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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, 2020May 30, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments America collapsing, coronavirus, George Floyd, Minneapolis, protests, race riots, Somalia, Trump, USA

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 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, 2020April 20, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments 30-year-old, aging, coronavirus, COVID-19, lockdown, loneliness, no social life, old

As the big three-oh approached, Nicholas Johnson-Winkerberg had a sinking feeling things were about to change for the worse. He was right.

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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, 2020April 14, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments 2020, Apocalypse, Chernobyl, climate changes, end of days, fires, Pripyat, radiation

Chernobyl is about to catch fire and potentially spew tons of radioactive material up into the air we breathe, but that’s no biggie in 2020.

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FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES NEWS 

Conscientious full-time backpacker starts travelling from home

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments backpacker, coronavirus, COVID-19, lockdown, pandemic, quarantine, social distancing, traveller, working from home

Conscientious travellers across the globe have decided to socially distance themselves to minimise the impact of the pandemic.

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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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Nobody at this hostel has wiped their arse
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED NEWS 

Ewww! Nobody at this Melbourne hostel has wiped their arse for five days

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 1 Comment Australia, coronavirus, fear, Melbourne, pandemic, panic, toilet paper

Coronavirus is spreading across the world at an alarming rate. But more concerning than the virus itself is the panic accompanying it.

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Derrick has been to more than 40 countries
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED NEWS 

JUST LIKE CORONAVIRUS: Derrick has now spread to more than 40 countries

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 2 Comments coronavirus, disease, hostel, Iran, pandemic, sick, travel wanker

There’s a new plague sweeping your hostel. It’s already been to more than 40 countries and it’s spreading fast.

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FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES NEWS 

Skier outraged at snowboarders delaying him by 0.23 seconds off the ramp

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 Paul Norman 0 Comments Canada, French, mountain etiquette, ski lift, skiing, snowboarding

Snowboarders need to stop briefly after getting off the lifts to attach their bindings safely, and it drives skiers crazy.

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Travel wanker went to Wuhan
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED NEWS 

Travel wanker went to Wuhan “before it was famous”

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments arrogant, coronavirus, disease, epidemic, travel wanker, Wuhan

Your hostel’s obligatory travel wanker wants you to know he visited Wuhan way before any of this coronavirus kerfuffle.

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Tropical destinations to avoid bushfires
FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES NEWS 

4 heavenly tropical destinations where you can shirk your duty as the leader of a burning nation

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments Australia, beach, bushfires, Hawaii, holiday, national emergency, natural disaster, Scott Morrison, tropical destination

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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Man vaping in Sydney
MAKING MEMORIES NEWS 

Absolute fuckhead continues to vape in Sydney

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments bushfire, dangerous, smoke, Sydney, vaping

A grade-A tool has today been spotted vaping in Sydney, a city currently so polluted by hazardous smoke that hipsters have begun knitting the air.

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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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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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