The Perhentian Islands are a highly sought after place to visit both as a tropical island getaway as well as for scuba diving. Are they worth the effort to go there? Ever since I had read about these islands during my days as a novice diver, I have wanted to go there. The Perhentian Islands …
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It’s no secret I love doing photography. Talk about a big duh, right? Doing photography underwater is a bit more of a challenge, though. Yeah, you have that whole breathing underwater thing, but that’s really relatively easy. Buoyancy can make it a challenge sometimes, too. And those damn fish tend to not want to sit …
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When your dad is a scuba instructor and you love diving, it can be really great. The minimum age for open water diver certification is 10, but it’s junior open water. That means you must dive with either a parent or a dive professional (divemaster or above), and you’re also limited to a depth of …
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This little island off the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula was a sleepy little fishing village until 1961 when Jacques Cousteau visited and pronounced the reef to be one of the most beautiful in the world. That moment changed Cozumel former, and the island is now known as one of the premier diving spots in …
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While here in Cozumel, I had decided to get my advanced open water diver certification. There are many specialty dives you can do, and out of all the selections, night dive was the only one I absolutely had zero desire. None whatsoever. Of all the dives I could possibly do, that is really the …
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