by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 1, 2014 | Culture, Eats, Recent Articles, Spring 2014
Cheesesteaks exist as an edible symbol of the working class, a paragon of democratic virtues all stuffed inside an authentic Amoroso roll. Nothing makes a Philadelphian madder than a misrepresentation of the cheesesteak. So how can an avid hoagie-consuming tourist...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 1, 2014 | Insider, Just The Ticket, Recent Articles, Spring 2014
For patrons and lovers of the arts, attending high-caliber, live ballet performances without breaking the bank can be a challenge. International ballet competitions, however, which take place in the United States and in other countries throughout the world, allow you...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 1, 2014 | Culture, Life, Recent Articles, Spring 2014
After a day of work in Osaka, Japan, Laurel Armstrong of Minneapolis, Minnesota, got on her bike to head home, winding through the city’s busy streets toward her high-rise apartment complex. She had been living in this Japanese metropolis for almost a quarter of her...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2014 | Field Notes, Highway Highlight, Recent Articles, Winter 2014
Julius Caesar, the Apostle Paul, Herman Melville, and Mark Twain—what do all these men have in common? They all traveled on and were inspired by one of the earliest and most-traveled roads in history: the Appian Way. Built in 312 BC, the Appian Way strategically...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2014 | Banner, Field Notes, Off The Beaten Path, Recent Articles, Winter 2014
Many tourists who fill the bustling streets of Paris do not realize that there is a twisting network of tunnels and caverns deep beneath their feet—and that it is lined with the bones of the dead. These tunnels and caverns are part of the eerie underground world of...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2014 | Field Notes, Recent Articles, Service, Winter 2014
In 2012, 22-year-old Moroni Jesus Ramos Olague lived on the streets of Mexico City. His head was filled with dreams of one day studying in the United States. He was a skilled young man—he had graduated from high school at age 17 and had completed a course on computers...
