The Scuba Monkey Speaks… How many of you out there reading this began Scuba Diving having read a book on it? Not many. How many of you gave diving a go for the first time because a partner cajoled you into it? Slightly more. But…(drum roll)…how many baby divers turn up in my classroom and […]
The thing about my job is, I meet all sorts of divers. Professional divers, semi-professional divers, journalists, instructors, divemasters, club divers, tekkies, student divers, pleasure divers, cocktail divers, wannabe professional divers, divers of all agencies from BSAC to SSI. All of these divers have their place. It’s an all-inclusive game. But, if there’s one thing […]
Chris Dai is telling us about his Galapagos Island, Ecuador June 2013 diving trip. He has been a SCUBA diver for the last 8 years, and has started shooting pictures underwater 3 years ago. Based in Singapore, he has been diving around the South East Asia, including Pulau Sipadan of East Malaysia, Bali and Manado […]
SCUBA diving can be a short-time distraction from the challenges and down moments in life or a lifetime diversion from the corporate world you’re living in. For sure, every SCUBA diver’s dream is to go exciting dive places such as Fiji Islands, the Red Sea, Similan Islands and the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. So […]
Do you like exploring the underwater realm? Are you having a helluva lot of fun when SCUBA diving? SCUBA diving is more than just a hobby, recreation or sport. You can dive not only for fun but also for job. Whether you want to guide and teach others to dive, there are several diving jobs […]
Snorkelling is a popular activity that involves swimming face down in the water while breathing through a slender plastic tube called a snorkel. Snorkelers use a mask to appreciate the submerged objects and wear fins to propel themselves. Scuba divers are also using snorkels along side the dive mask. Snorkelling is a great way to […]
Underwater diving has become a very popular sport nowadays and is not only limited on the ocean but also on other bodies of water such as lakes, rivers and ponds. On a typical dive outing, SCUBA divers plan on how long they will remain underwater and how deep they will descend. On top of the […]
I breathe. You breathe. We all breathe, who doesn’t, right? Breathing is vital for our existence. To put it candidly, if you don’t breathe, you die. Very basic and simple. But you might be knocked over by the astounding fact that a person breathes an average of 20,000 times each day! Multiply that with 365 […]
One of the predicaments that haunt most of the SCUBA divers is actually choosing the right diving gear, equipment and accessories. And this definitely includes the wetsuit. Thus, each and every diver should know how to select the right wetsuit for SCUBA diving. Watch this video to see how wetsuits are made! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laZaa7GPG68 From its […]
Raja Ampat is a spectacular destination located in the Coral Triangle and offers something for every diver. Around 2,500 islands and incredible coral reefs, more than 1,000 species of fish, more than coral species of which majority are hard corals and other fascinating marine life, abound in this beautiful diving paradise. The Coral Triangle is […]
You have planned your dream dive trip months ago, even double-checked your travel itinerary and flight schedules. But wait! Have you ever thought of getting a travel insurance? In most cases, people take travel insurance lightly and most of the time think that they could still go on with their journey without it. Photo credit: […]
Maldives, Galapagos Islands, Belize, Raja Ampat, Fiji, Komodo Island—these are just few of the exotic and breathtaking diving destinations in our planet. Maybe most of you have already heard about them, and even lucky enough to set foot on these wonderful places. Others are still dreaming to visit these places one day, but they just […]
You wake up one day feeling lumpy, sluggish, and worse, horrified while looking at the extra 5 pounds being added on your expanding waistline. You’re wondering if it’s just the holidays that took their toll on you or it’s just you who is simply mortified with the idea of conventional exercise. Suddenly, you realized that […]
Eldene Eyssell from South Africa is telling us about her diving trip in Aliwal Shoal in South Africa. If you wish also to publish your article, contact me. Dive Report Aliwal Shoal, Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, South Africa by Eldene. Aliwal shoal is the reef system best dived from the town of Umkomaas (which means […]
There is actually nothing more engaging and stimulating than exploring the amazing and mind blowing depths of the ocean and being among the wide array of spectacular species of marine life. But dive holidays are usually quite more complicated than your average holiday. Nonetheless, divers are assured that the fantastic experience is definitely worth the […]
A year or two back I used to live in Asia. Thailand specifically. I love the Thai people as a rule of thumb. It’s quite easy to generalise and slip into national stereotypes, but I found that almost without exception the Thai people to be welcoming and humble people. The guys and girls I […]
Everybody loves Apple products. They’re slowly but surely taking over the world. A bit like Tescos. And there’s a good reason for that. Number one, they’re perceived as ‘cool’ – so people buy their stuff regardless of cost (known in the trade as the ‘Starbucks Factor’). Number two, they’re pretty good quality. Number three, they […]
Eldene Eyssell from South Africa is telling us about her awesome diving trip in Jangamo Bay, Mozambique. If you wish also to publish your article in this Scuba Diving Blog, contact me. Mozambique has some wonderful diving, from Ponta do Ouro in the south to Bazaruto in the north. I have dived in Ponta do […]
Can you imagine yourself diving without the use or help of dive fins? Surprisingly, diving is still actually possible without the said gear. If you are using heavy or bulky dive gear, you will definitely end up exerting too much energy pushing yourself forward and consuming air faster than you normally would. This is how […]
Risk Management in Scuba Diving It’s not the end, it’s the beginning. “I was doing dives to over 30m/100 feet, at night, solo, with just that Open Water certification card (and an EAN certification). And night dives, boat dives, drift dives all without further formal certification training. So what was the problem?” Bob The […]
Traveling & Scuba Diving in Sodwana, South Africa Eldene Eyssell from South Africa is telling us about her awesome diving trip in Sodwana Bay, South Africa. If you wish also to publish your article, contact me. Sodwana is my favourite scuba diving, my happy place, my second home. It is on the northern coast of […]
I’m pretty sure we all have experienced touching the bottom part of the reef, right? Some divers even push themselves up to stay afloat while some end up hurting themselves by crashing on the reef bottom because of being negatively buoyant. Controlling and being neutrally buoyant using the Buoyancy Control Device (BCD) is a very […]
Eldene Eyssell from South Africa is telling us about her diving trip in Madagascar on a remote island not far from Nosy Be. Enjoy the ride! If you wish also to publish your article, contact me. How to get there I have no idea how you get there from Europe or America or Australia. Take […]
The Scuba Monkey Speaks… How to improve your air Consumption?! Ok. Who’s got out of the water at the end of the dive and sneakily checked how much air you had left compared to your buddy? Hands up. You bunch of liars! Everybody does it. It’s probably the one and only area of recreational diving […]
It’s a fact! We humans cannot see well and focus our eyes underwater, can we? Some people call it a dive mask, others call it SCUBA mask while there are others who call them googles. No matter what we call it, divers rely solely on these masks to see clearly when underwater. In fact, it […]
