Back to the Red Sea sailing from Sharm
There are very few places that offer excellent diving all year round, and the Northern Red Sea is one of them. I’ve been diving the area for a long time and worked as a dive guide there for more than 5 years. Last week I went on a Red Sea liveaboard sailing from Sharm El […]
Murex Manado Resort in Indonesia
Sam Wren went to Indonesia and tells us all about his amazing trip. Arrival to Murex Manado I came into the Murex Manado Resort down a private track, past there security office and into the main area. As soon as I got out of the private minivan 3 members of staff greeted me. They welcomed […]
Melissas Trip Report on Emperor Explorer
With so many liveaboard choices in the Maldives, why choose Emperor Explorer? Here is what our own Melissa found out on her recent trip. First of all, Emperor Explorer offers 4 dives per day, the only boat to offer this out of the ones we sell. The first dive would be around 6:30 am and […]
Unbelizeable! Caroline went diving in Belize
Belize is well known to most divers, famous for Jacques Cousteau and the Blue Hole. But in reality, it is not a destination for many UK divers visits. It tends to get passed over for some of the bigger name Caribbean options, such as the Caymans or Bahamas, or island locations with direct flights. So […]
Truk Lagoon – Wreck divers heaven
Few places in the world are as famous as Micronesia’s Chuuk Lagoon (to divers known as Truk Lagoon) a true wreck divers heaven. Since I first started diving, the pictures of Truk’s stunning wrecks have lured me and visiting this almost mythical atoll had been on my bucket list ever since. But life happens and […]
Cyclone’s Winter Warmer with Mario Vitalini
by Penny Granycome Having dived several liveaboards in the Red Sea during the last few years and never taken a camera underwater, the time felt right for a trip to extend my comfort zone and see the possibilities. I had always felt underwater photography something apart, the stunning images produced by great photographers unobtainable. Yet […]
Nabucco Island Resort, Kalimantan
Today I will deviate a bit from my usual photo blogs and will talk about a destination. Nabucco Islan Resort, a fantastic place with excellent diving for the adventurous diver. As an avid underwater photographer, I’m always on the look for new and exotic destinations. Recently I had the opportunity to join Martin Edge on […]
Critters in Lembeh. Lembeh-Gulen shootout.
If you like small and wired critters, very few places in the world can beat this little section of North Sulawesi, the Lembeh Strait. I’ve been lucky enough to visit the area on three occasions and every time it blows my mind. Last week I joined a group of underwater photographers competing in the shootout […]
Shark Quest Photography: Mario’s Trip report
Sitting back at my desk I’, having a quiet moment to think about last week’s trip. It was the first Shark Quest photography workshop of this year, and what a great trip it was. And if I had to sum it up in one word that word would be… oceanics. Very close up oceanics. Well, […]
Shark Quest – Hurricane April 2018
I was very keen to join Shark Quest, Hurricane’s first trip, after the winter in dry dock. Something that turned out to be a very good move. Over the years I have been blessed to be able to travel to a lot of really amazing diving destinations around the world. But somehow, I always keep […]