Recreation & Sports
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- Travel (58)
- Outdoors (28)
- Collecting (161)
- Model Building (134)
http://okanagan.net/ocarc
A detailed site covering the history and present-day rail activities in Kelowna, British Columbia, including CN, CP, the Kettle Valley Railway, barge services, and industries served by rail. It also touches on amateur radio and APRS packet radio through the Orchard City Amateur Radio Club, making it a rich resource for both railfans and ham radio enthusiasts in the Okanagan region.
https://winnipegmodelrailroadclub.blogspot.com/
The Winnipeg Model Railroad Club (WMRC) maintains this active blog covering club meetings, presentations, and model railroad projects from members across Manitoba. With years of archived posts and coverage of topics ranging from steam locomotive restoration to N-scale modular layouts, it offers a rich window into the local model railroading community.
https://thehawaiiananumismatist.com/
Run by DrDarryl, this niche blog is dedicated entirely to the numismatics of Hawaii, covering coins, tokens, medals, paper money, and scrip tied to Hawaiian history and culture. Posts highlight rare finds like the Hawaiian Monarchy Series medals, Aloha Money counterstamps, and commemorative gold pieces from the Honolulu Mint, making it a fascinating resource for collectors of Hawaiiana.
https://morop.org/index.php/de
MOROP is the European Association of Model Railroaders and Railroad Friends, a federation of 19 national member associations representing over 30,000 individual members across 16 European countries. The organization is best known for developing and maintaining the NEM (Normen Europäischer Modellbahnen) technical standards that ensure compatibility across European model railway products.
https://rvgoddess.com/
Terry Taylor chronicles life on the road in a motorhome from the passenger seat, sharing travel dispatches, golf outings, desert adventures, and recipes gathered along the way. With archives stretching back to 2008, this long-running blog offers a genuine slice of the full-time RV lifestyle across years of wandering.
http://railpage.org.au/hmrs
The Hills Model Railway Society (HMRS) is an Australian club based in the Castle Hill area of Sydney, dedicated to the hobby of model railway construction and operation across HO, OO, and N scales. The site features club news, layout photos, exhibition details, an event calendar, and member resources for enthusiasts interested in Australian, American, British, Japanese, and European prototype railways.
https://driftingclouds.net/2025/02/12/a-tale-of-two-cities-xiamen-prc-vs-taipei-roc
Drifting Clouds is the travel blog of Jani Patokal, featuring detailed trip reports and cultural comparisons from across Asia and beyond. This post offers a fascinating side-by-side comparison of Xiamen in mainland China and Taipei in Taiwan, written from the perspective of a seasoned traveler with Japanese and Chinese language experience.
https://ewhurstgreen.com/
Cailean Watts documents the construction of Ewhurst Green, a 4mm finescale OO gauge model railway inspired by a planned-but-never-built Surrey branch line on British Rail's Southern Region. The site is remarkably detailed, covering layout concept, station operations, passenger and freight traffic, headcodes, rolling stock, and period-accurate scenery across many illustrated sections.
https://fan.i-heart-you.net/stickers
Decoration is a fanlisting dedicated to stickers and sticker collecting, welcoming fans from around the world to add their names to a growing list of 72 members across 22 countries. Listed at The Fanlistings Network under both the Objects and Hobbies & Recreation categories, it is a simple but charming community hub for anyone who loves stickers.
http://wcmrs.org/
The Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society operates the Diablo Valley Lines, one of the largest and most mountainous HO scale model railroads in the United States, featuring standard gauge, narrow gauge, and interurban overhead electric lines. Based in Walnut Creek, California, this non-profit club hosts public shows and welcomes new members interested in large-scale model railroading.