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.

  • Canary Wharf Winter Lights 2026
    20th January London light festivals seem a bit thin on the ground this year. Battersea Power Station is taking a break from theirs and Westfield West London’s “Here We Glow” […]
  • Capital Ring Section 8, Osterley Lock to Greenford
    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 […]

Tedium: The Dull Side Of The Internet

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

  • Minus World
    Rumors of OnePlus’ possible death are heating up, which would be a real shame, given how much the smartphone market has already contracted. It’s not true, but their grip is slipping.
  • They Were Robbed
    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.

Cruise Monkeys

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