Diehard Trump supporter books two nights at Four Seasons Total Landscaping
He might have lost the election, but Donald Trump is still inspiring millions of Americans to follow in his footsteps.
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“WE DON’T NEED FACT-CHECKING!” tweets travelpreneur who’s been to 513 countries and makes $25 billion a year
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.
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Somali government warns citizens against travelling to the USA
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.
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Hotel owner helpfully clarifies that the shit on your bed is from a cute local animal, not a rat
The manager of the pricey Gold Coast guesthouse you and your mates stayed at a few months ago has admitted that there was, indeed, shit on your bed when you checked in.
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Facebook ads finally come in useful by reminding Australian travellers that it’s Mother’s Day tomorrow
Facebook ads have finally proven themselves worthwhile after reminding all 310,000 Australians who are currently overseas that they should probably give Mum a buzz on WhatsApp tomorrow.
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Aggressively xenophobic Queenslander chooses to run backpacker hostel for some reason
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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30-year-old backpacker’s fear of no longer travelling or having a social life proven correct
As the big three-oh approached, Nicholas Johnson-Winkerberg had a sinking feeling things were about to change for the worse. He was right.
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Australian police prepared to deploy nuclear weapons to stop several people using hostel kitchen at once
Contrary to popular belief, although the streets are closed, people do actually still exist and occasionally need to do some
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Chernobyl catching fire somehow not even in the 10 most apocalyptic news stories of 2020
Chernobyl is about to catch fire and potentially spew tons of radioactive material up into the air we breathe, but that’s no biggie in 2020.
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Airline CEO seen begpacking in Bali market
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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Conscientious full-time backpacker starts travelling from home
Conscientious travellers across the globe have decided to socially distance themselves to minimise the impact of the pandemic.
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Toilet paper executive quietly buys himself another 200-foot yacht
The coronavirus pandemic is beginning to cripple almost every sector of the global economy, but the toilet paper market is going strong.
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