by Stowaway Magazine | Oct 3, 2016 | Fall 2016, Field Notes
There is something irresistible about crossing dangerous ground. Humans are overcome with a desire to face danger and subsequently to overcome that danger, according to psychologist Saberi Roy. Throughout history, people such as Lewis and Clark and the Wright Brothers...
by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 9, 2015 | Culture, Eats, Fall 2015, Four Corners
Coconut, fruit of the “tree of life,” is a super food. Although coconut trees grow only in tropical and subtropical regions, this tasty treat has reached every corner of the globe. Coconut is sold in many forms, from fresh coconuts to pressed coconut oil to shredded...
by Stowaway Magazine | Mar 27, 2015 | Spring 2015, Tales From The Trip
The Mountain and the Suitcase Growing up in Texas doesn’t give you a lot of experience with hiking enormous mountains, but my brother Jeremy and I were excited to hike Utah’s Mount Timpanogos (11,752 feet) one night in mid-October 2007. Hiking with us was a guy named...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2015 | Staff Essay, Winter 2015
There must have been seven million lights ablaze on my first night in Hong Kong. I gazed out of the car window, unable to close my eyes for a second, not wanting to miss even one moment of that drive. As we passed high-rise after high-rise, the driver turned to me and...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2015 | Escapades, Insider, Winter 2015
From LA to Hong Kong, big cities appeal to travelers around the world. Skyscrapers tower over tourists, impressing upon them man’s incredible efforts to create edifices both amazing and productive. Cities large and small speak in many ways about the people who...
