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The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

Welcome to my blog! Everyone has a blog these days, so why shouldn’t I! As you may know, I was in broadcasting for many years, this blog is just an extension of that. I share my thoughts on whatever subject attracts my attention. Comments are welcome!

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

Tuesday 29th April 2025

My most recent post is on the right, or below on a smartphone. All the others are here too. It’s easy to find them all, in date order or by category, and there are many different categories to choose from!

Comments are welcome.

My hotel room vibrates in the mornings.

Back in 2018, when we were in Málaga, we wandered down to the port one day just to have a look at the 'Harmony of the Seas'. It's a cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean and it's humongous! At the time it was the largest cruise ship in the world. Now Royal Caribbean...
Two unique events

Two unique events

Two unique events are occurring in our household this week, two in three days actually. One was yesterday, it was Nick's 18th birthday. It went well. Here is the birthday boy sampling a pint of real ale, my pint actually. He ordered a Peroni. My quality real ale was...

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Time flies

Time flies

The photo on the left was taken by Helen, probably in August 1995, Nick and his dad walking in the garden. Nick was about 11 months old then. The photo on the right was taken by Helen today, Sunday 9th September 2012, Nick and his dad walking in the garden. Nick will...

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Kindle is the future, but ..

Kindle is the future, but ..

I like to read, especially on holiday when you can relax, soak up some sunshine and read a good book. Hardbacks are out, too heavy to hold up when you are lying on a sun bed, also why would you pay £20 for a book, when you could wait a few months and get the paperback...

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