by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 1, 2018 | Culture, Winter 2018
Lunchtime. If you’re leaving work in San José, Costa Rica, you’re lucky if you’re not in the dead center of downtown, where well-designed and overpriced American chains like Taco Bell and McDonald’s infest every street corner and occupy cherished on-the-ground,...
by Stowaway Magazine | Feb 8, 2017 | Blog
Hector Rodriguez walks through an ancient Spanish town, sweat gathering on his forehead as the summer sun pounds down. He sees the cracked stained glass in a church window and gets a stamp in his compostela. He waves to some people, the shells on their backpacks...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 1, 2014 | Away For A Week, Getaways, Summer 2014
As you sit in the back of a rickety taxi, winding higher and higher through the northern Andes and away from civilization, you may nervously wonder if you should have picked a more generic vacation spot. Rest assured. You’ll know you’re in the right place when you see...
by Stowaway Magazine | Oct 1, 2011 | Field Notes, Insights
Going to Moscow and asking—in English—where to find an authentic local restaurant may just get you directions to the nearest bathroom. What do you say when your foreign travels surround you with equally foreign languages? English may be the international language...