by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 16, 2012 | Escapades, Insider, Summer 2012
An octopus that predicts the future. Grass-scented toilet paper. When you attend the UEFA European Football Championship, you’re always surprised at the interesting behavior of soccer fans from around the world. In June 2012, fans from 16 countries in Europe will...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 16, 2012 | Photo Contest, Summer 2012
1st Place To Endure Lyndsay Dewey Sterling, Virginia “Until I visited them, I never realized that the ancient Pyramids of Giza overlooked the booming city of Cairo. Separated only by the Nile, the city of the living and the city of the dead reside...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 16, 2012 | Field Notes, Service, Summer 2012
With 12 other college students from the United States and Canada, I took a leap of faith. We each signed our names on a contract committing us to a trip across the globe to Thailand. We each spent six months preparing to travel overseas and raising the money to fund...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 16, 2012 | Field Notes, Off The Beaten Path, Summer 2012
“Run, eat, maybe sleep, repeat.” That’s how Marti Bowles describes a Ragnar Relay. Bowles’s adventure began when she became a last-minute fill-in on a professor’s team just a week before her first relay. This spur-of-the-moment experience sparked an addiction to the...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 14, 2012 | Arts, Culture, Summer 2012
Anyone who disagrees with the saying “bigger is always better” has never been to Russia’s State Hermitage Museum. The largest museum in the world, the Hermitage boasts roughly three million pieces of art and has nearly as many visitors annually. Founded by Catherine...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 14, 2012 | Gadgets & Gear, Insider, Summer 2012
Canyoneering is a hybrid sport that demands versatility and may include hiking, scrambling, climbing, jumping, rappelling, and swimming through spectacular, rugged canyons. Before you leave, do some homework to find out the features of your route so you can prepare...
