by Nicole Carlson | Dec 7, 2020 | Insider
Have you ever wanted to travel cheap, experience a new culture, and learn new career skills? Try exploring the world through the Workaway community! Workaway is an organization that connects travelers with hosts who need work done. From house-sitting to homesteading,...
by Stowaway Magazine | Mar 28, 2020 | Fall 2019, Insider
The elements can be ruthless. Whether it be fire, flood, tsunami, or earthquake, natural disasters have been known to thoroughly destroy the lives and livelihoods of people worldwide. Take the 7.5 earthquake and tsunami of December 2018 in Indonesia, in which more...
by Stowaway Magazine | Feb 13, 2017 | Insider, Winter 2017
Couchsurfing—a service that connects a global community of travelers—may still have a website and an app, but it no longer has a thriving community. Even though Couchsurfing has more members than ever, its community is dying. The Couchsurfing web application was...
by Stowaway Magazine | Oct 3, 2016 | Culture, Fall 2016
The Bayanihan Festival celebrated in the Philippines today celebrates the Filipino spirit of cooperation and community. The festival’s name comes from the word bayanihan (pronounced buy-a-knee-hun), which refers to a community’s tradition in which the members help one...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 1, 2014 | Culture, Summer 2014
Tucked in the hills next to the Gila (HE-la) National Forest of southern New Mexico is a city where artists are bringing history to life. Silver City, a community rich in Native American and Mexican culture, has a Youth Mural Program that puts paintbrushes in the...
