by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 9, 2016 | Away For A While, Getaways, Winter 2016
From the 100 yen piece to entertainment to food and clothing, the name and likeness of the sakura blossom, or cherry blossom, permeates Japanese culture. While the average tourist may only admire the beauty of these small pink blossoms, they have become a powerful,...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 9, 2016 | Away For A Week, Getaways, Winter 2016
Fall asleep to soft jungle sounds and wake up to exotic bird songs in a private tree house in the Samana province of the Dominican Republic. At the Dominican Tree House Village Hotel, guests have the chance to experience the jungle from their tree house rooms and to...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 9, 2016 | Away For A Weekend, Getaways, Winter 2016
Yellowstone may show visitors a beautiful landscape of green meadows and gorgeous geysers in the summer, but the oldest national park in America turns hostile in the winter. The landscape completely changes until some of the attractions are not even viewable. Most...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 9, 2016 | Away For A Weekend, Getaways, Winter 2016
The X Games have been growing in popularity each year by super half-pipe proportions. People from around the globe make the trek to Snowmass ski resort in Aspen, Colorado, to see big air, even bigger wipeouts, and a whole lot of free giveaways from sponsors like...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 9, 2016 | Letter from the Editor, Winter 2016
“What brings you to Salt Lake?” I ask the man sitting next to me on the train. “I was visiting my ill father in Portland, and now I’m here for the night before going back to Spain,” the man replies. “Spain? Are you from there?” “Of sorts,” he replies. “I train...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 9, 2016 | Field Notes, Service, Winter 2016
Many people are unfamiliar with the term “human trafficking” or associate it with the storyline of the popular 2008 Luc Besson film Taken. Solo travelers, especially women, are often advised against traveling alone because family members don’t have that “very...
