Recreation & Sports
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- Travel (59)
- Outdoors (36)
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http://bikechina.com/heinzstucke1z.html
Bike China Adventures hosts a rich collection of bicycle touring travelogues from cyclists who have ridden through China and across Asia, including a featured account by Guinness World Record holder Heinz Stücke, whose decades-long global bicycle journey took him through Tibet, the Sahara, Afghanistan, and beyond. The site serves as both an archive of firsthand cycling narratives and a hub for anyone interested in long-distance bicycle travel in China and surrounding regions.
https://trainweb.us/
TrainWeb hosts an archive of railroad-related websites that are no longer actively updated but remain valuable for their historical photographs and information about trains, rail routes, and equipment. The directory spans categories from Amtrak routes and specific railroad lines to model railroading and international rail systems, making it a treasure trove for railfans and historians alike.
http://cyclingtheglobe.com/
Thomas Andersen, a Danish cyclist, documents his remarkable 58,000 km solo bicycle expedition through 58 countries spanning six years from 2010 to 2016. The site includes a detailed diary, country-by-country photo galleries, route maps, videos, equipment notes, and even a published book about the adventure.
https://2600.greg.technology/
Greg's site presents a cleaned-up, browsable gallery of every 2600 Magazine cover, born from a chance subway moment when he recognized a 1997 cover on a broken LED sign at a New York City station. The project includes a downloadable zip of all covers and a brief story about the script he wrote to fix the chaotic original filenames from 2600's own online gallery.
https://ascensionatsea.com/
Gord and Ginny Kerr document their nine-year sailing circumnavigation aboard Ascension, a Beneteau First 375, covering destinations from the South Pacific and Southeast Asia to the Red Sea, Mediterranean, and Caribbean. The site offers detailed cruising logs organized by region, a full route timeline, and the bittersweet story of how Hurricane Irma ended their voyage in the BVI in 2017.
https://minerant.org/
The Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen (MKA) runs this bilingual English/Dutch hub for mineral collectors, offering an extensive and regularly updated link directory covering mineralogy, gemology, and earth sciences. It serves as both a community portal for the Antwerp mineralogy club and a broader starting point for anyone interested in collecting minerals online.
https://colors.koinuko.pink/
Koinuko's Colors TCG page tracks their collection, trades, and progress in Colors TCG, an online virtual trading card game hosted on Dreamwidth. Visitors can browse the card collection, activity logs, trade history, and tools like an auto-image generator and card counter.
https://mineraltown.com/
MineralTown.com is a comprehensive resource for rock, mineral, and fossil collectors featuring articles on the rock cycle, Mohs hardness scale, mineral identification, and cleaning techniques. With photo galleries, mineral show reports, a web directory, classified ads, and multilingual support, it serves as a well-rounded hub for hobbyist and serious collectors alike.
https://reisespuren.com/
ReiseSpuren is a German-language travel site featuring photo galleries, blog posts, and travel reports spanning 16 countries across 4 continents. Visitors can explore world travel photography and firsthand trip accounts from a globetrotting duo who document their adventures from destinations around the globe.
http://gemworld.com/Tumbling.asp
GemWorld, maintained by Jack Slevkoff, offers detailed step-by-step tumbling instructions for polishing rocks and gemstones, covering everything from coarse grinding grits to final polish with cerium oxide. A practical reference for lapidary hobbyists, the site walks through each stage of the tumbling process with specific ratios, grit recommendations, and tips for both rotary and vibratory tumblers.