by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 29, 2019 | Fall 2019, Insider
Religion is a huge part of the vibrant human experience across the globe. Travelers know that many of the most beautiful and historical sites around the world are tied to one religion or another. Here are five religious sites in America that you should definitely work...
by Stowaway Magazine | Mar 2, 2018 | Blog
Above the entrance of Taizhong City’s Lecheng Temple, there hangs a blessing on painted lanterns: “The wind harmonious, the rain soothful—the country prosperous, the people peaceful.” This blessing greets the thousands of visitors who come to the temple to worship...
by Stowaway Magazine | Mar 22, 2017 | Features, Winter 2017
A gentle brook bristles in the distance, and the soft plodding of travelers’ feet on damp moss fills the hush of the Japanese forest. Travelers dressed in white pack up their tents, and you join them as they shoulder their belongings and begin their journey. A dirt...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 1, 2014 | Culture, Life, Spring 2014
I hobbled out like a hungover sailor shaking out my sea legs. And there I was, in Dharamsala, India—a cluster of brightly colored restaurants and guesthouses all stacked up on top of each other like a patchwork quilt—something between a city and a village nestled on...
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...
