1. As founder of the Brisbane Dive Academy, what is your vision for the the business? I want to see Brisbane Dive Academy grow into one of the most well known and professional dive operations in Australia, with highly trained and capable staff who are willing and able to help with all kinds of diver [...]
Long haul flying isn’t something I relish and so, with a trip to Australia looming (I’m in the UK), I decided to have a plan in place (very unlike me). So, without further ado, here are my top 10 long haul flight tips to help me arrive refreshed and combat jet lag: A Cashmere travel [...]
I’m going to Queensland in a couple of weeks’ time (here’s a bit about that) so I’ve been researching news about the Great Barrier Reef and what’s topical. What I’ve found has shocked me. Just watch this video. If it moves you, please pass it on, please comment and please share. Jackie Hutchings is the [...]
If you’ve ever tried to find data about the scuba industry, you’ll know that it’s pretty impossible to find anything worthwhile (please let me know if you know of a source). However, I have discovered William Cline who has been conducting quarterly surveys, to measure the state of the scuba industry, since 2005. His latest [...]
How often do you get an email telling you that you’ve won something? And, be honest, do you ever believe it or does it get swiftly deleted? Well, that’s exactly what happened to me last week. It’s unusual for me to enter competitions; I don’t even buy a lottery ticket (ever since my brother won [...]
When did you first take up underwater photography? I remember my first experience underwater with my camera very vividly. 17 Jan 2009 - the day after certifying for open water. And let me assure you, no amount of warning, or practice on land, can prepare you for the physical and technical differences in photographing underwater. [...]
SDI TDI have launched a series of webinars to help scuba businesses market themselves. I signed for their first one, ‘Leveraging Facebook for Your Scuba Business’ after Mark at Atlantic Scuba, posted a link to it in our Facebook Group. Thanks Mark! Now, there are loads of free Facebook webinars; lots of them give good [...]
The Cayman Islands is a dream scuba diving destination. I’ve never been lucky enough to visit, but it’s on my bucket list :-) As for all popular scuba hot spots, there’s plenty of choice when it comes to choosing your dive center and we’ve had plenty of reviews from divers who have dived there and experienced everything [...]
Story and photos by Tom Arnold – diving the Cenotes Talk about alchemy. From time immemorial, people have been obsessed with the notion of transforming something base into something valuable, something common into something special. Think iron into gold, coal into diamonds, vodka into gasoline. Well, recently I accomplished just such a feat. For my [...]
It seems that everyone is talking about sidemount diving. I’d already pigeon holed it into the ‘tec diving’ box (ie not for me) but then I saw this video: PADI Rec and TecRec Sidemount from Team Blue Immersion on Vimeo. I recently wrote about whether the effort of scuba diving is worth the reward and [...]
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