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Tim Richards
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[Bluesky users: please follow @ap.brid.gy so I can read your replies.] 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. I also have a novel out in ebook form, Mind the Gap. See my published writing at iwriter.com.au, and become a patron of my Patreon at patreon.com/timrichards.

Also, you lose 500 brain cells.

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Every time you use ChatGPT, half a litre of water goes to waste

#AI https://www.smh.com.au/technology/every-time-you-use-chatgpt-half-a-cup-of-water-goes-to-waste-20241128-p5kubq.html

This is why I try to do fewer, longer trips, with no air travel once I'm on the ground in another continent. My six week trip in Europe this year involved 20 trains after I arrived on the ground in Lisbon.

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Mindful travel: How slowing down and changing how you holiday can help you and the world https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/inspiration/i-m-a-travel-writer-but-i-can-t-do-10-overseas-trips-a-year-any-more-20230918-p5e5hl.html

Fitzroy is voting YES (possibly not a huge surprise). #VoiceToParliament #auspol

Just imagine if the Voice referendum goes down, and the next day people like Lydia Thorpe will get to watch the racists celebrating the win they helped them achieve. I wonder if it gives her pause.

Here's a gifted Crikey article on the topic: https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/08/23/voice-to-parliament-referendum-cpac-celeste-liddle/?su=ZW8yRDdkTEdTdCtwOHVlQ1hPUS9Idz09

#auspol #VoiceToParliament

A dome, a prison, art deco architecture, coffee, First Nations culture, and sport - I outline six great tours in this piece for Traveller:

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Six of the best Melbourne tours https://www.theage.com.au/traveller/inspiration/six-of-the-best-melbourne-tours-20230818-p5dxpc.html

#Melbourne #Australia #Tours