Onward Ticket Required: You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.

“You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.” The first time I heard this phrase, it was likely yelled by a behemoth of a man, a bouncer at a bar, about five minutes after the ugly lights came on. Another welcome overstayed. This phrase came to mind when I was at the … Continue reading Onward Ticket Required: You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.

Help Me Win a Travel Writing Scholarship to SE Asia? Pretty Please?

Update, May 15, 2012: My entry is not on the scholarship shortlist. On Friday, I sent in my application to the 2012 World Nomads Travel Writing Scholarship. This is a six-week, paid opportunity to travel and write on assignment guided by three established travel writers in Singapore, Bali and Malaysia. Winning this scholarship will be my … Continue reading Help Me Win a Travel Writing Scholarship to SE Asia? Pretty Please?