Wistful Scott Morrison types “Maldives” into Skyscanner
After literal days of work, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is bushed and could really do with a tropical holiday.
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“New year, new me,” mumbles backpacker coming down from week-long bender on January 7
One traveller’s new year’s resolution has come a week late after a booze- and drug-fuelled bender got his 2020 off to a very sloppy start.
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FUCK YES! Traveller’s Nan sends money instead of shit sweater for Christmas
A traveller’s risky move to spend Christmas away from home has paid off big time, The Tragic Traveller’s finance correspondent can confirm.
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Backpacker celebrates Christmas with awkward Skype call to extended family
There’s nothing like an awkward Skype call to catch up with all those distant relatives who didn’t have anywhere better to be this Christmas.
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Pilot pops off for scheduled break during catastrophic engine fire
A pilot for Australia’s largest airline has today stuck to his guns and taken his scheduled 15-minute break on a Hawaii-Sydney flight despite both the plane’s engines being on fire and the plane itself being stuck in a critical nosedive.
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4 heavenly tropical destinations where you can shirk your duty as the leader of a burning nation
If you want to leave the bushfires behind so you can get lit in paradise, we’ve scouted four of the best tropical destinations for you.
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Long-term traveller celebrates yet another birthday with random people in random hostel
For the fifth year in a row, a long-term traveller has celebrated his birthday in some hostel somewhere with some totally random people.
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Brit abroad shocked and saddened that her country would elect extremely shit government as it always does
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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European backpackers flock to Sydney to save money on ciggies
Thousands of smoke-starved European backpackers have this week converged on Sydney to cop a lungful for free.
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Broke traveller reschedules family Christmas visit to mid-March after checking airfares
A broke traveller is backpedaling out of her commitment to return home for Christmas after a quick Skyscanner session reminded her just how shitty holiday-season airfares are, sources have confirmed.
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Man who biked solo from Sydney to London doesn’t like to discuss all the wanking
While Jason has been incredibly forthcoming about the physical and mental challenges he confronted along the way, there’s one subject he seems to be avoiding.
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Smug prick at hostel wants you to know he’s been to 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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