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FEATURED

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, 2020November 9, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments America, election 2020, Four Seasons, Murica, politics, Trump, USA

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

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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, 2020June 2, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments bullshit, Donald Trump, fact-checking, liar, social media, Twitter

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 advises against travel to US
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED NEWS 

Somali government warns citizens against travelling to the USA

May 30, 2020May 30, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments America collapsing, coronavirus, George Floyd, Minneapolis, protests, race riots, Somalia, Trump, 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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AFTER DARK FEATURED 

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

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments antechinus, Australia, hotel room, poo, rat shit, TripAdvisor

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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FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES 

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

May 9, 2020May 9, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments advertising, Aussies abroad, capitalism, Mothers Day, mum, traveller

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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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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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, 2020April 20, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments 30-year-old, aging, coronavirus, COVID-19, lockdown, loneliness, no social life, old

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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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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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, 2020April 14, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments 2020, Apocalypse, Chernobyl, climate changes, end of days, fires, Pripyat, radiation

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 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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FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES NEWS 

Conscientious full-time backpacker starts travelling from home

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments backpacker, coronavirus, COVID-19, lockdown, pandemic, quarantine, social distancing, traveller, working 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 living it large
FANNY PACK FEATURED 

Toilet paper executive quietly buys himself another 200-foot yacht

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, luxury, money, pandemic, rich, toilet paper, 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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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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