by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 25, 2013 | Field Notes, Off The Beaten Path, Winter 2013
Vacations are a time to sit back, relax, and take in a change of scenery and a breath of fresh air. Then again, you could rev up your quiet vacation by throwing into the mix a wild ride atop an exotic animal. More travelers these days prefer to get off the beaten path...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 25, 2013 | Insider, Insights, Winter 2013
As the clock struck midnight on February 2, 1913, a crowd of 3,000 people rushed into the new Grand Central Terminal, eagerly awaiting the first electric train departures and arrivals. By the end of the day, more than 150,000 New Yorkers gazed upon the magnificence of...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 25, 2013 | Field Notes, Off The Beaten Path, Winter 2013
As a third-generation Chinese American, Christina Seid didn’t eat Panda Express until she was 20. “Real Chinese people don’t really eat General Tso’s chicken,” she says. There was no Panda Express where her family settled in Chinatown, New York City. Seid grew up...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 25, 2013 | Field Notes, Off The Beaten Path, Winter 2013
On the Chinese New Year—February 10 in 2013—magnificent firework displays will light up the night sky above Chinatowns everywhere. In keeping with Chinese tradition, participants may give small red envelopes containing money to children or to young, single friends....
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 25, 2013 | Insider, Insights, Winter 2013
Legends dwell in just about every nook of New Zealand. One such legend tells of a dramatic way that Te Ruinga, a mighty warrior, tested his men’s bravery. To find the bravest men to fight against the tyrant Tapaue, Te Ruinga traveled to Te Wai Heke o Maoa (Maoa’s...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 25, 2013 | Insider, Insights, Winter 2013
New Zealanders take great pains to protect their native birds by building bird sanctuaries. Following are some of the species that can be found at the Harker Reserve in Onewhero. Fantail (Piwakawaka) Fantails are attracted to bugs that fly up in reaction to...
