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The Tragic Traveller

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France

British woman absolutely cannot speak French
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED 

“Je parlay fronsay” says English girl who absolutely cannot speak French

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments Birmingham, British tourists, France, French, language, Nice, speaking French

A lass from Birmingham who took two years of French in high school incorrectly believes she’s bilingual, sources have confirmed.

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Not working during trip to France
FANNY PACK FEATURED 

Local woman successfully convinces boss she’ll be working during her two-week trip to France

August 13, 2019August 14, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments cheese, France, girls trips, holiday, lying, wedding, wine, working holiday

A London office worker has today pulled off the ultimate heist, convincing her boss that she’ll be “working remotely” during her two-week trip to France.

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CULTURE SHOCK NEWS 

Study: People who pronounce it “Fronce” are the absolute worst

July 30, 2019August 1, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments France, holiday, Paris, research, stories, study, travel wanker

It’s official: That colleague who pronounces it “Fronce” is just the fucking worst, a new study has found. Researchers from

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Notre Dame fire
FANNY PACK NEWS 

Tourist’s Paris itinerary suddenly becomes less hectic

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 1 Comment burning, cathedral, fire, France, itinerary, Notre Dame, Paris, tourism, tourist, tourist attractions, tragedy

Notre Dame’s fiery collapse has had at least one semi-positive consequence, with an Australian tourist’s Paris itinerary suddenly becoming a lot freer.

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Woman exits EU by taking ferry from Calais to Dover
FEATURED MAKING MEMORIES NEWS 

Woman catching ferry from Calais to Dover Brexits more successfully than the UK

April 11, 2019April 12, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments borders, Brexit, Calais, Dover, ferry, France, politics, Twitter, UK

Amid increasing political disarray, at least one Brit has successfully managed to leave the EU by catching the ferry from Calais to Dover.

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Romantic New Year's
AFTER DARK FEATURED 

Couple spends romantic New Year’s trapped in Paris metro station

January 1, 2019January 1, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments celebration, fireworks, France, metro station, New Year's Eve, NYE, Paris, party, underground

An Australian couple has spent their long-planned romantic New Year’s fighting for breath amid a dense mass of sweaty humanity

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Voulez vous couchez avec moi ce soir
CULTURE SHOCK NEWS UNCATEGORISED 

Study: “Voulez vous couchez avec moi ce soir?” works on 96% of French girls

December 14, 2018December 17, 2018 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments backpacking, flirting, France, meeting people, Paris, pick-up lines, research, sex, study

A groundbreaking study has found that asking “Voulez vous couchez avec moi ce soir?” to a French girl will get

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MAKING MEMORIES 

Girl flies halfway around the world to do exactly what she always does at home

November 8, 2018November 16, 2018 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments France, Instagram, Paris, selfie, sightseeing, social, tourism

Despite having spent more than $2000 to fly from Sydney to Paris, Janelle Tapscott has amazed her Instagram followers by

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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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