Blogroll

The latest posts from friends or from content relatable to this site’s main theme or even just stuff I like and want to check up on occasionally. The number of articles per feed may vary over time depending on how often people post, and feeds may be removed or added at any point.

If you have a travel-related website that isn’t just copy-and-paste press releases or if you write fairly frequently and think “Hey, I reckon Mark would like to read what I’ve put out there every now and then!” then please do get in contact. I promise nothing, though, because my tastes are fickle

theaardvark

Paul is someone I’ve been online friends with for a good few years too, first on Twitter, now, like me, a migrant to the more pleasant waters of Mastodon.

Snaprails Random Things

A lover of train travel rather than the more far-flung adventures we prefer to engage in, and a frequent co-engager on the regular Top of the Pops chats on Mastodon.

  • London Loop Section 24, Rainham to Purfleet.
    15th September, 13:42 hours. I finished my picnic lunch on the sheltered bench outside Rainham station and prepared for the final push along Section 24 to Purfleet. When I say […]
  • London Loop Section 23, Upminster Bridge to Rainham
    15th SeptemberI arrived at Upminster Bridge station on the District line at about ten past eleven in the morning which gave me plenty of time to complete sections 23 and […]

Tedium: The Dull Side Of The Internet

Eclectic, well-written, always interesting content from Ernie Smith.

  • Grokked & Pilfered
    Elon Musk’s new Wikipedia clone has been criticized for nicking Wikipedia. Something else it also does: Aggressively cite the Tedium archive.
  • The Sky Is Falling, The Web Is Dead
    In looking for examples of people calling the Web dead, I learned that, apparently, you can say the Web is dying for 30 years and get away with it.

The Captain’s Table

A mix of historical cruise ship and liner content and more up-to-date blogging from former Queen Mary tour guide, Zach Whitlow.

  • Dry Docked for Now, Sailing Again Soon
    Hi everyone, I wanted to  let you know about a few changes on the horizon. I’ve recently accepted a new job and will start […]
  • A Strange Prediction
    After the Queen Mary launched on September 26, 1934, a London-based astrologer and psychic named Lady Mable Fortescue-Harrison made an extraordinary prediction. She told […]

Cruise Monkeys

Wales-based Gav and Luke like cruising – as do we – and they like drinking – as do we.