Posts Tagged ‘Euro summer’
“$6.50 for a coffee is an absolute joke,” says Vaucluse man who just got back from two months gallivanting around Saint-Tropez and the Amalfi Coast
BEAN COUNTER: A Sydney man has returned from a two-month sojourn through the French Riviera and Amalfi Coast with strong views on local coffee pricing. “The sheer audacity of a $6.50 flat white has left me rattled,” Steve Carrick-Costa told DBT. “How is anyone meant to afford living in Sydney?” Asked if he paid more than $6.50 for a coffee at any point during his trip, Carrick-Costa said: “It’s different when you’re travelling, you don’t even think about it.” Friends he travelled with confirm he definitely didn’t think about it, nor the $1400-a-night for the Airbnb, or the $280 per…
Read More“I only went to Turkey to see Cappadocia,” claims Sydney man with fresh veneers and a newly harvested-looking scalp
EURO SUMMER: A Zetland man has returned from a “strictly cultural” holiday to Turkey insisting his trip had nothing to do with the country’s booming cosmetic-surgery industry. “Cappadocia was unbelievable,” Brad Kelly-Keogh told DBT, gently dabbing at the thousands of tiny dots scattered across his freshly harvested-looking scalp. “People hear Turkey and immediately make assumptions. I’m interested in history, landscapes, cave hotels, hot-air balloons.” The 34 year old real estate agent touched down at Sydney Airport on Tuesday looking, by multiple witness accounts, like a different person, which he attributes entirely to the restorative power of Anatolian history. “People keep…
Read MoreSydney man sparks investigation after attempting to go overseas without posting a selfie at the departures sign
BORDER PATROL: A Sydney man is being questioned by police and immigration officials after failing to post the obligatory departures sign photo before going overseas. “This is uncharted territory for us,” says the NSW Police Commissioner. Before boarding his flight to Europe last night, Mark Reynolds reportedly made no effort to take a selfie at the departures sign, leading police to arrest him. “At this stage the man is being held for questioning at Bondi police station, but no charges have been laid,” say the police. “The concern is that he’s avoiding drawing attention to his travels as he may have something…
Read MoreLocal woman attempts to rival her friends’ Mykonos holiday pics with selfie of her sunbaking on the concrete slab at Clovelly
CONCRETE DREAMS: Like the vast majority of Australians, local woman Gina Hartley-Sirocco can’t afford to go overseas this winter. “It’s been difficult seeing my friends relentlessly posting photos from idyllic European locations,” she told DBT. “So I thought I’d give them a taste of what they’re missing back home.” In an ambitious attempt to outshine her friends holidaying in Mykonos, the Randwick woman today posted a selfie while sunbaking on the concrete slab at Clovelly. She captioned the post: “Who needs Mykonos when you have Clovelly #WishYouWereHere #Wanderlust” “It’s just a shame it’s overcast here and only 17 degrees,” she…
Read More“Work hard, play hard,” unemployed man captions Euro holiday photo after cropping out parents who funded entire trip
SELF-MADE MAN: A Sydney man’s Instagram post from his luxurious European holiday has sparked a wave of backlash. “Work hard, play hard,” Matt Frederick captioned a photo of himself at a picturesque beach on the Greek Island of Crete. His caption continued: “If you focus on what you want, you can get anything, including lavish overseas holidays!” In the photo, he appeared alone, but DBT can reveal he cleverly cropped out his parents, who paid for all his flights, accomodation and meals. Neither Matt Frederick nor his parents were available for comment. But friends of the family say Matt Frederick…
Read MoreEastern suburbs woman files for divorce after realising her husband is taking her to Cairns, not Cannes
DEVIL IN THE DETAIL: A misunderstanding over a holiday destination is set to end the seven year marriage of one Sydney couple. Vicki Hamilton-Briggs has filed for divorce after discovering that her husband, Julian, was planning a surprise getaway to Cairns. “Cairns? In Queensland? You have to be joking!” she told her husband. “I thought you were taking me to Cannes, as in a romantic trip to the French Riviera!” Vicki Hamilton-Briggs says the confusion initially came about when she misread the itinerary. “I thought we’d be walking the red carpet and sipping champagne with celebrities at the Cannes film…
Read MoreUnemployed Sydney man who still owes his friend $2500, now flaunting sun-soaked photos from Mykonos
ON BORROWED TIME: In an audacious move that has angered creditors and friends, local unemployed man Mark Maddison has been flaunting his lavish European vacation on social media. “Six months ago he told me he was broke and surviving on Maggi Noodles,” his friend Heath Arnold told DBT. “I lent him $2500 to cover his rent, but I haven’t heard from him since.” DBT managed to contact Mark Maddison on a WhatsApp call, as he sat on the edge of his hotel’s horizon pool. “Everyone needs a break, especially when life’s been as tough as it has for me,” he…
Read More“Going away this winter?” asks eastern suburbs man, only so he can launch into 5 minute monologue about his upcoming euro holiday
EURO FLEX: At a CBD cafe today a Bondi man feigned interest in his colleague’s travel plans, only as a springboard to talk about his own luxury Euro trip. “Going away this winter?” asked Fabian Teague-Wright. “I think I’m just going to visit my grandmother in Wollongong,” said the colleague. “That sounds nice,” replied Teague-Wright. “I’ll actually be slumming it in St Tropez for a week, then Monte Carlo, then I’m heading over to Florence and Bologna in Italy. for a few weeks.” “You know, nothing major.” The colleague attempted to change the subject to Sydney’s rain forecast over the…
Read MoreGroup travel photo shows no hint of the toxic arguments & power struggles that emerge anytime they’re trying to decide where to eat
PICTURE PERFECT: To the untrained eye, it looks like a group of happy friends enjoying lunch on their European adventure. But beneath the surface lies an intense power struggle that’s been building within the group since their Euro adventure began two weeks ago. The photo, posted by one of the group members, portrays a cheerful, peaceful and united front at a restaurant in sun-drenched Barcelona. But DBT understands the image was taken just three minutes after a tense 30-minute argument about where they should eat, and when. “Honestly it was like being on the UN Security Council,” says one insider…
Read MoreCAST AWAY: Bellevue Hill man currently stranded on the Amalfi Coast, as there are no first class return flights available
MAROONED: The fate of an Australian traveller on the picturesque Amalfi Coast is hanging in limbo tonight. Tom Sedgeworth’s 14-day Euro summer trip has turned into a nightmare, because he’s unable to purchase a first class seat home. “I’ve scoured every airline and flight booking website, and all I can find are seats in economy and business class,” he told DBT in an exclusive phone call interview. “It’s an absolute joke.” Instead of braving a non-first class flight, the 31 year old unemployed former private school student has extended his accomodation booking indefinitely. “I’ve only ever travelled first class and I…
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