by Stowaway Magazine | Sep 17, 2015 | Culture, Fall 2015
You see them all the time in movies: fur hats that look so comfortable and warm, which every Russian character seems to wear. But how accurate is that stereotype? Let’s take a look at the country that made fur hats famous: Russia. Fur hats have been popular in cold...
by Stowaway Magazine | Sep 17, 2015 | Culture, Fall 2015
The stage is backlit with a warm yellow glow. The musicians sit cross-legged in rows on either side, playing xylophones, drums, gongs, and finger cymbals. The voices of a woman and a man intertwine as they swoop in and out of nasal tones and between notes that are...
by Stowaway Magazine | Sep 17, 2015 | Fall 2015, Features
Fast-paced vacations to London, Paris, New York, and Tokyo have become common expectations for modern tourists with limited vacation days. Itineraries booked solid with important sights and eateries push the boundaries of what can honestly be refer to as a vacation....
by Stowaway Magazine | Sep 17, 2015 | Fall 2015, Features
It’s dark and cold outside, but that doesn’t seem to bother the hundreds of people moving around in the open square, walking from stall to stall. Twinkling lights illuminate the Marktplatz as visitors drink mulled wine with friends, eat a bratwurst on Brötchen, or...
by Stowaway Magazine | Sep 17, 2015 | Fall 2015, Features
We all dreamed about hunting for treasure when we were little. We would get on the playground and pretend we were sailing on the deep-blue sea, searching for lost islands full of unimaginable riches. Somehow treasure hunts were fascinating to us as kids, and even as...
by Stowaway Magazine | Sep 17, 2015 | Away For A While, Fall 2015, Getaways
Find paradise at 700 feet below sea level. When I envisioned my trip to the Holy Land, I pictured walking Jerusalem’s cobblestone streets amongst throngs of tourists all pressing to see the most popular holy sites in the city and surroundin g desert. While I did spend...
