For many people , camping is a popular outdoor activity . Camping is for people who like to feel one with nature . They like sleeping , playing , eating and washing (or not washing ) in the open air . In fact , they often like camping a lot more than staying at home . Camping is not always easy . But people who like camping like roughing it . In other words , they don't mind leaving their creature comforts at home . For example , they do not mind sleeping in a tent on the ground . They don't mind cooking and eating outside -- or doing anything outside . But not everyone likes sleeping on the ground or washing up in a cold lake . Even people who like being out in nature may still like to get a good night's sleep on a soft , comfortable bed . For these types of people , glamping may be more appealing . "Glamping " combines two other words , "glamour " and "camping ." I have been camping . My friend Lisa has . So , I invited her into the studio to describe her glamping experience . Here is part of our conversation . How would you describe “glamping ”? LISA : Well , “glamping ” is actually “glamorous camping ,” right ? So , that's where glamping came from . So , it's camping without all of the downsides . ANNA : Would you consider yourself a “glamper ”? Have you glamped ? ANNA : We don't really use the word that way , do we ? I've never even heard someone say “to glamp .” LISA : It is a new word , I think . I have gone glamping . And we went to this fabulous resort with these yurts . It's a big round circular tent with like a wooden frame . But this particular yurt has under-floor heating and like a beautiful spa bathroom and a wood stove and fuzzy bathrobes hanging in the corner . What else do you need ? And baskets of muffins delivered to your doorstep in the morning . ANNA : That does not sound like camping . But yet , you are outside sleeping in a fabric enclosure – a yurt . ANNA : Yeah , it would be hard to go back to camping once you've been glamping , I have to say . LISA : Yes , I think that's very true . In fact , it may be possible that I have not been camping since I went glamping . ANNA : So , Lisa if you're free this summer how would you like to go camping with me ? LISA : I would much rather go glamping with you . How do you feel about glamping ? ANNA : The way that you've described it , I could do glamping for a longer period of time than I could camping . I do like camping . But glamping sounds really awesome . And if you're doing it right , there's a restaurant nearby so you don't even have to cook . Now , there is no reason you have to choose between camping and glamping . Perhaps you like to do both . You have your feet in both camps , so to speak . When you have your feet in both camps , you are supporting or are involved with competing sides -- or at least two very different sides . Sometimes , we use this expression when supporting both sides is a good thing . For example , let's say two friends of yours are having a big fight , and they stop talking to each other . You , however , want to stay out of the conflict . So , you talk with both of them . You keep your feet in both camps . But sometimes the expression carries with it the feeling that there is something dishonest going on . In other words , maybe a person is supporting both parties but not saying so . I imagine that this happens in the world of politics quite a bit . Let's go back to nature . Which camp are your feet in : camping or glamping ? Special thanks to my friend Lisa for joining me on the program .