by Nicole Carlson | Dec 7, 2020 | Culture, Winter 2021
Stretching from France to Slovenia and covering 1,200 kilometers (750 miles), the Alps are a prominent foundation for European culture. Travelers today, like those of the past, are inspired by these beautiful and imposing mountains. Over the years, stories of...
by Stowaway Magazine | Mar 20, 2017 | Away For A While, Getaways, Winter 2017
The world-class ski resort of Verbier lies in the southwest of Switzerland in the canton of Valais. When it comes to skiing in Switzerland, no resort is more idyllic than Verbier. Although not a familiar name to many Americans, Verbier certainly does not go unnoticed....
by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 2, 2016 | Features, Spring 2016
A large map of the world, plastered with clusters of brightly-colored sewing pins, hangs in the home of 73-year-old Myrna Towers. Each pin marks a place that Towers, her husband, Dave, or one of their six children has visited. Myrna and Dave have traveled extensively,...
by Stowaway Magazine | Feb 29, 2012 | Photo Contest, Spring 2012
First Place Three Orphans Photo by Stephanie JarstadFederal Way, Washington This image was captured in Kibera, Kenya, at an orphanage called Siloam. I volunteered as a schoolteacher and an orphanage worker for a summer. Four hundred students who cannot afford to go...
by Stowaway Magazine | Dec 9, 2010 | Field Notes, Off The Beaten Path
A couple of summers ago, I took a ten-day trip to Europe with my best friend, Jess Ward. We went to Paris, Berlin, and London. We looked at paintings by Monet, walked along the Berlin Wall, and traversed our way through London’s subway system. But it turned out that...
