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Topic: Glamping in the Telegraph

lizex

30/9/2012 at 6:53pm
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/campingholidays/9570025/Glamping-confessions-of-a-convert-to-camping.html

A nice article, sounds like she had a great time in ... well... a canvas hut? But it ain't camping, is it?

And why does she have to take a pop (two pops, actually, there's one near the end too). Does she imagine camping would be such a popular hobby if we were really cold, muddy and had to do elaborate things in order to be able to eat? We're never cold (and we don't usualy have EHU). And what could be simpler than camping cookery?

At least we don't all pay £584 for 3 nights

and that's before she hits the shop for everything she's forgotten. And the wellies.

We really ought to take some of these journalists on. A night in some of the gorgeous tents I've seen on here would be so much nicer, don't you think?

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30/9/2012 at 7:08pm
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Yes i think you are right . We love camping as it should be

dubs1978

30/9/2012 at 7:41pm
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In all fairness, this is written by Alex "the hotel inspector" Polizzi.

I think it's horses for courses really, yes it isn't 'really' camping is it, but then maybe taking a tent and filling it with every mod con you have in your house isn't 'really' camping either but there are a lot of people that do that!

I guess it's how you see things really, for us going camping (be it in a tent with no EHU, or in a folding camper with EHU, or even a ready tent with furniture and log burning stove) is just about being under some kind of canvas top, in a field away from the big city.

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02/10/2012 at 7:53am
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OK I will willingly admit that I would love to be able to afford a holiday in one of these tents - all joys of camping without setting up/taking down in the howling wind and lashing rain.
For me a holiday in such a set up would offer a bit of luxury without the stuffy regimented regime of an hotel.

Plenty of campers go abroad for a couple of weeks or spend a weekend on an hotel - is this really any different?

OK camping is not for her - but why does she assume that we would not use a well stocked farm shop? I certainly by things like my eggs from on site if they are offered, and have also bought local meat/cheese and even homemade cakes when they have been available.

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I saw the same accommodation units on a campsite in France. Just another form of holiday let, not really camping.

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