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Summer 2014

Il Palio: Siena's Race for Glory

By Stowaway Magazine
July 01, 2014 12:00 AM
It's the middle of May, and you're being awakened by snare drums pounding outside your window. Tut . . . Rut tut tut . . . Rut tut tut tut tut.
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Winter 2020

Try a Tradition! Taking a look at New Year’s traditions around the world

By Stowaway Magazine
April 09, 0020 12:00 AM
New Year’s Eve is a classic holiday that is celebrated by most everyone around the world. In the United States, people gather to watch the ball drop in Times Square, eat lots of finger foods and fancy snacks, and kiss their special someone right at the stroke of midnight.
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Winter 2019

Night Markets in Taipei

By Stowaway Magazine
February 16, 0019 12:00 AM
Photo by Lulu ChenIn Taipei, snacking is almost a cultural celebration, and nowhere showcases that better than the city’s numerous night markets. For more than a century, every night around 5 p.m., hundreds of vendors flock to stalls lining both sides of the designated night market districts of Taipei.
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Winter 2016

Talk to the Hand: Proper Gesture Etiquette

By Stowaway Magazine
January 07, 0016 12:00 AM
Many innocent hand signs and other gestures in America can offend residents of another country or even give the complete opposite meaning from what was intended. Here is a quick guide of gestures, where they are okay to use and where they are not, to help you in your travels.
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Winter 2015

Fashion Fusion: Japanese Street Fashions with Western Influences

By Stowaway Magazine
May 05, 0015 12:00 AM
“That is so cute! But there’s no way I could do that because I’m too tall.” Or so Wyoming native Valina Eckley thought when she encountered lolita fashion in the Harajuku district of Tokyo, Japan.
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Winter 2014

Dancers at Sea: Backstage with Cruise Performers

By Stowaway Magazine
January 14, 0014 12:00 AM
Melissa was dancing the routine she had been performing every night for eight months. She knew the moves perfectly. She sang her solo flawlessly, the words coming naturally to her memory. But suddenly, the floor moved beneath her. Despite the interruption, Melissa kept right in step. As a performer on a small cruise ship, she knows that a level stage is not guaranteed.
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