by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 1, 2014 | Banner, Features, Spring 2014
By Mary-Celeste Lewis “Ciao, baby!” a man yells cheerfully to you in a loud voice. “Baby” may be the only English word he knows, but his greeting calls your attention to an eccentric restaurant in a truck. The side reads “No Ziu Pinu” (“Uncle Joey’s” in Sicilian) and...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 1, 2014 | Banner, Features, Spring 2014
Although most people try to plan workouts into a trip, some tourists plan trips around their workouts. These competitors learn that athletic excursions can expose new ways to exercise—and new ways to travel. Whether it’s a weekend stop to participate in a race or a...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 1, 2014 | Banner, Features, Spring 2014
For more than a thousand years, the city of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, has welcomed weary pilgrims with open arms. Each year, Spaniards and other travelers from around the world trek hundreds of miles through the rolling hills, wooded forests, and pastoral fields...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2014 | Banner, Features, Winter 2014
10, 9, 8, I firmly grasp the handful of colored powder. 7, 6, 5, I pull the neckline of my T-shirt over my mouth and nose. 4, 3, 2, I tightly squeeze my eyes shut. 1! I join tens of thousands of people in throwing colored powder into the air. The sky is painted with...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2014 | Banner, Features, Winter 2014
On February 7, the chilled air in Sochi, Russia, will crackle with excitement as thousands of people cram into the Fisht Olympic Stadium, cameras glinting like a school of fish in an ocean of bodies. Tweets and texts in a myriad of languages will fly to destinations...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2014 | Banner, Features, Winter 2014
Nicole Shaw narrowed her eyes at the boy standing in front of her, ignoring his taunting friends. Nicole’s fellow interns grabbed at her shirt from behind, attempting to pull her away, afraid she might lose her cool. The boys had been harassing the interns, and Nicole...
