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Stuart McDonald

@travelfish

Asia-based, Australian-made. Founder of Travelfish, author of Couchfish, serial moaner, and late to most parties. Rambles on travel, tourism garbage fires, hot bowls and cold drinks.

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Lolz

03.03.2026 02:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

On my flight home last night I was in a mood so when the dude next to me started talking to me I said β€œno English” and put my headset on.

I don’t suggest doing this unless you’re willing to keep up the masquerade for the entire flight. It’s actually quite a challenge to pull off.

02.03.2026 06:37 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Morning.

01.03.2026 00:29 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, yes pretty spotβ€”busy tho!!

28.02.2026 08:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Warmongering distraction.

28.02.2026 07:08 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Melaka.

28.02.2026 06:56 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Clearly checkin misheard when I asked for a window seat.

25.02.2026 11:35 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
How can I communicate better with my mom?
How can I communicate better with my mom? YouTube video by Anthropic

Dying here.

youtu.be/FBSam25u8O4?...

05.02.2026 06:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Saturday morning.

31.01.2026 02:31 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Oxfam Billionaire Wealth Tracker | Oxfam International

Perfect.

www.oxfam.org/en/oxfam-bil...

21.01.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Koh Samui new years road kill.

60 deaths over past month

95% of deaths were people on motorbikes

9 out of 10 were not wearing a helmet

Horrific but not surprising

07.01.2026 07:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
One Australian dead, another badly injured after Bali scooter crash DFAT is supporting the families of a NSW Central Coast man killed and a woman injured in a scooter crash in Bali.

Wear a helmet, have insurance, have a licence. Please. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

04.01.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Couchfish: How About A High Value Destination? Turning high value tourists on its head

Perhaps instead of asking β€œhow do we attract high-value tourists?” we should be asking β€œhow do we become high-value destinations?”
www.travelfish.org/couchfish/ne...

03.01.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Moon Tree - Orion Magazine Field notes on the tree seeds that took a trip around the dark side of the moon

Tracking all these down would make for a great piece of travel writing or book even. orionmagazine.org/article/moon...

02.01.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Bali to screen tourists' finances under quality tourism plan The Bali Provincial Government plans to begin screening incoming international tourists by verifying the adequacy of their financial resources as a ...

New year, so I guess is time to break out some new tourism plan from the who could have imagined this would happen bucket.

Unless this is a national policyβ€”it isn’tβ€”will go nowhere.

en.antaranews.com/news/398224/...

02.01.2026 12:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, bike and me fine. Cops? Nah.

30.12.2025 03:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The pure Bali experience: Australian tourist riding motorcycle on footpath smashes into side of me on my bike as I pull out from a store, proclaims its my fault (bike fine, tho imagine I have a solid bruise on leg on the way), and then rides off because β€œshe has to get to yoga class”.

30.12.2025 02:12 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Am shocked to learn that a mob of consultants who makes a not insignificant proportion of their revenue through AI consulting are bullish on AI content. It’s trash.

27.12.2025 10:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Doggies like Star Wars.

27.12.2025 01:37 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stranger things fail.

26.12.2025 01:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Cheers! Same to you

24.12.2025 14:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Xmas eve: Die Hard, snoozing dogs, faux dengue, melted chocolates, and a full belly. Could be worse.

24.12.2025 12:44 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The chance of me getting my son out of the joglo and into the pool is exactly zero.

21.12.2025 03:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wasting time chatting with AI about how to buttress my business. It’s main tips:
1. Hard paywall (already)
2. Block AI engorges (already)
3. More of your attitude (ok,if you insist)
4. More of your emphasis on ethical and slow travel frameworks as (quote) β€œAI is trained on the popular internet”
Amen

20.12.2025 07:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
We Put an AI Vending Machine in Our Office. It Gave Away Everything. | WSJ
We Put an AI Vending Machine in Our Office. It Gave Away Everything. | WSJ YouTube video by The Wall Street Journal

So good and funny

youtu.be/SpPhm7S9vsQ?...

19.12.2025 05:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Blood pressure drops.

18.12.2025 10:08 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Perfect conditions for the ride to Amed.

18.12.2025 05:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I will never ever adjust to the Indonesian concept of time.

β€œI’m on the way”

Uh huh

13.12.2025 09:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Good morning from Reddit.

12.12.2025 00:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Reddit omfg Reddit.

11.12.2025 09:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0