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.

Bobby Marsden 5/12/23 Bobby Marsden 5/12/23

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.

Bobby Marsden 1/13/23 Bobby Marsden 1/13/23

Spotlight on Glamping Structures - Cabins

MAKING THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE AROUND 3,500 B.C. IN SCANDINAVIA, CABINS ARE ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR STRUCTURAL DESIGNS USED IN MODERN GLAMPING. WE’LL DIVE INTO THE HISTORY OF THE CABIN, EXPLAIN WHAT SEPARATES IT FROM A HOUSE, AND HIGHLIGHT GLAMPTUARYS AROUND THE WORLD THAT OFFER GORGEOUS CABINS TO RELAX IN AFTER A DAY FULL OF ADVENTURES.

Bobby Marsden 11/30/22 Bobby Marsden 11/30/22

Spotlight on Glamping Structures - Covered Wagons

THE COVERED WAGON WAS INVENTED OVER 400 YEARS AGO IN PENNSYLVANIA, AND WAS THE MAIN MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR 500,000 FOLKS DURING THE WESTWARD EXPANSION OF THE UNITED STATES. TODAY IT’S ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR GLAMPING STRUCTURES USED WORLDWIDE. WE’LL HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE BEST GLAMPTUARYS THAT OFFER THIS ICONIC CONVERTED VEHICLE AND FEATURE SOME SPECIFIC STYLES THAT QUALIFY AS A COVERED WAGON.

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