experiential outdoor hospitality blog + podcast

The Sanctuary Experience - Fishing

The Sanctuary Experience - Fishing

HUMANS HAVE BEEN PRACTICING THE ART OF FISHING FOR OVER 80,000 YEARS.

ONCE AN ACT OF SURVIVAL, FISHING HAS BECOME A SPORT OF SKILL AND PATIENCE ENJOYED BY ALL CULTURES AND AGES ACROSS THE WORLD.

IT’S ESTIMATED THAT SPORT FISHING ACCOUNTS FOR OVER $48 BILLION DOLLARS SPENT ANNUALLY ON LICENSES, EQUIPMENT, FISHING TRIPS AND FISHING RELATED ITEMS (BEER NOT INCLUDED…).

IN THIS ARTICLE, WE’LL LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF FISHING, AND HOW ITS BECOME A PURSUIT OF BOTH SUSTAINABILITY AND HAPPINESS. WE’LL ALSO HIGHLIGHT SOME GLAMPTUARYS AROUND THE WORLD THAT OFFER WORLD-CLASS OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE THE ANGLING EXPERIENCE TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.

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The Sanctuary Experience - Winter

The Sanctuary Experience - Winter

WINTER MEANS SOMETHING DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE ON PLANET EARTH.

FOR SOME…IT MEANS HUNKERING DOWN AND WAITING FOR WARMER DAYS.

FOR OTHERS…SNOW, DARKNESS, AND FRIGID TEMPERATURES CAN BE ENJOYABLE THINGS.

ESPECIALLY WHEN ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMMODATIONS ARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO ENHANCE THESE OFTEN SHUNNED ELEMENTS OF NATURE.

THE GLAMPING DESTINATIONS FEATURED IN THIS ARTICLE, SET AMIDST THE COLD CLIMATES OF THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, OFFER UP THE CHANCE TO EMBRACE THE COLD WINTER…AND MAYBE EVEN CELEBRATE IT.

SO PUT ANOTHER LOG ON THAT FIRE, BREW YOUR FAVORITE COCOA, WRAP THAT COZY BLANKET AROUND YOU, AND PREPARE TO LEARN ABOUT HOW YOU CAN EXPERIENCE THE COLD OF WINTER IN AN ENTIRELY NEW WAY.

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The Sanctuary Experience - Culinary

The Sanctuary Experience - Culinary

HUMANS BEGAN USING FIRE TO COOK FOOD ROUGHLY 780,000 YEARS AGO.

THE CULINARY ARTS HAVE COME A LONG WAY SINCE THEN AND HAVE BECOME A GATEWAY FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT CULTURE, CREATIVITY, AND WHAT IT MEANS TO TRULY EXPERIENCE ALL THAT FOOD HAS TO OFFER.

IN THIS ARTICLE, WE’LL TALK ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF THE CULINARY ARTS, AND DISCUSS HOW FOOD CAN CONNECT US IN A DEEPER WAY WITH OUR PLANET… AND EACH OTHER.

WE’LL ALSO FEATURE SOME OF THE GLAMPTUARYS AROUND THE GLOBE WHO ARE PROVIDING BEST-IN-CLASS CULINARY EXPERIENCES AS PART OF THEIR HOLISTIC EXPERIENTIAL HOSPITALITY OFFERING.

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The Sanctuary Experience - Farm Stay

The Sanctuary Experience - Farm Stay

FARMING DATES BACK ROUGHLY 12,000 YEARS TO THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION, AND WE CAN THANK THE EGYPTIANS FOR PLANTING THE SEEDS.

FARM STAYS DATE BACK TO THE 1980’S…AND WE CAN THANK THE ITALIANS FOR LAUNCHING WHAT WE KNOW TODAY AS AGRITOURISM.

IN THIS ARTICLE, WE’LL DIVE INTO THE HISTORY OF THE FARM STAY AND WHY IT WAS CREATED, AND HIGHLIGHT SOME FANTASTIC GLAMPTUARYS AROUND THE GLOBE THAT OFFER THE FARM STAY EXPERIENCE - MUCH TO THE DELIGHT OF THEIR ANIMAL RESIDENTS.

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The Sanctuary Experience - Horsemanship

The Sanctuary Experience - Horsemanship

THE ART OF HORSEMANSHIP DATES BACK TO ROUGHLY 2000 B.C. WHEN HORSES WERE TRAINED BY INDO-EURPOEANS FOR USE IN LARGE-SCALE MILITARY OPERATIONS. SINCE THEN, HORSES HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED TO THE REST OF THE WORLD AS A MODE OF TRANSPORTATION, AN AGRICULTURAL WORKER, A SPORTING ANIMAL, AND A COMPANION.

MOST RECENTLY, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN AND HORSE HAS COME TO FOREFRONT THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF HORSEMANSHIP.

IN THIS ARTICLE, WE’LL TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE HORSE, THE ORIGINS OF MODERN HORSEMANSHIP, AND THE GLAMPTUARYS THAT OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH ONE OF NATURE’S OLDEST AND MOST MAJESTIC CREATURES.

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Welcome to Glamptuary

My name is Bobby and I love experiencing the great outdoors glamping with my pack mates Christina, Kazan and Wally.

The goal with this blog is to highlight travel destinations that offer amazing glamping accommodations combined with sanctuary experiences.

I hope you enjoy the stories, images and podcasts you find here. Safe travels on whatever journey you may be on in life.

“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” – John Muir