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Awkward Skype call at Christmas
FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES 

Backpacker celebrates Christmas with awkward Skype call to extended family

December 25, 2019December 25, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments awkward, backpacker, Christmas, family, hostel, Skype

There’s nothing like an awkward Skype call to catch up with all those distant relatives who didn’t have anywhere better to be this Christmas.

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Kilometre High Club
FEATURED MILES HIGH 

Premature ejaculator joins the Kilometre High Club

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments aeroplane, awkward, cousins, flight, Mile High Club, premature, sex

An overly eager man and his unimpressed sexual partner have failed to join the Mile High Club on a technicality.

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30-year-old backpacker and travel blogger wants to make money
FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES 

30-year-old backpacker thinks his holiday has been “lit AF” but isn’t quite sure what that means

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 1 Comment 30-year-old, awkward, backpacker, cool, hostel, kids, old, youth

A 30-year-old backpacker in a dorm room full of recent high-school graduates is having a tough time trying to pretend he’s still one of the cool kids, witnesses have confirmed.

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Hippie plays guitar terribly in hostel common room
AFTER DARK NEWS 

Hippie in hostel common room absolutely murdering ‘One Love’ on acoustic guitar

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments awkward, backpacker, common room, guitar, hippie, hostel, music, traveller

That dreadlocked hippie in your hostel common room is utterly desecrating Bob Marley’s ‘One Love’ on the acoustic guitar, witnesses have confirmed.

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Everyone else in your dorm having sex right now
AFTER DARK FEATURED NEWS 

Report: Everybody in dorm having sex right now except you

March 11, 2019March 12, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 1 Comment awkward, backpacking, dorm, dormitory, hook-ups, hostel, loneliness, making friends, research, romance, sex

All 11 other people in your overcrowded dorm are having sex right now and hoping you don’t realize, researchers have

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Romantic getaway
FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES 

Lovers embarking on first romantic getaway incorrectly believe everything will go great

February 19, 2019February 19, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments annoying, argument, awkward, bad habits, bikini, couple, holiday, Instagram, Italy, love, lovers, romantic getaway, Sistine Chapel

A couple heading on their first romantic getaway mistakenly think they’ll get along just fine, The Tragic Traveller can reveal. To celebrate their

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GENERAL NEWS 

Indian man falls asleep outside his own shop shortly after midday

February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments awkward, India, Indian man, iPhone, shop, sleeping

An Indian man has challenged the notion of traditional working hours by falling asleep on the chair outside his mobile

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FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES 

Hostel misfits celebrate worst Christmas ever

December 24, 2018December 24, 2018 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments awkward, backpacker, Christmas, festive season, holiday, hostel, lonely, making friends, traveller

A bunch of friendless travellers whose families wouldn’t pay for their flights home are celebrating the worst Christmas ever. The Tragic Traveller

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Google Translate grandma
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED UNCATEGORISED 

Google Translate reveals sweet old lady to be hardcore racist

December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments awkward, backpacking, culture, Google Translate, language, racism, solo travel, village

In an unfortunate turn of events, Google Translate has revealed a smiling village grandma to be a militant racist. Backpacker

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Suspicious yellow liquid
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED 

“Drink this,” says toothless Balkan man holding suspicious yellow liquid

August 26, 2018November 28, 2018 The Tragic Traveller 1 Comment alcohol, awkward, Balkans, communication, drinking, Eastern Europe, featured, making friends, Serbia

A dentally challenged Serbian grandpa insists you try his urine-coloured homemade alcohol. Local sources have confirmed that 73-year-old Slavoljub Radivojević

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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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