How Yosemite glamping, with heated luxury tents, a swimming pool, Wi-fi and more, convinced a Singaporean family to give great outdoors another go

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 often ended in broken itineraries, tears and frustration. Sucking in portable oxygen in a smoky tent in Tibet.

Once I had a child, in my 30s, I figured I would put attempts at outdoor adventures on hold for a while, but I’ve since discovered a better way to connect with nature.