This is a lovely story about how Ken Thaiday turned from poacher to gamekeeper. I met Ken while I was in Queensland at Canopy Art Space, a gallery dedicated to exhibiting work by indigenous artists from Far North Queensland and Torres Strait Island. He told me how he was once a fisherman, catching sharks to sell [...]
I stumbled upon The Tankbangers earlier this year. A group of divers based in Sharm, they unexpectedly found themselves with time on their hands in the wake of the shark attacks in December 2010. So, they made a decision. They could have laid on the beach, drinking beer all day but they decided to do [...]
Kelvin Murray is a professional diver, explorer, presenter and writer. The founder and owner of Silvertip Expedition and Diving Management [www.silvertipworld.com], Kelvin provides specialist services to the expedition and media industries. A world-class diver with multiple instructor ratings plus commercial and technical diving qualifications, Kelvin over-wintered in Antarctica as Field Diving Officer for the British [...]
For centuries, the oceans have inspired authors and poets to write some wonderful quotations. Here are some of our favourites ”You’re going to voyage through a land of wonders. Stunned amazement will probably be your habitual state of mind. It will be a long while before you tire of the sights constantly before your [...]
Every so often, I randomly click on a ’10 Best Divesites’ blog post; there are loads out there and 60/70% of the contents are often the same so it got me wondering… what are the top dives that I want to do? Of course, there are the iconic ones that many of us would love [...]
Whether you’re learning to scuba dive for the first time or you’re a seasoned diver, it’s a good idea to satisfy yourself that the dive centre you choose to dive with meets all your safety criteria. Here are the 10 top questions to ask! What languages do the Dive Masters speak? Most dive centers have [...]
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