by Stowaway Magazine | Apr 5, 2018 | Culture, Fall 2018, Life
When it’s Christmastime in Germany, the town squares transform into enchanted holiday scenes with open-air stalls, decorated Christmas trees, and brightly lit paper stars. Aromas of sizzling sausage, spices, and sweets delight the senses. As soon as Advent begins, the...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2015 | Letter from the Editor, Winter 2015
Still jetlagged from my flight home from Paris, I sat down on the couch to read a book. My five-year-old brother, Jason, quickly crawled into my lap and opened up a thin purple book he had checked out from the library. It was titled Miss Rumphius.I began reading about...
by Stowaway Magazine | Dec 12, 2013 | Letter from the Editor, Recent Articles, Spring 2014
I’m going to let you in on a little secret: traveling wasn’t always my thing. The times I have enjoyed traveling most are always associated with home in some way: playing red rover under the tall palm trees in my great-grandma’s front yard in California; taking a road...
by Stowaway Magazine | Sep 1, 2013 | Culture, Eats, Fall 2013
Star anise, a unique spice with a unique eight-pointed star shape, comes from Vietnamese- and Chinese-native evergreen trees and has been used for cooking and medicinal purposes since 100 BC. Star anise has a spicy, somewhat bitter licorice flavor and is used to...
by Stowaway Magazine | May 19, 2012 | In the News
Read what one of Salt Lake City’s major newspapers, The Deseret News, has to say about Stowaway’s take on travel. PROVO — While traveling hours away from civilization in Paraguay, Marvin K. Gardner discovered how much he had in common with even those clear...