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Month: February 2019

Attractive colleague
FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES 

Attractive colleague doesn’t want to hear about your holiday

February 28, 2019February 28, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 1 Comment boredom, co-worker, colleauge, holiday, office, pick-up lines, South America, stories, vacation

That attractive colleague you have the hots for couldn’t give two fucks about your recent vacation, sources have confirmed. Several

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George Pell
FEATURED NEWS 

George Pell embarks on holiday of a lifetime

February 26, 2019February 27, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 2 Comments Catholic Church, George Pell, holiday, justice, prison, scandal

Disgraced Cardinal George Pell is preparing for one final holiday after being found guilty of child sexual abuse charges. Australia’s

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Fermented horse milk
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED 

Tourist becomes vegan after trying fermented horse milk in Kyrgyzstan

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 1 Comment Central Asia, culture, fermented horse milk, food, Kyrgyzstan, taste

An overly adventurous tourist has sworn to become vegan just moments after drinking fermented horse milk in Kyrgyzstan. Backpacker Sara

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LATEST MAKING MEMORIES NEWS 

BREAKING: Backpacker spotted using pre-touchscreen phone

February 24, 2019February 24, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments backpacker, backpacking, hostel, making friends, old phone, old-school, socialising, technology, tourist

A solo traveller under the age of 30 has been spotted this morning unashamedly using a Nokia 3315 in full

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White tourist
FANNY PACK PERSPECTIVE 

Just because I’m a white tourist doesn’t mean I’m rich. But I am.

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 1 Comment diamond, judgement, money, prejudice, rich, Tanzania, tourist, wealthy, white tourist

As a white tourist, local people always assume I’m absolutely loaded wherever I go. They try to sell me unnecessary

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MILES HIGH NEWS 

Hardened criminal smuggles fruit into Australia

February 20, 2019February 21, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments Australia, crime, criminal, customs, fruit, smuggling, the law

A career criminal with nothing to lose has risked it all by smuggling several kilograms of fruit into Australia. Ex-convict

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Romantic getaway
FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES 

Lovers embarking on first romantic getaway incorrectly believe everything will go great

February 19, 2019February 19, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments annoying, argument, awkward, bad habits, bikini, couple, holiday, Instagram, Italy, love, lovers, romantic getaway, Sistine Chapel

A couple heading on their first romantic getaway mistakenly think they’ll get along just fine, The Tragic Traveller can reveal. To celebrate their

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AFTER DARK FEATURED NEWS 

Hotel mattress has higher sperm count than man sleeping on it

February 17, 2019February 17, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments business, gross, hotel, loneliness, night, report, science, sex, sleep, study

Spending yet another night sad and alone in an unfamiliar city, 37-year-old Alan Hoxton is reportedly about to drift off

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Moldovan government unveils new tourist slogan
FANNY PACK GENERAL 

Moldovan government releases new tourism slogan: “At least it’s cheap …”

February 15, 2019February 18, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments cheap, Eastern Europe, ex-Soviet, marketing, Moldova, ruin porn, tourism

After months of brainstorming, the Moldovan government has released its new tourist slogan: “At least it’s cheap …” “We wanted

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FANNY PACK FEATURED 

“I don’t feel the need to pay for tourist attractions,” says man who has no money anyway

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 1 Comment Couchsurfing, dumpster-diving, hippie, hitchhiking, money, poor, tourist attractions, traveller

A traveller who hitchhikes, eats from bins, and hasn’t washed his hair since 2009 believes paying for tourist attractions is

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AFTER DARK FEATURED 

Report: Man spends 0.0012% of his holiday having sex

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 1 Comment backpacking, dating, douchebag, Eastern Europe, girls, holiday, hook-ups, sex, travel

A 22-year-old American backpacker who planned to “smash pussy from Spain to Ukraine” has spent a statistically insignificant percentage of

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FEATURED GENERAL NEWS 

Study: 92% of Europeans think cricket involves horses

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments cricket, cultural misunderstanding, Europe, polo, research, sport, study

More than nine out of 10 Europeans think cricket is played on horseback, a recent study has found. In an

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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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