Glamping

The Newsweek’s (May 28^th) The Good Life page reports an emerging camping trend. Called Glamping, short for glamorous camping, this trend was started in Britain by the likes of Kate Moss and Sienna Miller, who would combine mud proof Wellies and couture mini dresses at festivals like Glastonbury.

Vendors have responded with a range of products including floral tent pegs, tents with 12-volt power outlets for laptops, gaming consoles and hair dryers. In Hawaii, the Molokai Ranch offers 40 “tentalows” with solar energy providing modern conveniences.

Though camping is best enjoyed in its rustic and basic variant, I wonder what one could call our own luxurious tented camps, which are known to offer six-star service with all conceivable creature comforts.

I love basic camping. I also love being occasionally pampered in a proper establishment. Mixing the two does not augur well with me.