by Stowaway Magazine | Sep 1, 2013 | Arts, Culture, Fall 2013
Alice had been in Wonderland for a short time when she exclaimed that it got “curiouser and curiouser” every moment. Wouldn’t it be fun to go on your own curious adventure? Well, if curious sights are what you’re after, check out the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Held in...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 1, 2013 | Arts, Culture, Summer 2013
Among the old, castle-like buildings of Zamość, Poland, the cloggers of the Clog America dance team buck, toe trick step, double double, and slide across the giant stage in the middle of the town square. The dancers and live musicians perspire in the summer heat as...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 25, 2013 | Arts, Culture, Winter 2013
In the classic film Mary Poppins, street artist Bert teaches Jane and Michael the secret of traveling to wondrous places via his whimsical chalk drawings: You think, you wink, you do a double blink, you close your eyes, and you jump! For centuries, artists...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 25, 2013 | Arts, Culture, Winter 2013
It’s another cold January morning in Copenhagen. The snow is partly melted, outlining the rectangular bricks along the curving streets. A man and a woman stand with their bikes on the corner of a busy intersection with the statue of Danish King Frederik...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jun 7, 2012 | Arts, Culture, Summer 2012
Snails are slimy, sticky, and gross, yet the French are famous for loving their escargot. In one city, images of snails are even painted on the walls. Throughout Angoulême, France—a city that is more than 2,000 years old—approximately 30 wall paintings celebrate...
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....
