Backpacker resolves to continue drinking, partying, not having a job in 2020
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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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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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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“The best things in life are free!” posts woman who’s paying $679 a night for this view
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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Australian government reminds backpackers that bushfires are no excuse for avoiding farm work
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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Travel blogger expecting the money to start coming in any day now
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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TRUE STORY: US health system literally takes the piss by charging tourist $26,404 for one night of gastro treatment
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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Australian immigration officer kicks back after a long week of ruining backpackers’ hopes, dreams
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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$6,000-a-head yoga retreat helps yoga instructor find enlightenment, buy Mercedes
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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Traveller with zero interest in children suddenly super keen to teach English to Thai kids
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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WTF? I arrived in London five hours ago and now I have no money left
Just a few hours ago I was stepping off my plane, excited to start my new life in London. But now, for some strange reason, I have no money left…
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