Sep 15th, 2009 at 2:00PM: The Sanctuary Swala Camp has just reopened in Tanzania, and the luxury destination is ready for guests. The $1.5 million rebuild has updated the retreat's 12 canvas pavilions with covered open spaces, large living areas and en suite bathrooms. The indoor and outdoor showers sound particularly enticing to me. But, the best part is probably the view from the large private lounge decks, where you can ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Sanctuary Swala reopens in Tanzania
Sep 15th, 2009 at 2:00PM: The Sanctuary Swala Camp has just reopened in Tanzania, and the luxury destination is ready for guests. The $1.5 million rebuild has updated the retreat's 12 canvas pavilions with covered open spaces, large living areas and en suite bathrooms. The indoor and outdoor showers sound particularly enticing to me. But, the best part is probably the view from the large private lounge decks, where you can ...Put your "Paws Up" and relax in Montana
Aug 9th, 2009 at 4:00PM: The Resort at Paws Up is among the most unique in the country, occupying 60 square miles along the Blackfoot River in Montana. The property boasts 10 villas of more than 3,000 square feet, not to mention smaller houses and canvas suites (i.e., luxury tents). This unusual destination, which offers a variety of outdoor experiences, is offering a few deals to the fall ... as if you needed even more ...Talking travel with founder of globorati.com
Aug 18th, 2008 at 9:00AM: I'm here with Mark Jolly, founder and editor of globorati, the top luxury travel site for the stylish jet set. Mark is also a contributing editor at Conde Nast Traveler, having reported from over 60 countries and lived on four continents. He's here to talk about everything from which diamond-infused lotion is appropriate for your next getaway to Miami to the next big luxury destination (in South ...Tools for Removing Ticks
Jul 13th, 2007 at 1:25PM: Anytime I go camping, I inevitably find myself traipsing through dense woods in a search for firewood. Camping season is, unfortunately, also tick season, and it's rare to get back to the tent and not find a few of those nasty buggers latched onto my skin. Typically I spend some time hunting about my body, picking them off with varied success. They're pretty tough to get off! Kevin Kelly's got a ...The Original Canopy Chair
Jul 3rd, 2007 at 1:35PM:
It's amazing how fast those collapsible camping chairs came down in price. It seems like only a few years ago I picked one up for $20 or $30, and now you can find them two-for-$10 at Wal-Mart. Granted, they're poorly constructed at that price, but you get what you pay for. If you're willing to splurge a bit, Renetto has what they call the Canopy Chair. This comfy cousin to the cheapo is ...Keep Your Gadgets Charged on the Beach
Jun 21st, 2007 at 1:02PM:
Reware is selling what they call the "world's first heavy-duty solar beach tote" called the Juice Bag. The tote has an ultra-thin solar panel built into the side which harnesses the power of the sun and converts it into juice for your cellphone, digital camera, sombrero, or other gadgets you may bring to the beach to ruin with sand. Unfortunately it will not charge your laptop, as the solar ...Must-Haves for your iPhone Camp Out
Jun 19th, 2007 at 4:45PM: Are you planning to camp out next week for an iPhone? If so, you need to be prepared. Gone are the days of sleeping on sidewalks in the rain, or suffering in the heat. You need your iPhone, and you're not afraid to wait for it in whatever Mother Nature decides to give. Here are a bunch of accessories to make your parking-lot camp out more comfortable, safe, and high-tech. You'll need somewhere to ...Cutlery on the Go
Jun 7th, 2007 at 5:30PM: UncommonGoods.com has a lot of interesting travel gear for sale, including this Cutlery on the Go silverware set. "Handy for travel, camping, and 'on the go' activities, the nomad is a fork, a knife, a spoon and a bottle opener in one - that folds neatly into a plastic compact cover when not in use." The cover is attached to a 34" nylon strap so you can wear it around your neck for easy access. ...Modern Yurts: The Nomad
May 25th, 2007 at 1:40PM:
The traditional yurt -- first used in the nomadic cultures of Central Asia -- is being modernized and marketed towards the rich glampers of today. Leading this trend is the Nomad (above) yurt by Ecoshack. For a cool $6,800 USD you get a kit containing everything you need to construct the most advanced yurt currently available -- complete with a "beautifully sealed and sanded platform floor ...Woods Solar-Powered EZ-Tent
May 14th, 2007 at 2:57PM: Gone are the days are drooling all over that flashlight jammed in your mouth as you rifle through your bag in search of your toothbrush. Woods' Solar-Powered EZ-Tent features a removable, 7-inch solar panel on the top of the tent's hub; 4-6 hours of direct light yields 2-4 hours of tent light. The energy stored can be used to operate the tent's integrated LED rope lights; to operate the removable ...The Daiquiri Whacker Is A Gas Powered Blender
May 13th, 2007 at 3:33PM: Attention, glampers! How many times have you felt the need for a frozen daiquiri while in the woods? How often have you wished you could cut through all that silence so you could crush some ice and mix it with alcohol right from the bed of your truck? Well, now you can! The Daiquiri Whacker is a gas-powered, go-anywhere party starter. Portable and powerful, the unit's twist throttle gives you ...T@B: the Travel Trailer for Roaming Urbanites
May 1st, 2007 at 12:30PM:
We've been noticing a wave of modern campers that are making their presence known in the world of glamping this year. Along with the Deseo, and Desgin Within Reach's collaboration with Airstream, newcomer (to us, anyway) T@B is offering a "smart, stylish, independent" travel trailer for roaming urbanites with an itch to hit the road in style. What's unique about the T@B is its low weight and ...I Wish I Had: A Sun-brella
Apr 28th, 2007 at 2:55PM: We love the beach, so we head there a lot. However, I tremble in fear when I see some of the old, leathery grandmas strutting down the beach. Will my skin look like beef jerky one day, too? To combat that, we always slather on the sunscreen and only stay for a short time. However, if we had a Sun-brella, we could probably stay a little longer -- and have a lot more fun! I wish I had one!
The ...Designs Within Reach + Airstream = Glamping Heaven
Apr 26th, 2007 at 1:44PM:
Designs Within Reach, the same furniture retailer that brought you the bottomless beach chair, is teaming up with legendary motor home-maker Airstream to develop a "trailer for the mobile young modernist -rock climbers, surfers, dot-com guys," according to the New York Times. This looks very similar to Deseo's "modular caravan" that Willy wrote about last week. Is camping becoming chic? I've ...dig&sit
Apr 21st, 2007 at 3:30PM: If you want to enjoy your cold wine on the beach in a little more style than by sitting in a bottomless beach chair (I mean, come on!), you should consider the dig&sit, a flexible beach sofa. Made of two layers of damp-proof, pvc-coated nylon, the 3-person dig&sit features two quilted foam zones to make that hard beach sand just a wee bit softer. The dig&sit also features stainless ...Ziploc Bag Ice Cream
Apr 20th, 2007 at 10:00AM: Here's a great, easy idea for the next time you go camping: make Ziploc Bag Ice Cream! The easiest recipe for camping ice cream comes from the clever guys at Get Outdoors:
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
6 tablespoons salt (rock salt is best)
Mix the milk, vanilla and sugar in one ziploc sandwich bag. Place ice and salt in a ziploc freezer bag. Place the ...The Wavebox
Mar 21st, 2007 at 11:00AM: Well, it looks like glamping may be inching to the mainstream. Just check out the the WaveBox, a rugged, portable lunchbox that's also a microwave. Running on 3 power options -- AC, DC direct clip to a car battery, or DC connection to a cigarette lighter -- the Wavebox allows glampers to heat up their popcorn, French toast, Hot Pockets, or whatever, without the hassle of that old messy, annoying ...Glamping with the N!ergy Tent
Mar 13th, 2007 at 11:24AM:
Maybe it's just me... but isn't camping supposed to be an escape from the modern conveniences available in your home? Isn't that why we go "outdoors," to get away from it all, to unplug and relax a bit? Eureka, makers of the N!ergy Tent, think differently. Maybe they're a bit smarter than the average bear -- they know that people want their s'more and eat it too, they want electricity on the ...Glamping, and other puzzling trends in travel
Mar 6th, 2007 at 5:00PM: Glamping, or glamorous camping -- a new buzzword popping up in publications across the globe (a Google search yields 400+ results already) -- is becoming a trend among the more fortunate, and less adventurous of travelers looking to "rough it" in the outdoors. From Yahoo, "In British Columbia, Canada, the Clayoquot Wilderness Resort, a 30-minute boat ride from the town of Tofino, is offering ...
