TRAVEL SOUTH
“THERE ARE WAYS
OF ENJOYING
YOURSELF OTHER
THAN GOING
TO CONCERTS
AND PARTIES.
PEOPLE ARE SO
LOST — THERE’S
A THOUSAND
DIFFERENT WAYS
TO HAVE FUN.”
GLAMPING
ADVENTURES
THE TERM “GLAMPING” SIMPLY MEANS GLAMOROUS CAMPING, BRINGING THE CREATURE COMFORTS
OF HOME OUT INTO THE WILDERNESS. A FUNCTIONING STOVE SURE DOES BEAT THE OPEN FIRE, AND A
COMFORTABLE BED FAR EXCEEDS THE COLD GROUND. AFTER THEIR ITALIAN GETAWAY GOT CANCELED,
THIS GROUP OF LIVELY WOMEN DECIDED TO TAKE A GLAMPING ROAD TRIP ACROSS AMERICA.
BY CHRISTIAN BORIO • PHOTOGRAPHY BY BLAKE CROSBY
The trio of Southern glampers fish in their canoe
during their journey across the country. Follow on
facebook.com/groups/glampingadventures
ICOLE CASINO and her
N
three friends Arra, Tammy
and Christina get together
each year for their annual
trip; they were set to visit
Rome, Italy, which didn’t
go as scheduled. After one
member of the group lost her job as an events
planner and her entire profession essentially
became obsolete, the gang decided they needed to
set off on an adventure. “We’re basically trying to
figure out what vacation means during COVID,”
Nicole said. “It’s about not being chained to your
house during quarantine.” The group of gals got
their 31-foot class-C Winnebago RV a week after
they had the idea for an epic road trip. Fifteen
minutes after they bought the Minnie Winnie the
check-engine light came on.
The group left the evening of July 12th, driving
straight to the Ozarks in Arkansas for some
fishing. These women all grew up on a farm, and
by the end of their trip they plan to fish, shoot,
ride horses on a dude ranch, tour a hemp farm,
and visit a shaman. They aim to drive from the
Ozarks to New Mexico, then back to Colorado and
finally home to Savannah; the trip will last about
12 days so that they can make it back before the
South magazine gala.
Of the four women, three are mothers and all
are single. “One of the reasons we’re trying to
do this is to empower women to travel and have
adventures, not necessarily with a man,” Nicole
said, although they will be setting each other up on
dates. Watch their adventure on their Facebook
page “Glamping Adventures,” their Instagram and
their YouTube channel. •
20 SOUTH SUMMER 2020