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Skinny Cow “Girls Gone Glamping” Contest

Skinny cow glamping

We know you’ve been waiting for a chance to get away, and now the Skinny Cow “Girls Gone Glamping” prize might just be that chance! This is for the girlfriends, a chance to leave it all behind and join us in Montana for some serious pampering – I mean camping – I mean… well, you know, glamping!

Alright, what’s the scoop?

Skinny Cow, known for their light (yet indulgent!) desserts, is offering a vacation to The Resort At Paws Up as their grand prize during a series of contest drawings. It’s going on now, so it’s time to get in the game if you haven’t already! Enter as many times as you want. The winner and two friends will get to enjoy a weekend of all-expenses-free indulgence. Not a bad way to reward yourself for your smart sweet tooth! The glamping vacation is the big giveaway, but there are plenty more gift cards and treat freebies waiting all who join the sweepstakes.

Check out this fun infographic for more Skinny Cow glamping excitement! Find out what more than half the women surveyed agreed on when it comes to reasons to get out of town. Turns out that East Coast women tend (more than other regions) to prioritize plush bedding and pillows when selecting their glamping spot. And when choosing (hypothetically, of course) between the perks of clean bathrooms/showers or being bug free, which wins in your book? The Resort at Paws Up is the premier luxury glamping resort in Montana. When it comes to comfort, no one takes better care of you and yours than at Paws Up in Greenough. This is roughing it like royalty.

And, with 37,000 acres to enjoy, you and your besties will have plenty to explore after the sweepstakes are over. Imagine enjoying a Skinny Cow ice cream by the campfire beneath Montana’s “Big Sky” with luxury beds prepared to perfection by the camp butler. The days are so fresh it’ll quickly put you in touch with your inner cowgirl. You’ll return home rested, empowered, and ready to face the wilderness of the concrete jungles once more!

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Rules of the game:

1 Grab your favorite SKINNY COW® Candy or Ice Cream.* (This first step is the best!) Don’t have any SKINNY COW? See below for a free way to enter.

2 Enter the 12-digit bar code on your box of candy or ice cream. Or use the 6-digit code from inside your candy wrapper to receive one entry into the sweepstakes.

3 Click to see if you’re an instant winner.

4 Play every day! Each entry gives you another chance to win our grand Girls Gone Glamping prize!

5 There is a new grand prize drawing every two weeks for a chance to win one of nine trips. All glamping trips are October 2-5, 2014. So keep coming back to throw your cowboy hat in the ring for another chance to win!

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May the best glamper win!

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Family-friendly Glamping

Family-friendly Glamping

Summer breaks are here. The school year has led up to these few weeks of dusk-till-dawn excitement. Among the BBQs and water gun fights the kids demand some adventure. They want to play explorers out in the wilderness, and while kids might be happy pitching a tent and spending nights in a thinly-comfortable sleeping bag… well, let’s bring in the glamping to keep both adults and kids happy!

This summer you might not be able to travel international and adjust to a different time zone for a weekend, so let’s check out the glamping spots easily accessible from every state in the U-S-of-A.

Midwest.

First stop would have to be The Resort at Paws Up. This glamping haven has been featured by nearly every glamping enthusiast – and for good reason. Located in Greenough Montana, Paws Up is within easy distance of just about anyone in the states. Your kids will feel like Lewis and Clark did when they ventured into these regions all those years ago. It’s a luxury experience and adults will appreciate having their own camp butler and chef. The kids will be enthusiastic after they see the activities options – including go-karting, archery, river rafting and more.

Looking further south on the glamping map brings you to Yellowstone National Park. Here there’s the Under Canvas safari-like experience. Yellowstone Under Canvas is just 10 minutes from the national park entrance, so your family can spend the day exploring the riches in one the most well known national parks. Get up close and personal (guided by park rangers) to the Bears, Moose, Bald Eagles, Buffalo and other wildlife who know this area as home.

For a unique midwest experience, try the Conestoga wagons by the Rock Ranch in Georgia. Your kids may have studied about the pioneers in schools, now bring the history lesson to life by camping in pioneer styled wagons. For some extra fun you can hire a storyteller or astronomer to join in the evening and add intrigue to the history of these pioneer trails and the starry sky. Perhaps it’s not midwest… but since the pioneers were journeying west I had to include this one-of-a-kind glamping experience.

Utah has some magnificent red rock, making it a midwest destination for filmmakers and tourists alike. In Moab, Under Canvas has introduced a luxury glamping camp sure to please everyone. The site is near to both Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park, set against red and orange platea backdrops. You’ll feel transported back to the times of cowboys and indians. Be careful of the clothes you choose to bring – this red dirt does tend to get on everything.

If you find yourself near Chicago, try staying at the Kinnikinnick Feather Down Farm. The experience guarantees to be a fun one so you won’t grow tired of hearing the kids chanting “kinnikinnick” in the back seat. You’ll be staying in wood-floored tents and the kids will be able to put on their farmer hats while feeding animals and helping around the organic family owned farm. There’s no electricity in the tent, but you will have a flushing toilet, cold running water in the kitchen, and a wood-burning stove.

Still looking for options? Check out these Yurt locations throughout the Midwest – including Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Oregon and other states/countries. Yurts are round, off the ground cloth huts. Every location has its own character with different amenities and they almost always include electricity.

*Photo credit: MoabUnderCanvas.com

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Immerse Yourself In Asian Glamping

Four Seasons Glamping

Glamping is seeing rapid and exciting expansion as an industry. The method of vacationing might not be new to places like Africa and Australia, but this travel phenomena is becoming more and more popular. Now Asia is taking part as well.

In Africa the luxury tent has been around ever since travelers have taken to hunting exotic game. For decades lavish canvas tents catered to wealthy Europeans and Americans on Safari. Prize catches were taxidermied and hung on posts or made into fur rugs. The wealthy traveler relaxed with a glass of the finest imported whiskey while being served the best of local cuisine. In Australia, an outback Safari-like mode travel gained popularity. Now the United States has their own version of rugged western camps fine-tuned to please the pickiest traveler.

In Asia it’s a thrill to see the trend catching on. Asia is a serene region that emphasizes a reliance on peace and nature. While yoga might be part of every luxury outdoor resort, few places suit the practice as well as the countries of it’s origins. Imagine glamping in Thailand, Indonesia, India and Myanmar!

In Thailand, Four Seasons has brought glamping to two locations. Along with the expected canvas accommodations and top-notch spa packages, their glamping offers elephant trekking and other excursions. The iconic elephant makes Thailand truly unique. In the morning an elephant excursion takes visitors atop Camp Peak as the sun rises over the Laos Mountains to fill the Burmese Plains. After a leisurely coffee you can splash around with the gentle giants.

India is rich with glamping opportunities. If you choose to stay in Jaisalmer, especially near the Sam Sand Dunes, you’ll be greeted by a landscape that can’t be beat. Riding a camel into the sunset on the sand dunes will make you feel like you’ve been transported to those old arabian nights. Accommodations are very much modern and comfortable. If budget allows, try visiting India’s first five-star jungle camp. Oberoi Vanyavilas. You’ll find it in Rajasthan along with plenty of local tigers, deer, birds, crocs, bears and leo­pards. There is no roughing it here. Everything is exquisite.

For those seeking a ‘one with nature’ experience, try Tiger Tops in Nepal. Their sustainable jungle tours get as close to nature as safety permits. The entire camp runs mainly on solar power and every effort is made to make it’s carbon footprint as light as possible. Plus, within the Chitwan and Bardia national parks the touring methods have the taste of authenticity. Boat tours are done in hand crafted vessels that silently carry through Nepal’s impressive wilderness. Elephant tours are also an option. Sightings of tigers, rhinos, elephants, crocodiles, leopards and deer (oh my!) are common. This is a bird watchers heaven with all sorts of undisturbed feathery species.

Wherever you choose to spend your glamping hiatus, trying the local cuisine is a must! Approach everything with an open mind – the crazier the better. When the atmosphere, immersion of sounds, sights and tastes combine together it’s sure to create an unforgettable experience.