by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 9, 2016 | Away For A Week, Getaways, Winter 2016
Fall asleep to soft jungle sounds and wake up to exotic bird songs in a private tree house in the Samana province of the Dominican Republic. At the Dominican Tree House Village Hotel, guests have the chance to experience the jungle from their tree house rooms and to...
by Stowaway Magazine | Sep 17, 2015 | Fall 2015, Field Notes
Between the beaches of Torquay and the riverbanks of Allansford, the Great Ocean Road teeters on Australia’s edge. This famous highway snakes through 18 diverse cities, all with different adventures to be had. This road offers the best route to see all sides of...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 1, 2014 | Away For A Weekend, Getaways, Recent Articles, Spring 2014
Need a fresh idea for weekend activities during your Chilean study abroad? Bored on your business venture? Wishing for one more week of good skiing? Portillo’s got you covered. The ski season of 2005 was coming to a close. Although Larry Kacher was usually...
by Stowaway Magazine | May 16, 2012 | Fall 2012, Features
It’s been said that a person needs only 20 seconds of insane courage. Just 20 seconds. That’s the same amount of time it might take you to wash your hands, set an alarm clock, or fall asleep. But in that same 20 seconds, you can fall thousands of feet through the sky,...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 16, 2012 | Field Notes, Service, Summer 2012
With 12 other college students from the United States and Canada, I took a leap of faith. We each signed our names on a contract committing us to a trip across the globe to Thailand. We each spent six months preparing to travel overseas and raising the money to fund...