by Jordan Park | Dec 7, 2020 | Away For A While, Getaways, Winter 2021
“It’s a cross between Hawaii and Ireland;” that’s how the Azores (Os Açores in Portuguese) are commonly described. Owned by Portugal, these nine volcanic islands sit in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean about 1,500 kilometers (1,000 miles) west of the European...
by Stowaway Magazine | Mar 9, 2020 | Away For A Week, Getaways, Winter 2020
First, my heart falls into my stomach and disrupts the butterflies already there; second, I’m in the air, accelerating forward in the dark; third, I pull the ripcord and feel the weightlessness of freefall; fourth, I hit the cold water and sink deep before my life...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 3, 2019 | Away For A Week, Getaways, Winter 2019
Wait, people actually live on the Galápagos Islands? Yes, yes they do. Located about 600 miles off the western coast of Ecuador, the island group of the Galápagos is home to several thousand people. Of the thirteen major islands, five are inhabited by Ecuadorians,...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 3, 2019 | Away For A While, Getaways, Winter 2019
In the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, the Arab World’s army continues to combat the Islamic State’s attacks. As of October 2018, this war has forced as many as 20,000 families in the North Sinai Governorate to flee the fighting. With this devastating war continuing, it...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 2, 2016 | Away For A Week, Getaways, Spring 2016
Situated at the eastern end of Canada is the sprawling province of Quebec. The second-largest administrative area in the country, this predominantly French-speaking area of more than eight million residents is rich in history, deep in culture, varied in diversity, and...
