@timrichards@aus.social
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

timrichards

@timrichards@aus.social

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.

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. Browse more on the original instance.

timrichards, to melbourne
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

We drop into Moonee Ponds from time to time, Puckle Street is a fun strip nowadays.

They call it ‘MoPo’: Dame Edna’s hidden gem of the north is changing

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/they-call-it-mopo-dame-edna-s-hidden-gem-of-the-north-is-changing-20240512-p5jcxc.html

mpesce, to random
@mpesce@arvr.social avatar

OH FFS PEOPLE
IT'S HAPPENING
AGAIN
AN EXTENDED SPELL OF COOL WEATHER AND COASTAL RAIN

timrichards,
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

@mpesce Oh go away

timrichards, to HikingPics
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

A subtle little shot I took in Liechtenstein on this date back in 2019. That's the castle in Vaduz, against a backdrop of mountains.

timrichards, to random
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

Cue the theme tune from The Young Ones. https://botsin.space/@ShakespeareQuotes/112455164312716686

timrichards, to Trains
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

Now free for all to read... An old sleeper train carriage on a section of track next to Violet Town railway station summons memories of a terrible tragedy of the past:

Echo of a rail tragedy https://www.patreon.com/posts/echo-of-rail-101993888

#Train #Trains #History #Australia

timrichards, to melbourne
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

Went up by tram to Coburg this morning, came back by train. Shiny station.

timrichards, to random
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

ąćęłńóśżź have entered the chat.
https://pubeurope.com/@byteseu/112453724928261237

imalcolm, to movies
@imalcolm@mastodon.social avatar

For those in Oz with a penchant for folk-horror, I noticed last night that SBS On Demand currently has the classic 1973 original of 'The Wicker Man' available.

It expires a month from now, so be sure to take a trip to Summerisle before then, otherwise their apple crops may fail once more... 😉

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/movie/the-wicker-man/2225600067717

timrichards,
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

@imalcolm That is a cracking movie. So strange and moody

timrichards, to food
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

We're mostly vegetarian at home, but I've long since given up ordering the vegetarian option on planes. Too much of a risky dice-throw.

‘One word – disgusting!’ The sad, sorry state of airline vegetarian meals

(maybe paywalled) https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/travel-news/one-word-disgusting-the-sad-sorry-state-of-airline-vegetarian-meals-20240504-p5fow4.html

timrichards,
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

@allrite Especially not on a budget airline!

timrichards, to tv
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

We're not still buying DVDs, but we have kept our collection of a couple of hundred titles just in case we ever need to take a break from streaming services to save money. And I'm currently watching season 2 of Doctor Who because it isn't on any streaming services I subscribe to.

DVDs, Blu-ray revival: Why physical media is making a comeback

(maybe paywalled) #DVD #TV #Streaming https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/first-the-vinyl-revival-now-dvd-why-physical-media-is-making-a-comeback-20240514-p5jdk9.html

timrichards, to tv
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

Interesting idea. At least it's more palatable than SBS On Demand with its clunky ad breaks.

I watched only ABC iview for a week. Here’s what I loved and hated.

(maybe paywalled) https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/i-watched-nothing-but-abc-iview-for-a-week-here-s-what-i-learned-20240513-p5jd4k.html

timrichards,
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

@TasDave It is annoying that iView won't let me click past ABC program promotions (at least not on its Apple TV app).

timrichards,
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

@mike_t143 I watch SBS via Apple TV and the ads are painful. Wish they offered an ad-free option.

skinnylatte, to random
@skinnylatte@hachyderm.io avatar

I’m mostly not on Reddit anymore for MH reasons but I miss reading about stuff like this. Straight man is worried about his wife going to.. literature events

https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1ctf64b/aitah_for_asking_my_wife_not_to_hang_out_with_her/

timrichards,
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

@skinnylatte Those AITAH posts always read like complete set-ups. Something fake and pat about them. Cathartic for readers, though.

timrichards, to random
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

OK I just wrote the first draft of a 1200-word article, and it's 1500 words. Hmm. Time for a bit of slashing.

GrimmReality, to random
@GrimmReality@beige.party avatar

HI YOUR EXTRA-NOISY MOTORBICYCLE MAKES YOU APPEAR VIRTUOUS AND AWESOME seems to be something some people expect people to say probably 100ish percent more than they do.

timrichards,
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

@acb @GrimmReality God I loathe noisy motorbikes in the CBD. Noisy on approach, noisy while passing, STILL noisy after departure. Pain in the arse.

timrichards, (edited ) to melbourne
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

These squarish flat-fronted houses in Oxford Street, Collingwood, are interesting - don’t really fit with the style of other houses of the same vintage. I wonder if they had a specific purpose other than residential?

timrichards, to random
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

I'm am sitting next to a fire at a cafe and it is difficult to leave. Send help.

timrichards, to Switzerland
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

New at my Patreon... Last time I was in Switzerland, I took a train to the town of Meiringen - and visited a painstaking replica of Sherlock Holmes' sitting room:

Image of the week: Holmes' sweet home https://www.patreon.com/posts/104145222

timrichards, to melbourne
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

I've often wondered about this sign above a door on Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. There's a story in that.

timrichards, to random
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

Actually once you know the sounds made by letters in combination (eg sz = sh in English), pronouncing Polish words is easy. They just look daunting on first glance.
https://pubeurope.com/@byteseu/112446812124986654

timrichards, to random
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

If you're in Brisbane, this looks good.
https://social.chinwag.org/

timrichards, to random
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

In your dreams https://flipboard.com/@fastcompany/fast-company-l36v8lfpz/-/a-UN9dsDtnTNCfOQ440XLu1w%3Aa%3A3199563-%2F0

paige, to Canada
@paige@canadiancivil.com avatar

One of the new ads for

timrichards,
@timrichards@aus.social avatar

@paige Which train?

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
  • •
  • provamag3
  • rosin
  • cubers
  • osvaldo12
  • DreamBathrooms
  • ngwrru68w68
  • magazineikmin
  • thenastyranch
  • Youngstown
  • khanakhh
  • slotface
  • Durango
  • everett
  • kavyap
  • megavids
  • mdbf
  • cisconetworking
  • tester
  • modclub
  • InstantRegret
  • vwfavf
  • tacticalgear
  • GTA5RPClips
  • anitta
  • normalnudes
  • ethstaker
  • Leos
  • JUstTest
  • All magazines
    •