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.
- A week ago, I posted a short teaser about a new piece…
- I've been working on something different for the past few months. It's…
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.
- 6th January 2026 Well three different weather apps all agreed there would be no precipitation until late evening so an ideal day to tick off the first new Capital Ring […]
- The same bunch of apparent immortals as last year but Tom Baker replaces the late June Lockhart. Knowing my luck he'll regenerate 😃 Neil Percival Young (Canadian Musician)Michael Caine (English Actor)Melvyn […]
Tedium: The Dull Side Of The Internet
Eclectic, well-written, always interesting content from Ernie Smith.
- The tale of the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, the place where hits go to die—in some cases, over and over again. Let’s talk about the chart through the lens of its two most iconic artists.
- How the virtual machine, a foundational element of cloud computing, found its modern footing after a couple of scientists proved a couple of theorems wrong.
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.
- November 13, 2025, marks the 60th anniversary of the Yarmouth Castle disaster. The 38-year-old cruise ship caught fire during an overnight voyage to Nassau, […]
- Today marks the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. The ship foundered in a storm on Lake Superior, and—in many […]
Cruise Monkeys
Wales-based Gav and Luke like cruising – as do we – and they like drinking – as do we.
- Windstar Cruisesdebuted its newest all-suite yacht, Star Seeker, with a splash at its Miami Christening Event yesterday (15th January). Following the ceremony,Star […]
- Brits are going to extreme lengths to get some sunshine during the dark winter months, as new research commissioned by […]