Category Archives: Trip Reports

Part 1 – Kenya 2025

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Judy G Diver

How do I describe the indescribable? Kenya is physically vast and diverse — arid, lush, flat, mountainous, populous (Nairobi), unpeopled (Meru National Park), mystical (the indigenous Samburu), and at times bizarre (the animals). It’s both serene (the landscape), and cacaphonic … Continue reading →

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Part 2 – Kenya 2025

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Judy G Diver

Meru National Park – Elewana’s Elsa’s Kopje Our flight out to Meru National Park was from Wilson Airport, from which most small domestic flights depart in Nairobi. The plane was a single engine, 12 seater Cessna Grand Caravan, and quite … Continue reading →

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Part 3 – Kenya 2025

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Judy G Diver

Nemunyak Community Conservancy — Sarara Camp Once again my words and photos really can’t do this experience justice.  Sarara Camp is located in a wide valley, with epic views from its rocky perch on the flank of a precipitous mountain, … Continue reading →

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Part 4 – Kenya 2025

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Judy G Diver

Maasai Mara North Conservancy – Elewana’s Elephant Pepper Camp It was a sad farewell to Sarara — all of us left there with full hearts and feeling very inspired by the amazing conservation and social enterprise model that the Samburu … Continue reading →

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Raja Ampat, The Last Diving Paradise?

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Judy G Diver

We recently returned from a truly wonderful dive trip to Indonesia. After the stress-inducing O-ring debacle of the diving portion of our first adventure post-Covid, in Egypt‘s Red Sea, this was relaxing, exhilarating, and breathtakingly beautiful diving. (Note: You’ll need … Continue reading →

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Yalla Yalla Habibi!

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Judy G Diver

I’ll admit that I was never super interested in ancient history; I think my last whack at it was in the early years of high school. Egyptians, Romans, Greeks? They were bygones to me – more mythology than history in … Continue reading →

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Touched By A Shark

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Judy G Diver

Massive tiger sharks. Big beefy bull sharks. Marauding reef sharks. Thick clouds of thousands of fish. Dive masters swimming up into this chaotic melee to dump fish guts in murky mid-water, in an effort to attract the big ‘uns. Twenty-six … Continue reading →

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A Passage in India (& Nepal) – Part 7 – Wrapping the Trip in Khatmandu

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Judy G Diver

To go back to the beginning of this 7 chapter travelogue, follow this link: Chapter 1 – Just Say No to Delhi Belly After the hell, fire and brimstone of an evening in Varanasi (and then the redeeming beautiful morning after), … Continue reading →

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Scuba Diving Magazine Feature – Cuckoo for CoCo View

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Judy G Diver

Here is a link to this month’s photo feature for Scuba Diving Magazine (online). The images in this gallery were captured on a recent trip CoCo View Dive Resort, on Roatan Island in Honduras. It was a fun reunion group trip, … Continue reading →

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A Passage in India (& Nepal) – Part 5 – Sexy Temples & Buck Naked Rubs in the Indian Outback

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Judy G Diver

As I mentioned in the first chapter of this saga, I have heard it opined that if you haven’t sh*t your pants, you haven’t really experienced India. The same may be true about taking a train in India, which although less … Continue reading →

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A Passage in India (& Nepal) – Part 4 – Agra

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Judy G Diver

On the road again, this time for the long drive from Jaipur to Agra – the site of the splendiferous Taj Mahal. This is the fourth chapter in this series. You will find the previous instalments here: Chapter 1 – … Continue reading →

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A Passage in India (& Nepal) – Part 3 – Worlds Colliding in Jaipur

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Judy G Diver

So, we’ve left Delhi, and are now on the big bus for the long drive to Jaipur – the pink city. If you missed the previous India blogs, they are here: Part 1 – Just Say No to Delhi Belly … Continue reading →

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A Passage in India (and Nepal) – Part 2 – Walking in Gandhi’s Footsteps

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Judy G Diver

So, when I last left you dangling, we were all tucked into our beds in our very nice rooms at Le Meridien in central Delhi, sleeping off (with the help of some pharmaceuticals) the long and not very restful flight in … Continue reading →

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A Passage in India (and Nepal) – Part 1 – Just Say No to Delhi Belly

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Judy G Diver

So, a group of girls decide to take a trip to India. The group is three sisters and a friend, and the plan is to experience India as part of an organized tour, because, as anyone who has been to … Continue reading →

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Scuba Diving Magazine Feature – Hawaii 2-0

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Judy G Diver

Here is a link to December’s gallery and short write up about diving off the west coast of the big island of Hawaii. You will find the article and image gallery here —-> Hawaii 2.0 – Images from the Big Island … Continue reading →

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Scuba Diving Magazine Feature – Palau

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Judy G Diver

Where do the months go? I’ve recently returned from a dive trip to the Big Island of Hawaii, and have been bagging a few cold water shore dives closer to home, but have been neglecting the blog, bigtime. One of … Continue reading →

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Post Palau Ponderings

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Judy G Diver

 I returned last week from a 10 day trip to Palau. It was Mr G’s and my first visit to this diver mecca. We enjoyed three days on land at the beginning of the trip, diving two of those days … Continue reading →

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Scuba Diving Magazine – A Taste of the Philippines

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Judy G Diver

Here is a link to February’s submission for Scuba Diving Magazine. In this piece I review the Atlantis Dumaguete Resort, as well as the Atlantis Azores live aboard, and share some information and images from what was a great trip. … Continue reading →

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Photo Essay – A London River Walk

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Judy G Diver

It’s been a while since I cooked up a juicy blog post, but with a small gallery of iPhone images sitting in the hopper on my desktop, a complete dearth of diving over the past many months, and a rainy … Continue reading →

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Throw Back Thursday – Hitting the G Spot

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Judy G Diver

Thursdays seem to have become the day for dredging up images from the past. This past week I had a query from my cousin in New Zealand about the Galapagos, which he hopes to visit (and dive) next summer. In … Continue reading →

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