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FANNY PACK

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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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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FANNY PACK FEATURED NEWS 

LIVE: Backpacker sharehouse calls emergency summit on the toilet paper situation

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 Paul Norman 0 Comments Australia, backpackers, coronavirus, pandemic, panic, sharehouse, toilet paper

Eleven backpackers living in a sharehouse at 117 Woolgoolga Avenue have, in light of a crisis sweeping Australia, called a house meeting.

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Entrepreneurial Kiwi and his hole
CULTURE SHOCK FANNY PACK FEATURED 

Entrepreneurial Kiwi makes millions by charging tourists $20 to stare at his hot, stinking hole

February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 Paul Norman 0 Comments geyser, mud hole, New Zealand, Rotorua, Thermal Explorer Highway, volcanic activity

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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New year's resolution
FANNY PACK MAKING MEMORIES 

Backpacker resolves to continue drinking, partying, not having a job in 2020

January 1, 2020January 1, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments job, money, resolution, Thailand, work

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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FANNY PACK FEATURED 

FUCK YES! Traveller’s Nan sends money instead of shit sweater for Christmas

December 25, 2019December 25, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments Christmas, family, money, Nan, presents

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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Inhaling free smoke in Sydney
FANNY PACK FEATURED 

European backpackers flock to Sydney to save money on ciggies

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 1 Comment air quality, breathing, bushfires, danger, smoke, Sydney

Thousands of smoke-starved European backpackers have this week converged on Sydney to cop a lungful for free.

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Broke traveller checks Christmas airfares
FANNY PACK FEATURED MILES HIGH 

Broke traveller reschedules family Christmas visit to mid-March after checking airfares

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments airfares, broke, Christmas, no money, Skyscanner, traveller

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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"The best things in life are free!"
FANNY PACK FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES 

“The best things in life are free!” posts woman who’s paying $679 a night for this view

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments free, infinity pool, Insta model, Instagram, lifestyle, money, rich

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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Woman watches as Australian bushfire rages on
FANNY PACK NEWS 

Australian government reminds backpackers that bushfires are no excuse for avoiding farm work

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 3 Comments Australia, bushfire, climate change, London, natural disaster, Sydney, weather

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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30-year-old backpacker and travel blogger wants to make money
FANNY PACK FEATURED 

Travel blogger expecting the money to start coming in any day now

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments business model, cash, desperate, poor, profit, travel blogger

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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Woman reacting to ridiculous medical bill
FANNY PACK FEATURED 

TRUE STORY: US health system literally takes the piss by charging tourist $26,404 for one night of gastro treatment

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments America, bills, healthcare, medicine, money, rip-off, sick

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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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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