Tim Richards
@timrichards
Travel writer living and working on Wurundjeri land in Melbourne, Australia. Rail travel expert, current books on sale include Heading South and Ultimate Train […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Having a drink at Beneath Driver Lane (a bar which is, er, beneath Driver Lane) with @docrat.bsky.social. He ordered a Monopoly Money, a kind of fancy Old-Fashioned. Smooth. #Melbourne #bar #bars
This cafe seating in front of the GPO building in Melbourne is the best place to be sitting on a sunny winter day. Reviving. #Melbourne #Weather
I'm at a business lunch hosted by Solomon Islands tourism. Would love to visit those islands. Menu looks good too! #Melbourne
There's seems to be a lot of death in the news lately, what with various creative types passing away. We're feeling it in our household, as our dear friend Julia Hilton died two days ago in a hospital here in Melbourne, after a gradual decline due to a lung […] [Original post on aus.social]
Colourful hot drinks the other day at Axil in Melbourne Central. Mine was an oat milk matcha latte. Mmm smooth and just a touch bitter
Sorted this bike with a groovy fish banner outside the apartment building yesterday. #Melbourne #fish #bike
I took a quick photo yesterday of the Prahran Town Hall as we passed it on Chapel Street. It's a fine example of the beautiful wedding-cake-like Victorian-era town halls you find in inner-city Melbourne. #Melbourne #architecture
New at my Patreon... When I visited Belgium in 2014, I couldn't resist taking a photo of this giant anthropomorphic cone of chips outside a restaurant in Brussels. And though they're a famous Belgian snack, their origin seems French, though via an unexpected […] [Original post on aus.social]
'Twas Melbourne Central station And all through the house Many creatures were stirring Including this mouse #Melbourne #train #trains #mouse
This is interesting. I kinda understand the desire to believe that you're really living in 2006 rather than 2026, Telstra firmware, I really do. #Telstra
While I'm at it, here are a couple of Melbourne pics from yesterday evening, just after sunset. A certain crispness to the light, and those colours stand out. #Melbourne #tram #trams
Good morning from Melbourne. I quite like the buzz of people heading to work on a winter morning (I head off to Docklands Library on Wednesdays). The frosty air seems to add a certain snap. #Melbourne #winter
Foggy morning out there. There are some very tall buildings in that direction, but you can't see them this morning. :) #Melbourne #Winter
Dark chocolate peppermint frog from Haigh's! The best. #Chocolate #Frog
Took this shot on a street corner in Fitzroy, Melbourne, the other day. Iron lace and street art in the midst of winter. #Melbourne #art #winter
Did everyone have a good weekend? We had friends around yesterday for my belated birthday drinks. Been a while since we've hosted a party, but it works well because the apartment is fairly compact so it creates a friendly buzz. I took a photo in the morning […] [Original post on aus.social]
Oh crikey, I just looked at the "feels like'" temperature: #Melbourne #Winter
Looks like a nice day coming up. Bloody cold at the moment though, it's 3° out there. #Melbourne #Winter
Catching a tram from the Elizabeth Street terminus. Peak Melbourne! #Melbourne #tram #trams
Are we really supposed to panic about a drop of 0.4 per cent? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-01/national-property-prices-market-decline-cotality/106857980 #Housing
Hmm they're diving for something in Victoria Harbour. Hopefully not a body... #Melbourne
The digital rights of my round-Australia rail book Heading South have recently reverted to me, so now I can make some decent royalties from ebook sales! That's of no interest to you, however - you just want to know if it's a good read. To that I say yes! Here's […] [Original post on aus.social]
Last day of the financial year here in Australia. And here's a solid French font to mark it. #australia
Now free for all to read (but please consider subscribing)... Does this object look strangely familiar? If you're a fan of the BBC science fiction TV series Doctor Who, it should. I explore the history of the City of London 'Police Post': Image of the week […] [Original post on aus.social]