When asked what underwater activity they would most like to learn a large number of divers nominate underwater photography. It’s easy to understand why. An intense experience filled with colour, light and movement, diving is an adventure that’s best… Read More ›
Back in the days when I gave a lot of thought to virginity, I always regarded it as a – hopefully – temporary condition somewhat similar to having the chicken pox or measles, an ailment that, if I was lucky,… Read More ›
The following is an additional extract – an appendix – taken from the manual, ‘Diving & The Media: A Survival Guide’, that I completed in 1999 and whose purpose was to help dive industry professionals deal more effectively with negative… Read More ›
Back in the not-too-distant past, a good dive watch was much more than just a functional piece of bling. It was also a status symbol that marked the wearer as a serious – and experienced? – diver. On occasions, it… Read More ›
“Where there are ships, there will be wrecks.” Rebuilding itself after the rigours of a lengthy civil war, the island nation of Sri Lanka is rapidly becoming recognised as an emerging tourism hot-spot and a major drawcard in the global… Read More ›
Hailed as a prophetic masterpiece of science-fiction when it was first published in 1869, Jules Verne’s, “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”, overlooked the earlier achievements of Augustus Siebe and his diving helmet and standard flexible dress. A diving breakthrough… Read More ›
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