“Sea turtles are amazing creatures, found around the world in tropical and subtropical waters. They play a vital role in marine ecosystem health and have been in the ocean for more than 100 million years.They are an understandably popular dive and photography choice and you can swim with them at a variety of top liveaboard diving destinations.”
Read my latest article: 5 Great Places to Dive with Sea Turtles
There is something special about joining a small liveaboard for a more intimate dive safari. You can enjoy a more personalised service, smaller dive groups, and the chance to book the whole boat easily or get to know your fellow travellers better. There is often more flexibility in dive schedules and a slower-pace of life to enjoy as you sail from island to island.Here are my top choices of small liveaboards around the world.
Escape the Diving Crowds: 6 Small Liveaboards for Intimate Scuba Safaris
“Night diving is a special treat – you enter a secret world and the beam of your torch reveals strange and wonderful behaviour. The reef is a very different place than during the day – invertebrates more active, sharks predate on sleeping reef fish, morays leave their crevices to hunt. Here is a round-up of some of my favourite night dives.”
Read my latest article for DIVE Magazine UK: Top 5 Night Dives
“December is an ideal month to go diving somewhere exotic and leave winter far behind. There’s unique marine life on offer around the world, plus big pelagic diving and plenty of sunshine. Here are our picks for four great December dive destinations.”
Featured on Scuba Diver Life: 4 Great December Dive Destinations
“Yoga is great for health and wellbeing, and has some impressive benefits for scuba divers. All of which help you lower your air consumption, enjoy longer dives, reduce injury from carrying heavy dive gear, and maintain better buoyancy. It is the perfect exercise to combine with scuba diving, for true relaxation on holiday and at home.”
Find out more in my latest article for Sportdiver: 4 Great Liveaboard Destinations for Yoga Lovers
“Choosing to dive from a liveaboard opens up a whole new world of scuba adventures; from the tropics to the poles, and everywhere in-between.
It offers the chance to explore remote destinations and uncrowded dive sites, plus enjoy the benefits of a personalized service and pack in more dives per day. When you’re not diving, you can kick back and relax on sun decks, go hiking local paradise islands, or sail to far-flung communities.
With an almost endless list of liveaboard diving safaris on offer, it can be difficult to know where to start to find a liveaboard that meet your needs. By taking a some key considerations into account, you can make it much easier to find your perfect liveaboard.”
Read my full article on Dive News Wire: 5 Things You Should Know to Select the Right Liveaboard
“Hammerhead sharks are one of the easiest sharks to identify, thanks to their hammer-shaped heads, and are a great species of shark to dive with. They can be found at a variety of top dive destinations including Cocos Island off Costa Rica, Malepelo Island in Colombia, and the Galápagos Islands.Divers can also enjoy hammerhead encounters while scuba diving Rasdhoo Atoll in the Maldives, Lombok in Indonesia, French Polynesia, the Red Sea and Egypt, the Bahamas, and Morovo Lagoon in the Solomon Islands.”
Read my latest article for Dive Magazine UK The Nine Known Species of the Most Recognisable Shark to find out more.
Featured on Scuba Diver Life:The Seychelles has a secret....You can only reach the Sister Islands of Grande Soeur (Big Sister) and Petite Soeur (Little Sister) by boat. They are small, privately-owned islands with pristine dive sites. Sailing to the islands is a fantastic experience and their inaccessibility makes for uncrowded dives sites and a relaxing dive trip.Find out more in Best Scuba Diving in the Seychelles Islands
Featured on DeeperBlue:Did you know orcas can grow up to 8 meters (26 feet) long and can weigh an impressive 6 to 9 tonnes? Once thought to be one species, there are in fact several subspecies of orcas with distinct populations, diet, and behaviors.The orcas of Patagonia’s Peninsula Valdés are known for ‘intentional stranding’; chasing seal pups onto the beaches to catch them before slipping back into the water. By contrast, the orcas of South Africa hunt dolphins and occasional great white sharks.Find out more in my latest article for Deeperblue and LiveAboard:https://www.deeperblue.com/arctic-freediving-with-orca/
Featured in Stuff.co.nz.A US tourist recently died following a shark incident at Cocos Island, Costa Rica. The incident at Cocos Island is thought to be the fifth confirmed, unprovoked shark attack in Costa Rica in the last 400 years. There were 84 confirmed cases of unprovoked shark attacks worldwide on humans in 2016, according to the International Shark Attack File.Scuba diving trips to Cocos Island are currently continuing as normal and the well-known Aggressor fleet has not changed their liveaboard itineraries in the area. At present, only the Manuelita dive site is closed until further notice.Diving with sharks continues to be popular and a highly sought-after activity at premier dive destinations around the globe. Whilst the risk of injury during shark dives is incredibly small, there are some precautions divers, and those new to swimming with sharks, can take for enjoyable and safe shark dives.In this article for Liveaboard.com, featured on Stuff.co.nz, I discuss Top Tips for Safe Shark Dives:https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/themes/adventure/99740371/the-colour-not-to-wear-when-shark-diving
