Category Scuba

The best diving in the world?

Raja Ampat is famous for having some of the best diving on the planet. Absolutely spectacular diving: giant manta rays the size of mini vans, all kinds of sharks and schools of fish, a plethora of hard and soft coral,…

Thai dive

Unfortunately I did not have a diving camera, but the diving around the Surin and Similian Islands in the North Andaman sea was spectacular. I spent about a week on a liveaboard diving every day and had an amazing time.…

The nature island of the Caribbean

I wanted to try and guide canyons for one more season and contacted a canyoning company in Dominica to see if thy were in need. Unfortunately, they were not, but they did mention that they were trying to sell the…

Not just any reef, THE reef

The GBR needs no introduction. The world’s largest coral reef system; largest single structure on Earth that can be seen from space; over 3000 individual coral reefs. And despite the huge issues of coral bleaching, it is still world-class diving.…

Some decent diving

After about a week of canyoning I went off on my own for a couple days and decided to do some diving in the Gulf of Ajaccio. My expectations were pretty low but it ended up being not half bad.…

My first liveaboard

This was my first diving liveaboard. I had a lovely time. Great diving, great weather, and great people. Liveaboards are really fun, albeit pricey. One moment I remember from this trip is that I was diving by myself (shhh, don’t…

The wonderful world of scuba

It’s amazing how some hobbies can open you up to whole new worlds, literally and figuratively. It was around this time in my life that I really got into scuba diving – I eventually got certified all the way up…