forget the campfire: At the Clayoquot Wilderness Resort, visitors get haute cuisine and high-end service. NEW YORK (AP) — Did a bad experience turn you off to camping? Maybe your tent leaked in a rainstorm or you shivered all night in a borrowed, smelly sleeping bag. Or that thin foam pad you were trying to sleep on didn't do much to protect your back from the rocky, uneven ground beneath your tent. It doesn't have to be that way. Tour companies and resorts now offer luxury camping, and the term "glamping" — shorthand for glamorous camping — is starting to turn up in reports from the United Kingdom and Canada. The New York Post recently mentioned "glamping" in an article on a new website for luxury travel, www.globorati.com. (The story also referred to "jetrosexuals" as a globetrotting jetsetter who thinks nothing of hopping on a plane to Asia for a shopping spree.) In British Columbia, Canada, the Clayoquot Wilderness Resort, a 30-minute boat ride from the town of Tofino, is offering "glamping" on a fjord on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Tents have Persian carpets, down duvets and even electricity. There's a sauna and hot tubs on site, and activities including fishing, horseback riding, kayaking, hikes and wildlife-watching. More here... http://usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2007-03-06- glamorous-camping_N.htm?emailname=Daily+Travel+News %3a+Ditch+the+sleeping+bag+and+go+'&POE=click-refer -------------------------------------------------------- The mountains are calling and I must go. ~ John Muir ~ www.tarol.com -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #3845 • Back to Topics

Message #3846 of 4034  *NEW* To From Subject Date Carol Larry Levy   Re: Want to go Glamping? 3/23/07, 10:28am Now THAT'S camping! Every year, Janice's college buddies get together for a "reunion." Since two of the families have RV's, it usually entails camping somewhere. Janice and I don't usually go unless there is a motel nearby -------------------------------------------------------- " I lift up mine eyes to the hills, whence cometh my help.", Psalm 121 -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #3846 • Back to Topics

Message #3847 of 4034  *NEW* To From Subject Date Larry Levy Carol   Re: Want to go Glamping? 3/24/07, 1:22am >Now THAT'S camping! > >Every year, Janice's college buddies get together for a >"reunion." Since two of the families have RV's, it usually >entails camping somewhere. Janice and I don't usually go >unless there is a motel nearby See, most of the time I'd much rather camp than stay in a hotel. Hotels, unless you spend more than $100, always seem to have something wrong - the person next door has the TV turned up all night, you can hear the person upstairs everytime they flush the toilet, the ac or heating unit is noisy, etc. I'd much rather be in my cozy sleeping bag on my air mattress, which is more comfortable than most beds, sleeping underneath the stars. I sleep well in the fresh air and quiet -------------------------------------------------------- The mountains are calling and I must go. ~ John Muir ~ www.tarol.com -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #3847 • Back to Topics

Message #3848 of 4034  *NEW* To From Subject Date Carol Larry Levy   Re: Want to go Glamping? 3/24/07, 6:11pm That's true, but hotels have hot showers nd private bathrooms and a nice, comfy bed (most of the time, anyway.) -------------------------------------------------------- " I lift up mine eyes to the hills, whence cometh my help.", Psalm 121 -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #3848 • Back to Topics

Message #3849 of 4034  *NEW* To From Subject Date Larry Levy Dr. Rub Re: Want to go Glamping? 3/25/07, 3:58pm I tend to agree with you Larry. If I was on Survivor, or it was a matter of life or death, I could camp outdoors if it is necessary. But, if it isn't necessary, I prefer the nice bed, air conditioning, bath & shower, etc. Glamping sounds good. -------------------------------------------------------- "Losers always whine about giving their best. Winners get to go home & ---- the prom queen." (Sean Connery) -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #3849 • Back to Topics

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