PERSPECTIVE

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, 2019December 18, 2019 Paul Norman 0 Comments German, hostel, loud, night, rude, sleep

My only option is to press the nuclear button: to continue to do nothing and seethe silently until they shut up.

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FANNY PACK FEATURED PERSPECTIVE 

WTF? I arrived in London five hours ago and now I have no money left

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments expensive, London, money, poor, rip-off, stress

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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FANNY PACK FEATURED PERSPECTIVE 

OPINION: Why millennials should spend less on travel and more on my $500 online e-consulting course

August 7, 2019August 7, 2019 Paul Norman 0 Comments e-consulting, Gen X, grifter, making money, millennial, scam

As you can plainly see, I’m a successful businessman. And that entitles me to make broad, ridiculous statements about what people with less money than me should do.

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FANNY PACK PERSPECTIVE 

Congratulations on buying your first home! I live in a tent

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments commune, hippie, homeowner, house, responsible decisions, savings, tent

As I write this postcard from inside my one-man tent in Belarus, I can’t help but feel a sense of pride at what you’ve achieved.

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CULTURE SHOCK PERSPECTIVE 

I built this yurt with the skin I flayed off my enemies’ backs. Please, come inside for a drink

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments alcohol, clans, culture, fighting, hospitality, nomad, old-school, spirits, story, tribalism, violence, yurt

Greetings, weary traveller, and welcome to my family’s yurt! I built it using the hide and bones of more than 90 men I slew with my own hand.

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PERSPECTIVE 

Not all those who wander are lost. But I sure am.

March 11, 2019March 12, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments existential crisis, explorer, hippie, jobless, lost, pathetic, traveller, unemployed, wander, wanderlust

Before you judge any long-term traveller, you should remember the famous saying: “Not all those who wander are lost.” After

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FANNY PACK PERSPECTIVE 

Just because I’m a white tourist doesn’t mean I’m rich. But I am.

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 1 Comment diamond, judgement, money, prejudice, rich, Tanzania, tourist, wealthy, white tourist

As a white tourist, local people always assume I’m absolutely loaded wherever I go. They try to sell me unnecessary

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AFTER DARK FEATURED PERSPECTIVE 

My obese bunkmate is one sneeze away from crushing me

December 16, 2018December 16, 2018 The Tragic Traveller 1 Comment bunkmate, dorm, hostel, making friends, sleeping

Dearest Mother, As I write this message from a hostel in Cambodia, my fate appears all but certain. If I

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PERSPECTIVE 

Canberra is absolutely fascinating when you’re high on PCP

October 20, 2018November 29, 2018 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments Australia, Canberra, drugs, itinerary, sightseeing, tourism

I’d heard so many negative things about the Australian capital before I visited for the first time. But after having

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FEATURED PERSPECTIVE 

I’m not a racist – I’ve been to Africa

October 7, 2018November 29, 2018 The Tragic Traveller 1 Comment Africa, backpacker, racist, safari, social, tourism

With all the accusations flying around recently, I want to make one thing crystal clear: I’m not a racist. After

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