by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 2, 2016 | Features, Spring 2016
Africa is a magical place where nature roams free alongside history and modernity. Among all of this rich culture flows life-giving rivers and waterfalls. Flowing through different environments, these unique rivers have provided man’s oldest ancestors with life and...
by Stowaway Magazine | Sep 8, 2015 | Culture, Winter 2016
Would you ever choose to insert a metal plate in your lower lip to express yourself? Or cut patterns into your cheeks? People all around the world use body modifications as cultural self-beautification, for reasons that seem foreign to outsiders. Nowhere are these...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2015 | Field Notes, Profile, Winter 2015
For Megan Nelson, tourism alone wasn’t enough; her dreams included truly getting to know places by working and volunteering there. Soon after graduating from college, she had the opportunity to work with Jane Goodall through the Tanzania branch of the Roots and Shoots...
by Stowaway Magazine | Oct 1, 2014 | Away For A Week, Fall 2014, Getaways
As Brady Grayson sets out for his morning run, he notices that this city is different from Kampala, Uganda, which he left the day before. Drivers of cars observe the speed limit. Motorcycle taxis have reflectors, and their drivers wear helmets. The streets are clean....
by Stowaway Magazine | Dec 13, 2013 | Banner, Features, Winter 2014
With one final cut into mortar and clay, the crypt falls open, the gathered family watching in near-silence. Tears fill the eyes of some; others have smiles on their faces. Two men disappear into the tomb and return carrying a bundle wrapped in linens. They carry the...
