Anything related to dive travel
It took millions of years for humans to evolve from apes and develop self-consciousness, yet our ability to quantify the cosmos has largely unfolded only in the past five centuries. But awareness of Earth’s cosmic cycles has been continuously held by some of the oldest creatures on the planet: the corals and sponges of the … Read more
My youngest daughter, Persia, first expressed an interest in learning to dive while we were on holiday at Taba in Egypt. She was then only nine-years-old. Notwithstanding that, I entrusted my old friend Mohammed Ali, the manager of the AquaSport dive centre, with looking after the well-being of our little girl. He is a highly … Read more
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving skill, helpful in many situations including:• Cardiac arrest• Drowning• Trauma• Electrical shockThe American Heart Association recommends that everyone — untrained bystanders and medical personnel alike — begin CPR with chest compression. CPR uses chest compression to imitate how the heart transports blood to the whole body. These compressions help keep oxygenated blood flowing … Read more
A funny thing happened on the way to Tubbataha. On May 6, I landed in Manila, Philippines, to join a dozen diving friends for five days of land-based diving at Crystal Blue dive resort; then we were to move on to Puerto Princessa to spend a week on the liveaboard Solitude One, diving one of … Read more
Signing up for another professionally led photographic trip was not without hesitation. Some years previously, I had succumbed to the enticement of an Ocean Geographic trip to French Polynesia, which promised tutoring and mentorship in my growing interest in underwater photography. The entire idea smacked of an exotic photographic adventure that would liberate me from … Read more
