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Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia

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Tim Richards is a freelance travel writer whose work has appeared in publications around the world, including Lonely Planet’s guidebooks.

He fell into travel writing after living and teaching in Egypt and Poland, and is especially drawn to the former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe. He’s a light-packing obsessive, and loves chasing down a story with a historical angle.

Tim lives in Melbourne’s lively central business district with his novelist wife, Narrelle M Harris.

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	Eastern Europe by Mara Vorhees (Goodreads Author), Tim Richards (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 276 ratings — published 1989 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[POLAND] by (Author)Baker, Mark on Apr-01-12 by Lonely Planet, Mark Baker, Marc di Duca 4.01 avg rating — 245 ratings — published 1993 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heading South: Far North Queensland to Western Australia by Rail 3.88 avg rating — 48 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mind the Gap 2.89 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Have Here the Homicide 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Train to Anywhere it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ultimate Train Journeys: World it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am a Bond Villain: A Travel Writer's Strange Affair With Britain & Ireland 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kick of Stalin's Cow: Travels in Post-Communist Poland 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poland (Lonely Planet Country Guides) by Neal Bedford (1-May-2008) Paperback 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Vagabond: A Memoir

by Tim Curry

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Pravda Ha Ha: True Travels to the End of Europe

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Courtiers: The Secret History of the Georgian Court

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