by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2015 | Field Notes, Off The Beaten Path, Winter 2015
cc Stop in Korea, Japan, Paris, London, Montreal, Malaysia, Spain, or Copenhagen for a cup of tea with cattitude. When you take off your shoes and step into the Hello Cat! cat café in Cheongju, Korea, you step into a feline lover’s paradise. Soft meows mingle with the...
by Stowaway Magazine | Dec 16, 2014 | Field Notes, Insights, Tales From The Trip, Winter 2015
Rejuvenation “You don’t have to do it!” my mother yelled to me. I stared down at the blue water tugging my ankles toward the cliff, which at that point became a stunning thirty-foot waterfall. A chill vibrated through my entire body, but it wasn’t caused by the cold...
by Stowaway Magazine | Dec 6, 2014 | Fall 2014, Field Notes
At the mention of the Oregon Trail, many young Americans will recall fording rivers, crossing plains, and being waylaid by dysentery or broken legs in a popular game played on flickering computer screens. The real Oregon Trail, used by many American pioneers during...
by Stowaway Magazine | Dec 5, 2014 | Fall 2014, Insider, Insights
The tourist attractions in Chiang Mai, Thailand, are often touted as must-sees. If you know anyone who’s been to northern Thailand, you’ve probably heard tales of zip-lining, tiger-petting, and elephant-riding. In the city, ardent tuk-tuk drivers rumble through the...
by Stowaway Magazine | Oct 1, 2014 | Fall 2014, Field Notes, Profile
Geraldine DeRuiter was in Italy when she got the text message from her coworker: “We’re all out of a job.” It was 2008, and the toy company where she worked as a copywriter had been acquired by a larger company. At that time, DeRuiter’s husband was traveling a lot for...
by Stowaway Magazine | Oct 1, 2014 | Fall 2014, Field Notes, Off The Beaten Path
Despite being naturally found only in south-central China, pandas have endeared themselves to millions throughout the world—quite a feat for an endangered species that numbers only in the lower thousands. With so many things to see in China, many visitors overlook the...
