by Stowaway Magazine | Sep 30, 2011 | Features
In many ways, it seems travelers come to Cambodia to see what is dead—the land is literally dotted with temple ruins and landmines. Siem Reap is most famous for its ancient temple ruins from the twelfth-century Khmer empire, including the iconic Angkor Wat. Thousands...
by Stowaway Magazine | Sep 30, 2011 | Features
Hear the word Norway and the first thing you may think of is a long-bearded Viking sporting a horned helmet and rough-hewn sword, lording over a fjord from the top of a cliff with the northern lights dancing behind him. This Scandinavian country, with its deep-slicing...
by Stowaway Magazine | Sep 30, 2011 | Features
The Irish Troubles were worse this year than they had been for decades. Even though the Tuckfields lived in a mixed Catholic and Protestant neighborhood, the roads were barred by police barricades. When the roads would open again after a day or so, the family would go...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 14, 2011 | Features
After just two days, their arms were sore, their legs had cramped, and they still had 3,000 miles left to go. They slept on the cold, hard ground and ventured into rainstorms. But Eric Brewer and Matthew Case couldn’t abandon their friendship motto of “living life...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 14, 2011 | Features
The dawn has not broken yet. Many are still in their beds, wrapped up in thick quilts. Only the occasional bark of a dog punctuates the tranquility. It’s Saturday morning, but my mother, a devout Buddhist, is already awake and cannot wait to embark on her journey: she...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 14, 2011 | Features
Tucked away in an offshoot of the Grand Canyon lies Havasupai—Arizona’s hidden paradise. The Havasu ‘Baaja, the aptly named people of the blue-green water, maintain this desert oasis. Havasupai is the ideal place for scaling waterfalls, exploring riverbed travertine...
