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Travel writer living and working on Wurundjeri land in Melbourne, Australia. Rail travel […]

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Every year around this time I send out personalised Christmas card to all my business contacts - editors, PR people, tourism bureaus in various destinations, etc. Partly it's a goodwill gesture, partly it's to remind them of me in order to get work in the […]

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The Black Church of Brașov, Romania. Tim can be seen partially at one side.
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Well hello Melbourne train

#train #trains
Grimy old XPT train pulling into Sydney Central. Interior of sleeper compartment, with lurid upholstery.
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Sydney tram!

#sydney #tram #trams
Interior of tram.
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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These freight locomotives at Clyde must be the large print version

#train #trains #sydney
Two freight locomotives with enormous numbers painted on their sides.
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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The train's now in Mount Victoria (where a bunch of passengers got off for tours), and will apparently now take four hours to reach Sydney Central from here. Kinda curious how they'll manage to travel that bit so slowly. I'm in my comfy room though, no hurry.

#train #trains #australia
Screenshot of map.
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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A question for perhaps @railmaps and @ThermiteBeGiants: what curious train is this which I spotted at Mount Victoria station in the Blue Mountains?

#train #trains
Long yellow chunky train.
November 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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@tregeagle
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Good morning from the Indian Pacific! Woke up to beautiful green scenery today, quite a change from the desert terrain I went to sleep to last night. We're near Lithgow now, bearing down on Sydney.

#train #trains #australia
Rolling green fields.
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Quite deserty out there.

#train #trains
Red earth beneath an unsettled sky, seen from a train window.
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Good morning all. Approaching Broken Hill now on the Indian Pacific, crossed the border into New South Wales not far back.

#train #trains
Screenshot of map showing Broken Hill up ahead.
November 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Having dinner at Seppeltsfield winery in South Australia, with the crowd off the Indian Pacific train. Beautiful night for it.

#southaustralia #winery #train #trains
Dinner crowd within the winery, with huge barrels along one wall. Menu for dinner off the train. Night sky above Seppeltsfield winery, framed by palm trees.
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Breakfast on the Indian Pacific. What would you choose?

#train #trains #australia #breakfast cc @diningcar @LifeTimeCooking
Breakfast menu. Dining table set for breakfast.
November 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Good morning from somewhere in the South Australian outback, travelling aboard the Indian Pacific train. Beautiful sunrise out there.

#train #trains #australia #sunrise
Sun rising behind light cloud, above a flat desert.
November 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Off the Indian Pacific for a tour of Kalgoorlie. Spotted the Prospector train on the other platform on the way out of the station.

#kalgoorlie #train #trains
Sleek yellow train.
November 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Just realised it's Doctor Who Day! 62 years today since the show's first broadcast. Comes round so fast each year. :)

#doctorwho #doctorwhoday
November 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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*Finally* aboard the Indian Pacific train from Perth to Sydney, after it was delayed several hours due to a faulty locomotive hauling the westbound train. Looking forward to the trip, this is my first time to experience the new 4-night eastbound itinerary.

Here's […]

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Single compartment featuring an armchair which will later fold down into a bed.
November 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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I think this bus route I take to the place I'm staying in City Beach would make an excellent light rail route instead. Shops along the way, not too many bends. And it ends further on at the beach!

#perth #tram #bus
Screenshot of Google map showing bus route.
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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It's not often you can exactly pin down how much the price of something has gone up since you last bought it.

But in March 2021 I dropped I to the Re Store delicatessen in Northbridge, Perth, and bought a "conti roll" filled with mixed meats, provolone cheese […]

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Continental roll.
November 21, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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For #fensterfreitag - a lovely arched window within the Regional History Museum of Sofia, Bulgaria, formerly a public bathhouse.

#bulgaria
Arched window shedding light on an interior of tiles and lavish wrought iron.
November 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Are you looking stylish for summer? Perth's Floreat Forum shopping centre has some suggestions...

#perth #summer #christmas
Lurid colourful shirt featuring Santa Claus, hung on a dummy.
November 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Having coffee at Mary Street Bakery, one of a small Perth chain. Has table service, which is unusual for Perth cafes. Good coffee too.

#perth #cafe #coffee
Simple cafe decor with wooden-topped tables against banquettes.
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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F*ck I just missed a bus at Perth's baffling bus station. Turns out there are TWO parallel departure boards for two different sections of the bus station (left and right, looking near identical). How could that possibly be confusing? Grrrr
Annoying departure board.
November 19, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Good morning all. Waiting at Siem Reap airport in Cambodia for my flight to Singapore, then onwards to Perth. Nice airport this, only two years old and with plenty of natural light.

#cambodia #travel #flying
Airport interior, with a gold Hindu statue beneath a large skylight.
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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The Sofitel Angkor does good complimentary bar snacks.

#cambodia #travel #hotels
Colourful bar snacks in black and red bowls.
November 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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I visited Angkor Wat! Amazing place. Here are a few pics - will post more and some written thoughts soon for my patrons at https://www.patreon.com/timrichards

#cambodia #travel
Tim in front of Angkor Wat. Buddhist monks walking toward Angkor Wat. A tower of Angkor Wat against a dramatic sky. A very steep set of steps at the centre of Angkor Wat.
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM