by Stowaway Magazine | Sep 8, 2015 | Staff Essay, Winter 2016
104 degrees. I stared at the thermometer in horror from my air-conditioned car. It was early evening, about 5:00 p.m., when my family rolled into the visitor’s center at Death Valley National Park. We were hungry and aching to stretch our cramped legs, but none of us...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 1, 2014 | Features, Summer 2014
Above: While you’re catching the sun in San Francisco, make sure you check out the Aquatic Park Bathhouse for a gorgeous example of WPA-era craftsmanship. “We are definitely in an era of building, the best kind of building—the building of great public...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 1, 2014 | Banner, Features, Spring 2014
Although most people try to plan workouts into a trip, some tourists plan trips around their workouts. These competitors learn that athletic excursions can expose new ways to exercise—and new ways to travel. Whether it’s a weekend stop to participate in a race or a...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2014 | Away For A Weekend, Winter 2014
San Francisco is known for landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island. But did you know that it is also home to moving landmarks? Street performers, known as “buskers,” are scattered all over the city and have been entertaining natives and tourists...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2014 | Insider, Winter 2014
Beautiful homes line the west cliff face of the beach in La Jolla (luh-HOI-uh), California, located just 14 miles northwest of San Diego. The homes are situated at the perfect angle to see the sun setting over the Pacific Ocean at the end of each day. Slowly, however,...
