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

WESTWAY

I’ve know Iain for many years now on social media platforms, starting with the never-to-be-surpassed FriendFeed, on Facebook when that shut down, and on Twitter before the man-baby shat all over it.

  • How I wish the weather would improve.
     Right now, there's only one thing I need to do – and it's get outside, on this. For my sanity, my mental health, my actual health.I suspect I'll actually be out on the winter bike, or possibly the do-it-all Tarmac […]
  • I'm not sure quite how it happened
     But I seem to have been listening to a lot of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, this week.Truly, they were always a step too far, into the land of Prog, for me. But, I do really appreciate those rapid, and inexplicable […]
  • This is where my head is at.
     Absolutely incredible article about the way that Social media is corroding our society. In essence, SM is bad for trust in Governments, Media, Institutions and people in general. So, if you have people who lose faith in governments, they lose […]

My Apophenic Haze

I’ve been blogging for a long time and someone I met online from way back then doing the same thing was Gia. It was she who even introduced me to FriendFeed from where I ended up making a lot of other long-term friendships that have persisted to this day. She writes horribly well. I’m ridiculously jealous.

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.

  • Baker Streets
    How about another #OneSongOnePlaylist? What's that… you're not really bothered? Tough. I…
  • Creating a links page with LinkStack
    've wanted to create a links page for a while but I've…
  • Oh Supermen
    The latest #OneSongOnePlaylist is 26 different versions of "Oh Superman", originally by…

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.

  • Sunnymeads – in the sunshine!
    Sunnymeads Station is the least used station in Berkshire according to the latest release of the Office of Rail and Road estimates of station usage 2023 to 2024.    The […]
  • My 2024 in numbers.
     Here are some not necessarily accurate stats from 2024.This BlogReceived 52900 "views", although I have no way of knowing how many of the viewers are human. Most of you are using […]
  • Dead Pool 2025
    Deadpool 2025 My guesses for celebrities who won’t see 2026 Neil Percival Young (Canadian Musician) Michael Caine (English Actor) Melvyn Hayes (English actor & voiceover artist) Sir Thomas Hicks "Tommy […]

Cruise Monkeys

Wales-based Gav and Luke like cruising – as do we – and they like drinking – as do we – and we’ve still not met. Absolute travesty.

Sisters On The Seas

Lizzie and Laura keep it simple with their cruise video diaries. Simple is good when it comes to videos. Keep it real. They often cruise with Tom and Dom.

Tom And Dom Travel

Another couple of Wales-based cruisers. What is it about Wales that encourages men to think “We absolutely have to get out to sea as soon as possible!?” Frequently to be found cruising with Lizzie and Laura.