Our travel bug is fatal
The tract of basically useless land has been in his family for 150 years after it was gifted to his ancestors by the local Māori as a practical joke.
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An Aussie backpacker has today publicly vowed to continue “being a mad dog and not give into mainstream ideas of how to live life.”
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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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Thousands of smoke-starved European backpackers have this week converged on Sydney to cop a lungful for free.
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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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They say money can’t buy happiness. But it can buy flights, accommodation, cocktails, that cute bikini, and an iPhone XS on which to record photographic evidence of your holiday.
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A British lass driving at 140 km/h to escape a catastrophic bushfire on the outskirts of Sydney better not be
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A travel blogger who’s been writing consistently for a year could really do with making some fucking money from all this work, sources have confirmed.
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Capitalism has officially reached a new low point after an Australian woman was charged – no bullshit – US$26,404 for one night in an American hospital.
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An Australian immigration officer who spends his days crushing backpackers’ spirits can’t wait to hit one of Canberra’s two nightclubs.
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You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster with heated leather seats. Thankfully, if you’re the organiser of a $6,000-a-head yoga retreat in Costa Rica, you can have both.
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Never had Amanda even talked about kids until two weeks ago, when she signed a lucrative year-long contract to teach English to Thai kids.
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