Tim Richards
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Travel writer living and working on Wurundjeri land in Melbourne, Australia. Rail travel […]
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Travel writer living and working on Wurundjeri land in Melbourne, Australia. Rail travel […]
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November 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM
November 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Jeez that would be the easiest boycott ever for Australians to join https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot/115551339098159935
Democracy Matters :verified: (@DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social)
I’m in!! Zohran Mamdani wants you to boycott Starbucks https://www.businessinsider.com/zohran-mamdani-boycott-starbucks-strike-2025-11 #BoycottStarbucks #FindAFourthPlace #UnionStrong #LaborMakesOligarchsTake
mstdn.social
November 15, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Jeez that would be the easiest boycott ever for Australians to join https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot/115551339098159935
New at my Patreon... In Phnom Penh, Cambodia, I went for a wander and discovered a cafe hidden within a delightful 120-year-old colonial-era residence:
#cambodia #phnompenh #cafe #history #architecture https://www.patreon.com/posts/dateline-phnom-143617228
#cambodia #phnompenh #cafe #history #architecture https://www.patreon.com/posts/dateline-phnom-143617228
November 15, 2025 at 3:37 AM
New at my Patreon... In Phnom Penh, Cambodia, I went for a wander and discovered a cafe hidden within a delightful 120-year-old colonial-era residence:
#cambodia #phnompenh #cafe #history #architecture https://www.patreon.com/posts/dateline-phnom-143617228
#cambodia #phnompenh #cafe #history #architecture https://www.patreon.com/posts/dateline-phnom-143617228
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I’ve been getting a lot of Chinese spam and I know it’s spam for because nobody uses my Mandarin name other than spammers and scammers (and Chinese teachers), and I’m really enjoying saying ‘can you please speak English to me I don’t understand Chinese’ in Mandarin and then hanging up when I […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I’ve been getting a lot of Chinese spam and I know it’s spam for because nobody uses my Mandarin name other than spammers and scammers (and Chinese teachers), and I’m really enjoying saying ‘can you please speak English to me I don’t understand Chinese’ in Mandarin and then hanging up when I […]
This is good. Albanese should reinstate a minister for the republic and crack on with it.
"Support for Australia becoming a republic has also surged to 43 per cent amid renewed attention on Andrew and the royal family. This is the highest support recorded in the Resolve Political Monitor poll […]
"Support for Australia becoming a republic has also surged to 43 per cent amid renewed attention on Andrew and the royal family. This is the highest support recorded in the Resolve Political Monitor poll […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
November 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
This is good. Albanese should reinstate a minister for the republic and crack on with it.
"Support for Australia becoming a republic has also surged to 43 per cent amid renewed attention on Andrew and the royal family. This is the highest support recorded in the Resolve Political Monitor poll […]
"Support for Australia becoming a republic has also surged to 43 per cent amid renewed attention on Andrew and the royal family. This is the highest support recorded in the Resolve Political Monitor poll […]
I went up there last year on a train from Montreux. :)
https://mastodon.ozioso.online/@Photochromprints/115547283910235508
https://mastodon.ozioso.online/@Photochromprints/115547283910235508
Photochromprints (@Photochromprints@mastodon.ozioso.online)
Attached: 1 image Rochers de Naye, the Summit and the Alps, Geneva Lake, Switzerland between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of Switzerland #RochersdeNaye #Summit #GenevaLake #Switzerland #Viewsof #Rockerfellers #Swiss #European #photography #historicalPhotos https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2001702453/
mastodon.ozioso.online
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I went up there last year on a train from Montreux. :)
https://mastodon.ozioso.online/@Photochromprints/115547283910235508
https://mastodon.ozioso.online/@Photochromprints/115547283910235508
For #fensterfreitag - here's the facade of Royal Casa Furniture in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (snapped while passing by in a bus):
#cambodia #phnompenh
#cambodia #phnompenh
November 14, 2025 at 6:33 AM
For #fensterfreitag - here's the facade of Royal Casa Furniture in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (snapped while passing by in a bus):
#cambodia #phnompenh
#cambodia #phnompenh
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Oh hey it's #fensterfreitag #windowfriday
Enjoy these windows of Toyama Castle from a most gorgeous afternoon
#japan #travel #castle
Enjoy these windows of Toyama Castle from a most gorgeous afternoon
#japan #travel #castle
November 14, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Oh hey it's #fensterfreitag #windowfriday
Enjoy these windows of Toyama Castle from a most gorgeous afternoon
#japan #travel #castle
Enjoy these windows of Toyama Castle from a most gorgeous afternoon
#japan #travel #castle
November 14, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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November 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
More trains rather than planes would help fix this problem. #auspol #train #trains https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-14/jetgo-bonza-rex-virgin-regional-airports/106001572
Councils at the end of their tether with continued airline failures
Regional councils say they want security bonds on airline carriers who use their airports to ensure stability for travellers.
www.abc.net.au
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 AM
More trains rather than planes would help fix this problem. #auspol #train #trains https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-14/jetgo-bonza-rex-virgin-regional-airports/106001572
Reposted by Tim Richards
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Reposted by Tim Richards
As we're in Phnom Penh now, the boat's chef are laying on a full Cambodian dinner. Entertainingly, for each meal they put a full demo of the dishes (real food, not plastic) on a table outside the dining room.
Here's a pic of some dishes and the menu - what would you choose?
#cambodia #food
Here's a pic of some dishes and the menu - what would you choose?
#cambodia #food
November 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Reposted by Tim Richards
to understand New York City please imagine 100 people in your bedroom. Yet, somehow all 100 of them have found a way to be comfortable. They’re sitting on the couch, on the back of the couch and on every chair and every surface. They have built little shelves on the wall to make additional […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
to understand New York City please imagine 100 people in your bedroom. Yet, somehow all 100 of them have found a way to be comfortable. They’re sitting on the couch, on the back of the couch and on every chair and every surface. They have built little shelves on the wall to make additional […]
As we're in Phnom Penh now, the boat's chef are laying on a full Cambodian dinner. Entertainingly, for each meal they put a full demo of the dishes (real food, not plastic) on a table outside the dining room.
Here's a pic of some dishes and the menu - what would you choose?
#cambodia #food
Here's a pic of some dishes and the menu - what would you choose?
#cambodia #food
November 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
More about Victoria's groundbreaking treaty with First Nations people:
#vicpol #firstnations
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/these-words-cannot-disappear-victoria-s-historic-treaty-becomes-law-20251113-p5nf5t.html
#vicpol #firstnations
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/these-words-cannot-disappear-victoria-s-historic-treaty-becomes-law-20251113-p5nf5t.html
‘These words cannot disappear’: Victoria’s historic treaty becomes law
This was a moment the Victorian government had been working towards for a decade, and Indigenous people much longer.
www.theage.com.au
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
More about Victoria's groundbreaking treaty with First Nations people:
#vicpol #firstnations
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/these-words-cannot-disappear-victoria-s-historic-treaty-becomes-law-20251113-p5nf5t.html
#vicpol #firstnations
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/these-words-cannot-disappear-victoria-s-historic-treaty-becomes-law-20251113-p5nf5t.html
This is excellent. Good work, Victoria.
#vicpol #springst https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-13/australia-first-treaty-agreement-signed-law-victoria/106002730
#vicpol #springst https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-13/australia-first-treaty-agreement-signed-law-victoria/106002730
Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people becomes law in Victoria
Victoria's first treaty with Aboriginal people has been signed by members of the Aboriginal community, the premier and state governor.
www.abc.net.au
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This is excellent. Good work, Victoria.
#vicpol #springst https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-13/australia-first-treaty-agreement-signed-law-victoria/106002730
#vicpol #springst https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-13/australia-first-treaty-agreement-signed-law-victoria/106002730
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Lonely Planet asked me to update my bio and photo on their website, so here it is - with links to some of my online stories:
#travel #travelwriter #travelwriting https://www.lonelyplanet.com/authors/tim-richards
#travel #travelwriter #travelwriting https://www.lonelyplanet.com/authors/tim-richards
Tim Richards - Lonely Planet
www.lonelyplanet.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Lonely Planet asked me to update my bio and photo on their website, so here it is - with links to some of my online stories:
#travel #travelwriter #travelwriting https://www.lonelyplanet.com/authors/tim-richards
#travel #travelwriter #travelwriting https://www.lonelyplanet.com/authors/tim-richards
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Manic day here, so no time for a full analysis of the European Sleeper to run Paris-Berlin night trains from Spring 2026, so this quick thread will have to do
Important point: I think the chances this happens are GOOD, upwards of 80%
Chances it can’t launch […]
[Original post on gruene.social]
Important point: I think the chances this happens are GOOD, upwards of 80%
Chances it can’t launch […]
[Original post on gruene.social]
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Manic day here, so no time for a full analysis of the European Sleeper to run Paris-Berlin night trains from Spring 2026, so this quick thread will have to do
Important point: I think the chances this happens are GOOD, upwards of 80%
Chances it can’t launch […]
[Original post on gruene.social]
Important point: I think the chances this happens are GOOD, upwards of 80%
Chances it can’t launch […]
[Original post on gruene.social]
Good article from last year, arguing that the streaming model seems broken - shows get cancelled too quickly for audiences to actually catch up to seeing them, given we don’t have unlimited viewing time. #tv https://www.empireonline.com/tv/features/cancelled-streaming-series-audiences-cant-keep-up/
Audiences Can’t Keep Up With Streaming Shows – And They’re Paying For It
As KAOS is cancelled, joining The Acolyte, Lockwood & Co, and The Midnight Club on the streaming scrapheap, Ben Travis writes on why audiences can't keep up with streaming TV.
www.empireonline.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Good article from last year, arguing that the streaming model seems broken - shows get cancelled too quickly for audiences to actually catch up to seeing them, given we don’t have unlimited viewing time. #tv https://www.empireonline.com/tv/features/cancelled-streaming-series-audiences-cant-keep-up/