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Diehard Trump supporter stays at Four Seasons Total Landscaping
AFTER DARK FEATURED 

Diehard Trump supporter books two nights at Four Seasons Total Landscaping

November 9, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0
Fact check
FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES 

“WE DON’T NEED FACT-CHECKING!” tweets travelpreneur who’s been to 513 countries and makes $25 billion a year

June 2, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0
Somali government advises against travel to US
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED NEWS 

Somali government warns citizens against travelling to the USA

May 30, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0
Hotel owner helpfully clarifies that the shit on your bed is from a cute local animal, not a rat
AFTER DARK FEATURED 

Hotel owner helpfully clarifies that the shit on your bed is from a cute local animal, not a rat

May 12, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0
Diehard Trump supporter stays at Four Seasons Total Landscaping
AFTER DARK FEATURED 

Diehard Trump supporter books two nights at Four Seasons Total Landscaping

November 9, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0
Fact check
FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES 

“WE DON’T NEED FACT-CHECKING!” tweets travelpreneur who’s been to 513 countries and makes $25 billion a year

June 2, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0
Somali government advises against travel to US
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED NEWS 

Somali government warns citizens against travelling to the USA

May 30, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0
Hotel owner helpfully clarifies that the shit on your bed is from a cute local animal, not a rat
AFTER DARK FEATURED 

Hotel owner helpfully clarifies that the shit on your bed is from a cute local animal, not a rat

May 12, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0

AFTER DARK

Diehard Trump supporter stays at Four Seasons Total Landscaping
AFTER DARK FEATURED 

Diehard Trump supporter books two nights at Four Seasons Total Landscaping

November 9, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0

He might have lost the election, but Donald Trump is still inspiring millions of Americans to follow in his footsteps.

Hotel owner helpfully clarifies that the shit on your bed is from a cute local animal, not a rat
AFTER DARK FEATURED 

Hotel owner helpfully clarifies that the shit on your bed is from a cute local animal, not a rat

May 12, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0
Australian police prepared to deploy nuclear weapons to stop several people using hostel kitchen at once
AFTER DARK FEATURED 

Australian police prepared to deploy nuclear weapons to stop several people using hostel kitchen at once

April 16, 2020 Paul Norman 0
April Fools coronavirus prank
AFTER DARK 

“APRIL FOOLS!” says hostel guest an hour after telling everyone he has COVID-19

April 1, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0

FANNY PACK

Airline CEO begpacking
CULTURE SHOCK FANNY PACK FEATURED 

Airline CEO seen begpacking in Bali market

April 9, 2020 Paul Norman 0

Rod Howardton, 57, is an airline CEO who, thanks to coronavirus, has been reduced to begging ordinary working people for their hard-earned money.

Toilet paper executive living it large
FANNY PACK FEATURED 

Toilet paper executive quietly buys himself another 200-foot yacht

March 19, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0
LIVE: Backpacker sharehouse calls emergency summit on the toilet paper situation
FANNY PACK FEATURED NEWS 

LIVE: Backpacker sharehouse calls emergency summit on the toilet paper situation

March 11, 2020 Paul Norman 0
Entrepreneurial Kiwi and his hole
CULTURE SHOCK FANNY PACK FEATURED 

Entrepreneurial Kiwi makes millions by charging tourists $20 to stare at his hot, stinking hole

February 3, 2020 Paul Norman 0

CULTURE SHOCK

Somali government advises against travel to US
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED NEWS 

Somali government warns citizens against travelling to the USA

May 30, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0

In response to out-of-control scenes in the US over the past few days, the Somali government has made the unprecedented move of advising its citizens to stay away from the world’s richest country.

Aggressively xenophobic Queenslander chooses to run backpacker hostel for some reason
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED 

Aggressively xenophobic Queenslander chooses to run backpacker hostel for some reason

May 1, 2020 Paul Norman 1
Airline CEO begpacking
CULTURE SHOCK FANNY PACK FEATURED 

Airline CEO seen begpacking in Bali market

April 9, 2020 Paul Norman 0
Nobody at this hostel has wiped their arse
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED NEWS 

Ewww! Nobody at this Melbourne hostel has wiped their arse for five days

March 9, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 1

MILES HIGH

Wistful Scott Morrison types “Maldives” into Skyscanner
FEATURED MILES HIGH 

Wistful Scott Morrison types “Maldives” into Skyscanner

January 8, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0

After literal days of work, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is bushed and could really do with a tropical holiday.

Scott Morrison flying back from Hawaii
FEATURED MILES HIGH 

Pilot pops off for scheduled break during catastrophic engine fire

December 22, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0
Broke traveller checks Christmas airfares
FANNY PACK FEATURED MILES HIGH 

Broke traveller reschedules family Christmas visit to mid-March after checking airfares

December 10, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0
Hungover ski-lift operator keeping you safe
FEATURED MILES HIGH 

Report: Only person stopping you from falling to your death is hungover Australian ski-lift operator

November 27, 2019 Paul Norman 1

MAKING MEMORIES

Fact check
FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES 

“WE DON’T NEED FACT-CHECKING!” tweets travelpreneur who’s been to 513 countries and makes $25 billion a year

June 2, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0

Twitter’s decision to fact-check a tweet by Donald Trump has caused unexpected chaos on social media, with many of the internet’s most devout liars jumping to the president’s defence.

Facebook ads finally come in useful by reminding Australian travellers that it’s Mother’s Day tomorrow
FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES 

Facebook ads finally come in useful by reminding Australian travellers that it’s Mother’s Day tomorrow

May 9, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0
30-year-old backpacker and travel blogger wants to make money
FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES NEWS 

30-year-old backpacker’s fear of no longer travelling or having a social life proven correct

April 20, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0
Chernobyl is on fire
FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES NEWS 

Chernobyl catching fire somehow not even in the 10 most apocalyptic news stories of 2020

April 14, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0

NEWS

Somali government advises against travel to US
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED NEWS 

Somali government warns citizens against travelling to the USA

May 30, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0

In response to out-of-control scenes in the US over the past few days, the Somali government has made the unprecedented move of advising its citizens to stay away from the world’s richest country.

30-year-old backpacker and travel blogger wants to make money
FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES NEWS 

30-year-old backpacker’s fear of no longer travelling or having a social life proven correct

April 20, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0
Chernobyl is on fire
FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES NEWS 

Chernobyl catching fire somehow not even in the 10 most apocalyptic news stories of 2020

April 14, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0
Conscientious full-time backpacker starts travelling from home
FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES NEWS 

Conscientious full-time backpacker starts travelling from home

March 24, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0

PERSPECTIVE

Waiting for roommates to stop
AFTER DARK CULTURE SHOCK PERSPECTIVE 

OPINION: If my roommates don’t shut up soon, I’ll have no choice but to sit here silently and wait for them to stop

December 18, 2019 Paul Norman 0

My only option is to press the nuclear button: to continue to do nothing and seethe silently until they shut up.

WTF? I arrived in London five hours ago and now I have no money left
FANNY PACK FEATURED PERSPECTIVE 

WTF? I arrived in London five hours ago and now I have no money left

September 12, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0
OPINION: Why millennials should spend less on travel and more on my $500 online e-consulting course
FANNY PACK FEATURED PERSPECTIVE 

OPINION: Why millennials should spend less on travel and more on my $500 online e-consulting course

August 7, 2019 Paul Norman 0
I live in a tent
FANNY PACK PERSPECTIVE 

Congratulations on buying your first home! I live in a tent

May 3, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0

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