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NEWS

Flight forced to return to Florida
MILES HIGH NEWS 

Tragedy strikes as plane leaving Florida is forced to return to Florida

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments 747, bad weather, flight, Florida, tragedy, turbulence

Air travellers around the world are today in shock after a horrifying incident involving a 747 flying from Tampa to New Orleans.

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Stoner going through customs
MILES HIGH NEWS 

Stoner going through Singaporean customs pretty sure he threw away that bag of weed, oh wait, actually, fuck

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments airport, customs, death penalty, marijuana, Singapore, stoner, weed

A stoner who’s just been called over the red lane at Singaporean customs is sweating profusely and looking jittery AF, witnesses have confirmed.

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Immigration officer ruins Halloween at hostel
AFTER DARK NEWS 

Man terrifies everyone at hostel by dressing up as immigration officer for Halloween

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments

A long-term traveller has today wrought havoc at an NYC hostel by dressing up as the scariest thing he could think of: an immigration officer.

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Ivan Milat is dead
AFTER DARK NEWS 

Hitchhikers around the world embark on sacred pilgrimage to piss on Ivan Milat’s grave

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments Australia, crime, hitchhiker, Ivan Milat, murder, poetic justice, serial killer

Australia’s most notorious serial killer, Ivan Milat, has finally fucked off to join the Mile Deep Club in the darkest corner of Hell.

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Global warming in Edinburgh
MAKING MEMORIES NEWS 

Tourist wearing T-shirt in Edinburgh in late October could get used to global warming

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments climate change, Edinburgh, global warming, Scotland, t-shirt, weather

Global warming might be the greatest problem facing humanity today, but at least one Aussie tourist is quietly stoked about the nice weather.

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Village man holding chicken
CULTURE SHOCK NEWS 

Village man about to do something awful to that chicken

October 20, 2019October 21, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments Albania, chicken, death, simple life, village, villager

Onlookers are waiting in suspense as an Albanian village man holds the fate of a local chicken quite literally in

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Extinction Rebellion in London
MAKING MEMORIES NEWS 

Tourist from city that will be underwater in 10 years furious about Extinction Rebellion in London

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments American tourist, climate change, Extinction Rebellion, global warming, London, protests, Trafalgar Square

The Extinction Rebellion phenomenon has swept the world, but nowhere has the movement gained as much publicity as in central London.

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Dirty dishes left so "soak"
AFTER DARK NEWS 

BREAKING: Dirty dishes left in shared kitchen sink to “soak”

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 Paul Norman 0 Comments cleaning, dirty, dishes, hostel, kitchen, plates, selfish, shared

A trailblazing guest at the Madrid Snooze’n’booze Hostel has chosen to leave his dirty dishes in the sink.

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FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES NEWS 

Insta model distraught after perfect snap ruined by inconsiderate homeless man in background

October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments Eiffel Tower, homeless man, Insta, Insta model, Paris, selfie

A travelling Insta model is tonight in tears after an otherwise flawless photo of herself looking pretty in front of the Eiffel Tower was ruined by a homeless man selfishly intruding into the frame.

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CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED NEWS 

Furious Trump supporters call for war against Switzerland

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 3 Comments climate change, Greta Thunberg, politics, rally, Sweden, Switzerland, Trump, Trump supporters

Millions of furious Trump supporters have taken to the streets in response to climate activist Greta Thunberg’s speech at the UN.

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CULTURE SHOCK FANNY PACK NEWS 

Traveller with zero interest in children suddenly super keen to teach English to Thai kids

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 Paul Norman 0 Comments beach, kids, language, teaching English, TEFL, TESL, Thailand, work and travel

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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MILES HIGH NEWS 

BREAKING: Crowd holds breath as five-year-old ski prodigy hurtles toward massive jump

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 Paul Norman 0 Comments kid, New Zealand, prodigy, Queenstown, ski holiday, ski jump, skiing, snow

The regular Kiwi park rats at the Cadrona terrain jumps go silent as a three-foot tall blur on skis barges its way to the front of the queue.

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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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