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The Tragic Traveller

Our travel bug is fatal

  • Culture shock
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  • Miles high
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Author: Paul Norman

CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED 

Aggressively xenophobic Queenslander chooses to run backpacker hostel for some reason

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 Paul Norman 1 Comment Australia, immigration, Queenslander, racist, working holiday, xenophobic

The benefits of the business compared to the upkeep seem pretty limited, but that doesn’t stop him from running a hostel that he pretty openly despises.

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AFTER DARK FEATURED 

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

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 Paul Norman 0 Comments backpackers, coronavirus, COVID-19, hostel

Contrary to popular belief, although the streets are closed, people do actually still exist and occasionally need to do some

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Airline CEO begpacking
CULTURE SHOCK FANNY PACK FEATURED 

Airline CEO seen begpacking in Bali market

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 Paul Norman 0 Comments Bali, begpacking, CEO, coronavirus, COVID-19, recession, travel ban

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

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FANNY PACK FEATURED NEWS 

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

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 Paul Norman 0 Comments Australia, backpackers, coronavirus, pandemic, panic, sharehouse, toilet paper

Eleven backpackers living in a sharehouse at 117 Woolgoolga Avenue have, in light of a crisis sweeping Australia, called a house meeting.

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FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES NEWS 

Skier outraged at snowboarders delaying him by 0.23 seconds off the ramp

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 Paul Norman 0 Comments Canada, French, mountain etiquette, ski lift, skiing, snowboarding

Snowboarders need to stop briefly after getting off the lifts to attach their bindings safely, and it drives skiers crazy.

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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, 2020February 3, 2020 Paul Norman 0 Comments geyser, mud hole, New Zealand, Rotorua, Thermal Explorer Highway, volcanic activity

The tract of basically useless land has been in his family for 150 years after it was gifted to his ancestors by the local Māori as a practical joke.

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Total sociopaths throw football
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED 

Total sociopaths throw football around crowded hostel courtyard

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Paul Norman 0 Comments American tourist, common area, crowded, football, hostel, inconsiderate, selfish

It’s 10:30 pm at the BDB Hostel in Hainan, China, and the situation is starting to get very tense.

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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, 2019December 18, 2019 Paul Norman 0 Comments German, hostel, loud, night, rude, sleep

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

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Brit saddened by election result
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED 

Brit abroad shocked and saddened that her country would elect extremely shit government as it always does

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 Paul Norman 0 Comments Brexit, Britain, election, politics, sad, UK

Lucy, a British girl living in Banff, Canada, has taken to social media to voice her concern at the political situation back home.

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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, 2019November 27, 2019 Paul Norman 1 Comment danger, drunk, health and safety, holiday, hungover, mountain, skiing, winter

There’s one group of people who will stand on the frontlines and keep skiers and their families safe while still kinda tipsy: Aussies on working holidays.

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Drunk Brits roaming the streets of Riga
AFTER DARK CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED 

BREAKING: Bloody hell, the Brits are singing again

November 23, 2019November 23, 2019 Paul Norman 0 Comments alcohol, British tourists, drunk, Latvia, loud, Riga, stag party

Tonight, streets have come alive with the voices of the people. It’s not a parade, nor even a protest, but something much more special: pissed Brits.

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Australian immigration officer relaxing
FANNY PACK FEATURED 

Australian immigration officer kicks back after a long week of ruining backpackers’ hopes, dreams

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 Paul Norman 0 Comments Australia, bureaucracy, farm work, fruit-picking, visa, working holiday

An Australian immigration officer who spends his days crushing backpackers’ spirits can’t wait to hit one of Canberra’s two nightclubs.

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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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