your travel guide to the other side. mostly the 4 P's: public transport, planning, powerlines, Poasting. wurundjeri lands. he/himhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mq7hb6tqqk2ralright so who else will I be seeing on August 30 in Auckland? [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2026 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7hb6tqqk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3momlwpd35s25straight up bumbling it. and by it haha. I mean my bee19 Jun 2026 05:22 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3momlwpd35s25https://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mnz7v3islk26emerging from the void to pose the most important question you'll get this week: would you ride the Mount Isa GadgetBlimp? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-11/cargo-airships-flying-whales-proposal-mount-isa-uncertain/106779566 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-11/cargo-airships-flying-whales-proposal-mount-isa-uncertain/106779566?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other11 Jun 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnz7v3islk26https://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mjyt5ferc22nonly took nearly a year but indeed we are getting closer to abolishing some of Melbourne's most laughably bad frequencies. the combination of a fuel crisis and an election year can be a powerful motivator. 10 minute all day frequencies and bus reform next to seal the deal? 👀👀 nah, just kidding... 👀 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2026 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyt5ferc22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mizginfiik2lah circular quay is so beautiful08 Apr 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizginfiik2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mizc4wddh22jManukau station being built directly into a university building is pretty incredible stuff. you love to see it08 Apr 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizc4wddh22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3miwq54kly22aI don't often get the chance to climb up a 600 year-young volcano, but Rangitoto being only a 30 minute ferry ride from downtown Auckland makes it possible07 Apr 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwq54kly22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3miu7zjvsjs23rode the lovely Glenbrook Vintage Railway on Sunday, which would be a fairly stock standard branch line heritage railway, except it included a photo stop where the train reversed so we could get some good pics. almost impossible to do back home!06 Apr 2026 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3miu7zjvsjs23https://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mip3xckr2c2zAuckland I am in you04 Apr 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mip3xckr2c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3miiuzzb3ds2qthe beep of the PB/5 pedestrian crossing button has been officially recognised by the National Film and Sound Archive as part of their Sounds of Australia collection for this year. you love to see it [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3miiuzzb3ds2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mhripxob2c2wplenty of Australian Education Union staff out for their first major strike in 12 years in Melbourne. government needs to pay teachers properly!24 Mar 2026 02:11 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhripxob2c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mfbna5hnvc2y40 year old victorian locomotive still serving their regional rail passengers the old fashioned way20 Feb 2026 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbna5hnvc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mdqt3mggh22ghappy first day of full time metro tunnel services to all who celebrate31 Jan 2026 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqt3mggh22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mdkk3p63qk2oindeed it has [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jan 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkk3p63qk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3md2knjb7vs2t23°C, sunny, no wind, cruising through North Melbourne in a Z class tram with the windows down. the world can be a beautiful place when you're in the best city in da world23 Jan 2026 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3md2knjb7vs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mcttysmt7s2lnew year means a new tram of the year. say hello to this year's TOTY [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jan 2026 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcttysmt7s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mcotuzii3s2tback in the saddle18 Jan 2026 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcotuzii3s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mcgrqrcbrs2egetting home after 3 weeks overseas and Melbourne's beautiful tap water still one of the top 3 things about coming home [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jan 2026 04:47 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcgrqrcbrs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mcb7ikrl722eprompt: repost with your home river Brisbane River (Ipswich / Brisbane) ➡️ Maribyrnong River /Yarra River (Melbourne) [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jan 2026 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcb7ikrl722ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mcaroznhns24god I love the Vancouver SkyTrain. just missed a train to waterfront but the off-peak frequencies are better than most peak frequencies in Melbourne12 Jan 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcaroznhns24https://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mcamthok5s2csome lovely zero emission vehicles plying the streets of Vancouver12 Jan 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcamthok5s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mc7bc5xcxc2cthis morning I arrived in Vancouver, marking the end of a 6,296km rail journey from the shore of the Atlantic Ocean in Halifax, NS to the shore the Pacific here in Vancouver, BC. I suppose now that I've done the Atlantic-Pacific I should get around to doing the Indian-Pacific back home [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jan 2026 05:04 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc7bc5xcxc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mc4p6v7cuc2qdelighted to report the Canadian Rockies are still one of the most beautiful places on earth. the perfect scenery for my final full day of my transcontinental rail journey11 Jan 2026 04:35 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc4p6v7cuc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mc2bq77lss2ssome more photos from the prairie today. extremely relaxing to watch it slip by [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jan 2026 05:29 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc2bq77lss2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mbzcxklwjk2jout on the prairie in Saskatchewan09 Jan 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbzcxklwjk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mbxjaba2q22bchasing the sunset into Manitoba09 Jan 2026 03:05 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbxjaba2q22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mmbb.bsky.social/post/3mbu2ymcyak2fwinter wonderland out here in rural ontario07 Jan 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:kddxvmcof3ha63cclq3o7sai/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbu2ymcyak2f