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CULTURE SHOCK

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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Smug man tells stories about his trip to Uzbekistan
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES 

Smug prick at hostel wants you to know he’s been to Uzbekistan

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments boasting, bragging, hostel, story, travel wanker, Uzbekistan

Every traveller knows the only thing better than visiting an exotic destination is one-upping fellow travellers with stories about said destination for years to come.

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No regrets tattoo
AFTER DARK CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED 

“No regrets” tattoo regretted instantly

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments bad decision, Bali, blood, drunk, regret, sick, tattoo

Ever since he was 15, Darren has wanted a tattoo. Now, the 24-year-old plumber from Ipswich has fulfilled his teenage dream in a dingy parlour in Bali.

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Gap year enters fifth year
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES 

Gap year enters fifth year

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments

Trystan Murkhin told his parents he was heading off on a gap year at the age of 23, they were rightfully suspicious. They knew their wrong’un of a son wasn’t going to be coming home any time soon.

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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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Vegan, gluten-free, lactose-intolerant backpacker drinks beer
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED 

Vegan, lactose-intolerant, gluten-free backpacker only consumes sugar if it’s been fermented first

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments alcohol, diet, drinking, food, gluten-free, healthy, hypocrite, vegan

A 23-year-old backpacker from Portland only eats locally sourced, vegan, raw, activated superfoods, but is happy to drink vodka and do drugs.

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Australian tourism ad
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES 

Australian tourism ad fails to mention skin cancer, deadly animals, price of beer

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments Australia, beer, bushfire, danger, expensive, snakes, sunburn, tourism ad

An Australian tourism ad that’s heavy on stock footage of remote beaches and cuddly koalas paints an unrealistic picture of the Land Down Under, backpackers around the country have claimed.

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Village man holding chicken
CULTURE SHOCK NEWS 

Village man about to do something awful to that chicken

October 20, 2019October 21, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments Albania, chicken, death, simple life, village, villager

Onlookers are waiting in suspense as an Albanian village man holds the fate of a local chicken quite literally in

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British woman absolutely cannot speak French
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED 

“Je parlay fronsay” says English girl who absolutely cannot speak French

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments Birmingham, British tourists, France, French, language, Nice, speaking French

A lass from Birmingham who took two years of French in high school incorrectly believes she’s bilingual, sources have confirmed.

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CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED 

Brexit may force British tourists to interact with a local for once in their fucking lives

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 Paul Norman 0 Comments beach, Brexit, British tourists, Greece, holiday, Italy, Mediterranean, Spain

Thanks to the general neediness pervasive among English tourists in particular, the EU’s freedom of movement provision was vital to the industry.

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CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED 

Disturbingly intense bloke at hostel has pretty good information that Greta’s actually a lizard ‘ey

September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments aliens, conspiracy, Greta Thunberg, high, Illuminati, lizard people, theory

That bloke with the really intense eyes who works at your hostel isn’t buying the whole Greta Thunberg climate change bullshit for a second, multiple sources have confirmed.

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CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED NEWS 

Furious Trump supporters call for war against Switzerland

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 3 Comments climate change, Greta Thunberg, politics, rally, Sweden, Switzerland, Trump, Trump supporters

Millions of furious Trump supporters have taken to the streets in response to climate activist Greta Thunberg’s speech at the UN.

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NEWS

Man vaping in Sydney
MAKING MEMORIES NEWS 

Absolute fuckhead continues to vape in Sydney

December 12, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0

A grade-A tool has today been spotted vaping in Sydney, a city currently so polluted by hazardous smoke that hipsters have begun knitting the air.

Woman watches as Australian bushfire rages on
FANNY PACK NEWS 

Australian government reminds backpackers that bushfires are no excuse for avoiding farm work

November 19, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 2
Flight forced to return to Florida
MILES HIGH NEWS 

Tragedy strikes as plane leaving Florida is forced to return to Florida

November 6, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0
Stoner going through customs
MILES HIGH NEWS 

Stoner going through Singaporean customs pretty sure he threw away that bag of weed, oh wait, actually, fuck

November 4, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0

PERSPECTIVE

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

Just a few hours ago I was stepping off my plane, excited to start my new life in London. But now, for some strange reason, I have no money left…

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
I built this yurt with the skin I flayed off my enemies’ backs. Please, come inside for a drink
CULTURE SHOCK PERSPECTIVE 

I built this yurt with the skin I flayed off my enemies’ backs. Please, come inside for a drink

April 18, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0

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