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timrichards

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Travel writer living and working on Wurundjeri land in Melbourne, Australia. Rail travel expert, current books on sale include Heading South and Ultimate Train Journeys: World. See my published writing at iwriter.com.au.

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timrichards, to Trains
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On a train from Bendigo back to the metrop. Is this the most Aussie railway station name? #Train #Trains

timrichards,
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@allrite To use two Victorian station names: Kangaroo Flat comes after Hoppers Crossing.

skinnylatte, to random
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I find the vast majority of yogurt products in American grocery stores to be totally inedible, except the stuff made by immigrants and sold at immigrant markets (desi yogurt, or Lebanese or Turkish labneh). Way too much sugar, or hype, sometimes both. My stomach also does better with the dairy from immigrant markets.

timrichards,
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@skinnylatte "Way too much sugar" describes the majority of American foodstuffs, right? ;)

timrichards, to Ukraine
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Photo taken on this date in 2016 - that time I was in an underground cafe in Lviv, Ukraine, and the waiter caramelised stuff with a blowtorch. Perfectly normal occ health and safety.

geordie, to sydney
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The gloriousness in #Sydney today pounds you directly in the apricots. #SydneyWeatherTooting

timrichards,
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@geordie It's May

timrichards, to random
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Not a headline you read every day.

Allegedly naked passenger forces Virgin plane to turn around on flight from Perth to Melbourne - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-28/passenger-allegedly-runs-naked-on-virgin-plane-perth-melbourne/103901778

timrichards, to Trains
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Another V/Line train trip today. I'm heading to Bendigo to have lunch with my brother. As you do. A bit easier now that the country train fares in Victoria Victoria have been capped at $10.60 per day.

#Train #Trains #Victoria

timrichards,
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@jamesbannan Just rock up. Same transport card (Myki) as used in Melbourne. Though once you get beyond 2 hours (or so) from Melbourne there are long-distance trains you need to buy a ticket for.

timrichards, (edited ) to melbourne
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Bourke Street Mall, Melbourne. Can you spot the Moon in this photo? #Melbourne #Moon

scott, to random
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It’s ridiculous we put up with sidewalks being so narrow and overcrowded. There’s plenty of space if we didn’t give the lion’s share to cars

timrichards,
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@scott @Simplicator We call them footpaths here in Oz.

andreaswiedenhoff, to sydney
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Early morning sees quite a number of #InterCity services coming and going to and from #Sydney 🇦🇺 Central. These services are usually worked by very nice trainsets that look familiar to the British traveller: their design is very close to the #InterCity125 #HST.

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@andreaswiedenhoff Good morning! Are you coming to Melbourne on this trip, Andreas?

timrichards,
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@andreaswiedenhoff Ah nice, I've been on that train several times; you'll enjoy it. Are you spending much time in Perth?

timrichards, to random
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Good read; suggests the anti-youth attitude of the Tories may backfire on them.

The pensioners’ party plays its last moth-eaten card: national service for the young - Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/27/national-service-rishi-sunak-tories-general-election

timrichards, to Trains
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New at my Patreon... Planning a Europe trip, I wondered how many nations I'd never visited via plane & a trip to/from an airport? Turns out there are several:

No plane required https://www.patreon.com/posts/104763772

#Train #Trains #Europe #Bus #Travel #Ferry

timrichards, (edited ) to Trains
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Snacks aboard a TGV Lyria train from Zürich to Paris, photographed by me on this date in 2019. You can't escape those paprika-flavoured chips anywhere in Central Europe!

cc @diningcar

timrichards, to melbourne
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More wall-to-wall sunshine! Bring it forth!

timrichards, to random
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Good read about the rise and fall of internet cafes. I used to update Poland regularly for Lonely Planet, and around 2010 noted a mass extinction of them.

Many had been in really prominent spots, eg main squares, that then became too expensive as the post-communism economy grew; and of course people were moving to smartphones too.
https://mastodon.social/@jimray/112514955197448705

davidtoddmccarty, to random
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Thank God for baseball. I mean it. It’s a lovely
distraction for me for many months. It might be life saving. Don’t underestimate the value of sports for some people. It’s a mental health issue.

I can’t do politics 24/7.

I chat with my mother throughout almost every game. Maybe every game.

timrichards,
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@davidtoddmccarty I like the sound of that though, immersive. When I lived in Egypt I went to an Uganda vs Egypt soccer match, that was interesting. Almost more police standing guard than spectators.

timrichards,
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@davidtoddmccarty Is there a baseball museum somewhere? I could imagine visiting that and then seeing the game, put the two together in a travel article.

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@davidtoddmccarty Hmm good to know, thanks

timrichards,
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@terrygrundy @davidtoddmccarty Nice idea, thanks

james, to random
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Dear Gmail. Please support SVG already. Come on, Gmail. It’s all your fault we can’t use it. https://www.caniemail.com/features/image-svg/

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@james What's the advantage of SVG? Haven't heard of it before.

andreaswiedenhoff, to wellington
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Evening at 🇳🇿: arrival of the “Northern Explorer” from .
This undoubtedly is another one of the world’s great train stations.

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@andreaswiedenhoff @railmaps About 1000% nicer than the Auckland station!

timrichards, to random
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OH NOES!!!

I can no longer afford olive oil. What else can I use? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-25/olive-oil-cost-of-living-alternatives-/103888144

timrichards,
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@sister_ratched @caity Where's that from?

blinry, to random
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Booked an Interrail Pass to travel to , a hacker camp in the UK!

Getting excited! 😆 This will be the first time I use the Channel Tunnel!

timrichards,
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@blinry Those round keys are funky

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