hostel Archives – The Tragic Traveller

Australian police prepared to deploy nuclear weapons to stop several people using hostel kitchen at once

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 Paul Norman 0 Comments backpackers, coronavirus, COVID-19, hostel

Contrary to popular belief, although the streets are closed, people do actually still exist and occasionally need to do some

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“APRIL FOOLS!” says hostel guest an hour after telling everyone he has COVID-19

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments April Fools, coronavirus, COVID-19, hostel, prank, sick

One traveller’s hilarious coronavirus-themed April Fools Day prank has caused mayhem at the Leaning Lodge hostel in Pisa.

Derrick has been to more than 40 countries

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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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Lonely backpacker wonders what it’d be like to have a girlfriend, job, home, savings, support network, purpose, career path, sex life, sense of self worth

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments despair, homeless man, hostel, job, loneliness, love, sex, Valentine's day

Tonight, while everybody else is hooking up, Timmy has been left to ponder what it would be like to have a woman to hold.

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Total sociopaths throw football around crowded hostel courtyard

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Paul Norman 0 Comments American tourist, common area, crowded, football, hostel, inconsiderate, selfish

It’s 10:30 pm at the BDB Hostel in Hainan, China, and the situation is starting to get very tense.

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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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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.

Long-term traveller celebrates birthday with strangers

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Long-term traveller celebrates yet another birthday with random people in random hostel

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments birthday, hostel, lonely, randoms, traveller

For the fifth year in a row, a long-term traveller has celebrated his birthday in some hostel somewhere with some totally random people.

Smug man tells stories about his trip to Uzbekistan

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Smug prick at hostel wants you to know he’s been to Uzbekistan

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments boasting, bragging, hostel, story, travel wanker, Uzbekistan

Every traveller knows the only thing better than visiting an exotic destination is one-upping fellow travellers with stories about said destination for years to come.

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

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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.