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WTF?? This bus driver from a remote Bolivian village doesn’t speak English!

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments American tourist, Bolivia, bus, English, language, privilege, South America, Spanish, tourism, tourist

To the dismay of a loud American tourist, the Bolivian man driving the local bus from Gayos to Pozo del

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BREAKING: Backpacker spotted using pre-touchscreen phone

February 24, 2019February 24, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments backpacker, backpacking, hostel, making friends, old phone, old-school, socialising, technology, tourist

A solo traveller under the age of 30 has been spotted this morning unashamedly using a Nokia 3315 in full

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Straight white able-bodied English-speaking man can travel wherever the hell he wants

December 8, 2018December 9, 2018 The Tragic Traveller 1 Comment London, Myanmar, Pakistan, privilege

The young team of Franziska Hildebrand, Franziska Preuss, Vanessa Hinz and Dahlmeier clocked 1 hour, 11 minutes, 54.6 seconds to beat France

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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.

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30-year-old backpacker’s fear of no longer travelling or having a social life proven correct

April 20, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0

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Chernobyl catching fire somehow not even in the 10 most apocalyptic news stories of 2020

April 14, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0

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Conscientious full-time backpacker starts travelling from home

March 24, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0

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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.

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WTF? I arrived in London five hours ago and now I have no money left

September 12, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0

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OPINION: Why millennials should spend less on travel and more on my $500 online e-consulting course

August 7, 2019 Paul Norman 0

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Congratulations on buying your first home! I live in a tent

May 3, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0

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