by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 17, 2012 | Culture, People, Summer 2012
Sikhism is one of the main religions in India. Many Sikhs live in northern India on the border of Pakistan in the Punjab region. Take a look at additional details of Sikh wedding celebrations. Gifts Throughout the celebrations, guests bring cash to the bride and groom...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 17, 2012 | Culture, People, Summer 2012
While many people in Guatemala live in one-room, cement-block houses or wooden shacks with corrugated tin roofs, they spare no expense when it comes to their clothes. Ask a Guatemalan woman to open her closet, and she may take out a number of trajes...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 17, 2012 | Insider, Summer 2012, Tips & Tricks
Travel writer Ben Schlappig, better known as Lucky, traveled up to 300,000 miles a year and visited more than 30 countries—while still in college. Lawyer Kim Bouck recently flew her family of four to Disneyland for free. From young adults like Lucky to seasoned pros...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 17, 2012 | Field Notes, Profile, Summer 2012
Photographer Eva Koleva Timothy describes her style as positive, optimistic, and full of light. You would never guess that she was raised behind the Iron Curtain under communist rule. Eva was born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria. Although conditions were bleak and...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 17, 2012 | Away For A Weekend, Getaways, Summer 2012
It was late, and my friend and I had driven almost 2,000 miles when we pulled off Exit 57 along I-95 in northern Massachusetts. We knew the coast must be near because we were greeted by an all-encompassing blanket of fog. Determining our whereabouts and the direction...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 16, 2012 | Insider, Staff Essay, Summer 2012
I sit across the aisle from another writer on my 747 flight, an older woman writing in large letters. Her scrawl resembles my grandmother’s: messy but elegant, beginning large and then fading into smaller letters. She holds pages and pages of lined paper, off-white...
