by Stowaway Magazine | Mar 27, 2015 | Insider, Spring 2015, Tips & Tricks
From the back of the car, a tiny voice asks how long ’til you arrive at Grandma’s house. Six hours—six hours to go. Family vacations can make some of the best memories, but parents of young children know it isn’t always easy to keep everyone happy on a trip. Next time...
by Stowaway Magazine | Mar 27, 2015 | Spring 2015, Tips & Tricks
We’ve all had that experience: you open your mouth, take a bite, and then wish you hadn’t. Everyone has those certain foods they just can’t stand and wish they never have to face again. Unfortunately, especially when you’re traveling, it’s likely that strange new...
by Stowaway Magazine | Mar 27, 2015 | Insider, Just The Ticket, Spring 2015
Leave your cares onshore for a few days—without breaking the bank. If you’re looking for cheap summer (or year-round!) fun, why not catch the ocean breeze aboard a cruise ship? You read that right—cruises for the budget-minded. That cruise you’ve been dreaming of...
by Stowaway Magazine | Mar 27, 2015 | Insider, Spring 2015, Travel App
No one likes realizing in the third hour of their international flight that they forgot to pack socks and underwear. With PackPoint, that will never happen again. PackPoint is an intelligent packing list builder for serious travelers. Available for iOS and Android...
by Stowaway Magazine | Mar 27, 2015 | Gadgets & Gear, Insider, Spring 2015
“You are out of your mind.” It’s the first thing you hear (and it’s usually out of your mom’s mouth): “You can’t travel alone. You’ll be assaulted, killed, and dumped in a river.” You roll your eyes, but your mom keeps worrying. For many, traveling alone sounds like a...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2015 | Staff Essay, Winter 2015
There must have been seven million lights ablaze on my first night in Hong Kong. I gazed out of the car window, unable to close my eyes for a second, not wanting to miss even one moment of that drive. As we passed high-rise after high-rise, the driver turned to me and...