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Welcome to Stowaway!
We are a student-led, student-produced travel magazine at Brigham Young University.
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The English Language in Britain program is a hands-on, experiential investigation into the origins and diversity of the English language.
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Featured
The Resilience of Mermaids
Everyone will tell you that the original Little Mermaid fairytale is darker than its Disney counterpart. What they probably don’t know is that the history of this tribute to the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen, Denmark is even darker than the fairytale.
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In Japan, Children Get Their Own Holiday
Have you ever thought to yourself on Father’s Day or Mother’s Day: why isn’t there a children’s day?
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10 Dominican Slang Terms to Help You Speak Like a Local
The Dominican Republic is a country with a vibrant, rich, and unique culture. Dominican slang, like any other country's slang and colloquialisms, is an important part of local culture and language. It's a way for Dominicans to express themselves in a more informal and playful way, often with words that have a unique meaning and are not used in standard Spanish.
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Peanuts Around the World
Most of us are familiar with the traditional PB&J sandwiches packed in our middle-school lunches, but how many of us have eaten Adobong Mani from the Philippines? Peanuts might seem like an American pastime, filling in our sandwiches, smeared on our Ritz crackers, or coated by tiny chocolate cups. But other places and cultures have used and continue to use peanuts in all kinds of recipes for all kinds of meals.
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Big, Small, and Just Right: An Austrian Fairytale for Every Traveler
If you’ve ever dreamed of being in a fairytale, then I know the place for you. A trip to Austria will transport you straight into the pages of a storybook. Whether you have a few weeks or just a couple days, there are places for every traveler to love—big cities, mid-sized towns, or small villages. Even if you only have three days, here are three places you must visit while on your Austrian getaway.
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Spring 2024 Issue
Click the links below to read the articles from Stowaway's latest issue!
A Different Kind of Paradise
If you’re looking for an alternative location with a beautiful landscape and roaring water, you just might fall in love with rocky beaches.
Hike Inn, Hike Out
After climbing hundreds of stairs, passing a giant waterfall, and hiking the first six-and-a-half miles of the Appalachian Trail in the mountains of North Georgia, you might be surprised at what you find. I know I was.
Cladach Sàmhach: A Peaceful Shore
My favorite place in the entire world sits at the inward-most point of Moray Firth in northern Scotland. And there, along that bay that feeds into the North Sea, just 17 miles east of Inverness, is a small, beautiful town called Nairn.
Toxic Tourism
Antarctica: the intense frozen continent that serves as the setting for Sir Ernest Shackleton’s daring expeditions. Explorers and scholars have been making the voyage to the icy landscape ever since it was first discovered by John Davis in early 1821.
The Dangers of Voluntourism
Generally, voluntourism is done with good intentions, but unfortunately, good intentions don’t always have good impacts.
Safeguarding Our Starry Night Sky
Discover the magic of proposing under the pristine night sky, explore the impact of light pollution, and learn how DarkSky International is preserving our celestial wonderlands.
Dead Serious: How to Respect the Dead While Abroad
What do the Pyramids, Westminster Abbey, and Pompeii have in common? It’s not just that they’re popular tourist sites—they’re also resting places for the dead.
The Rise of Medical Tourism
Nose jobs in Turkey. Dental implants in Mexico. Kidney transplants in India.
Economies Built upon the Sand
Tourists love to visit far-off countries to enjoy sand, sun, and sights; but what is life really like for the people who live in those countries? How do the residents of tourism hot spots view the travelers who frequent their sites?