https://www.scmp.com/rss/328533/feed Jeanne Tai was born in Singapore and is now based in the San Francisco Bay Area. An editorial consultant and writer, her articles have appeared in the Straits Times and Her World magazine, in Singapore. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com People never seem to sit on the fence when it comes to glamping. There are those who scorn five-star wilderness resorts for scrubbing nature of its rough edges. And there’s the other camp, unapologetic about splurging on 1,500-thread-count sheets and handwoven nest chairs. For someone raised in such a dense Southeast Asian metropolis as Singapore, camping of any kind is culturally alien, glimpsed vicariously through the American books I devoured as a child. In my 20s, forays into the outdoors... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3209207/how-yosemite-glamping-heated-luxury-tents-swimming-pool-wi-fi-and-more-convinced-singaporean-family?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3209207/how-yosemite-glamping-heated-luxury-tents-swimming-pool-wi-fi-and-more-convinced-singaporean-family?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Feb 2023 05:09:31 +0000 It wasn’t my idea of a relaxing holiday. Six months pregnant, I entrusted my husband to plan a June trip to Croatia – a last summery hurrah before a winter of sleepless nights and nappy changes. The brief had been “babymoon”, which, I thought, had an obvious connotation of pampering hotels and languid sunsets. But something got lost in translation. Eastern Europe in August: six crowd-free high-season holiday spots Blissfully unaware of pregnancy’s inconveniences, my husband pictured kayaking off... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/2162695/pregnancy-and-travel-dubrovnik-and-dalmatian-coast?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/2162695/pregnancy-and-travel-dubrovnik-and-dalmatian-coast?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Sep 2018 13:00:00 +0000