Cool camping vs cool caravanning: a case study in ‘cool’ travel writing

Travel by caravan, RV or kombi may be just as cool as camping if vehicle registrations and club member- ships are anything to go by, but to the travel media it’s cooler to write about camping – unless the caravan is expensive, luxuriously fitted out, comes with quirky extras or retro-cool packaging, or is simply … Read more about Cool camping vs cool caravanning: a case study in ‘cool’ travel writing

Cool camping: cowboy-print tipis and other chic accoutrements

Forget the need to worry about whether your gear is waterproof, breathable or even lightweight “The only question cool campers will be asking of their equipment this summer is whether they should opt for Ted Baker’s flying duck-motif tent or Cath Kidston’s cowboy-print tipi,” The Observer told us in ‘Cool Camping’. And that was only … Read more about Cool camping: cowboy-print tipis and other chic accoutrements