by Stowaway Magazine | May 31, 2012 | Culture, Eats, Fall 2012
Perusing the grain section at your local health store, you come across a product labeled Quinoa. KEE-no? Quin-O-a? Keen-o-A? How do you pronounce this curious grain-like food? Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wa) is an ancient edible seed that dates back thousands of years to...
by Stowaway Magazine | May 30, 2012 | Arts, Culture, Fall 2012
Traveling in a foreign country can make you uneasy about your ability to communicate with the local people. But no matter what language you speak, there’s one sure method of interacting with people and learning about their culture and history: their folk dances....
by Stowaway Magazine | May 30, 2012 | Arts, Culture, Fall 2012
Dusty rooms, faded pictures—for many people, the word lace implies old. Recently, though, lace has been making a comeback in a big way. At her marriage to Prince William last year, Kate Middleton wore a wedding dress featuring handmade lace from the Royal School of...
by Stowaway Magazine | May 16, 2012 | Fall 2012, Features
It’s been said that a person needs only 20 seconds of insane courage. Just 20 seconds. That’s the same amount of time it might take you to wash your hands, set an alarm clock, or fall asleep. But in that same 20 seconds, you can fall thousands of feet through the sky,...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 11, 2012 | Fall 2012, Field Notes, Off The Beaten Path
With more than 450 spirit sightings reported since 2007, saying that the Winchester Mystery HouseTM in San Jose, California, is haunted may be an understatement. Many of the visitors to the house claim to have seen the ghost of Sarah Winchester, who owned the house in...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 10, 2012 | Away For A While, Fall 2012, Getaways
Antarctica, a barren, frozen desert, supports very little life. There is no indigenous population and very little vegetation. Of all the continents, it has the coldest average temperature, the highest average elevation, and the fewest native species. A tourist...
