Recreation & Sports
563 sites
Subcategories:
- Gardening (38)
- Hobbies (110)
- Sports (15)
- Travel (59)
- Outdoors (36)
- Collecting (166)
- Model Building (139)
http://almostafternoon.com/blog
Jenikya's Blog is a richly illustrated personal travel and lifestyle journal documenting day trips, street art discoveries, food markets, and cultural landmarks primarily across London and Bristol. Posts cover everything from pancakes at Greenwich Market to Bristol's Upfest street art festival, making it a charming guide to off-the-beaten-path urban experiences in the UK.
http://www.gatorgirlrocks.com/
Gator Girl Rocks is a comprehensive rockhounding resource covering all 50 US states, with guides to finding gems, minerals, and fossils across the country. Created by Zoe Tolbert, the site includes state-by-state rockhounding locations, an Amazon gear store, wildlife photography from field trips, and a blog chronicling real rockhound adventures.
https://conniesue.me/
Connie Sue chronicles her decade-long nomadic lifestyle, blending van life, extended-stay hotel adventures, family moments, and reflections on living with long-term health challenges. Equal parts travel diary and personal journal, the site offers an honest and quirky window into life off the beaten path.
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.
http://stanpope.net/anglecompute.htm
Stan Pope's computational tool helps Pinewood Derby enthusiasts drill and measure axle holes at precise angles in car bodies, calculating camber and toe adjustments. The interactive forms let builders input parameters and get exact angle readings using two different measurement methods, making precision woodworking math accessible to hobbyists.
http://pwrr.org/
The Piedmont and Western Railroad Club, based in Valdese, North Carolina, maintains both an active model railroad layout and the Old Rock School Railway Museum, offering a rich blend of hobbyist and historical railroad content. Visitors can explore prototype images of North Carolina railroads, steam locomotive carvings, narrow gauge car restorations, and resources like railroad station directories covering hundreds of cities and towns.
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.
http://velabas.com/
Velabas is a travel narrative site featuring hitchhiking stories, travel drawings, and blog posts from journeys around the world, including time spent in Barcelona. The creator combines writing and illustration to document their adventures, offering both a comic strip format and personal essays about life on the road.
https://modelspoor.nl/
MSC Veenendaal is a Dutch model railway club based in Veenendaal, showcasing multiple layouts including H0, N, Märklin, and a children's track, all built with impressive craftsmanship. The site features club news, member projects like hand-built model trees and a turntable, information about iTrain digital control software, and upcoming open visitor days.
https://misterminutes.neocities.org/just-for-fun/postcards
Mister Minutes shares a curated selection of vintage postcards acquired at a flea market, featuring old photos of buildings, locations, and contemporary pop art designs. Part of a broader personal site spanning art, photography, and writing, this postcard gallery offers a charming visual peek into the past.