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The Tragic Traveller

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tourist

FANNY PACK MAKING MEMORIES 

“I hate tourists!” says tourist

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments Amsterdam, Ann Frank, hipster, hypocrite, queue, tourist

A whiny little hipster traveller has surprised nobody today by declaring that she hates tourists. This is despite the fact that she is, in every measurable way, a fucking tourist.

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CULTURE SHOCK LATEST 

WTF?? This bus driver from a remote Bolivian village doesn’t speak English!

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments American tourist, Bolivia, bus, English, language, privilege, South America, Spanish, tourism, tourist

To the dismay of a loud American tourist, the Bolivian man driving the local bus from Gayos to Pozo del

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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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Aussie backpacker
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED 

Americans in shock as Aussie backpacker casually drops 17th C-bomb of the morning

April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments Aussie, Australia, backpacker, C-bomb, swearing, tourist, traveller, USA

An Aussie backpacker has offended his American hosts by repeatedly letting slip the foulest of all four-letter words. Seemingly unaware

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Tourist in Iran
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED NEWS 

BREAKING: Tourist in Iran ambushed by lunch invitations, held at kebab point, forced to sleep in family’s spare bedroom

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 2 Comments guest, hospitality, Iran, Isfahan, lunch, respect, tourist, welcome

Sensational footage of locals ambushing an unsuspecting tourist in Iran has emerged on the internet. The first of three videos

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LATEST MAKING MEMORIES NEWS 

BREAKING: Backpacker spotted using pre-touchscreen phone

February 24, 2019February 24, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments backpacker, backpacking, hostel, making friends, old phone, old-school, socialising, technology, tourist

A solo traveller under the age of 30 has been spotted this morning unashamedly using a Nokia 3315 in full

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White tourist
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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CULTURE SHOCK FANNY PACK FEATURED 

I’m only being nice because my culture demands it, you stupid tourist

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 1 Comment culture, hospitality, making friends, Middle East, tourism, tourist

Do you think I really wanted to spend the past five days waiting on you hand and foot, you stupid

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Heavily tanned Greek man
CULTURE SHOCK FEATURED 

Heavily tanned Greek man offers female backpacker “the package tour”

May 22, 2018May 24, 2019 The Tragic Traveller 0 Comments backpacker, Greece, making friends, sex, sightseeing, tourist

A middle-aged Greek man wearing several kilograms worth of gold jewellery has offered a young female tourist “the package tour,” witnesses at Athens’ largest ferry terminal have confirmed.

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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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