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Category Archives: Trip Reports
Raja Ampat, The Last Diving Paradise?
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
Posted in All About Scuba Diving, Indonesia Travel, Photography, Pic of the Day, Travel, Trip Reports
Tagged Indonesia Scuba Diving, Raja Ampat
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Yalla Yalla Habibi!
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
Touched By A Shark
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
Posted in All About Scuba Diving, Trip Reports
Tagged Beqa Lagoon Resort, Shark Diving, Shark Feeding, Tiger Shark
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Scuba Diving Magazine Feature – Cuckoo for CoCo View
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
A Passage in India (& Nepal) – Part 5 – Sexy Temples & Buck Naked Rubs in the Indian Outback
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
Posted in Photography, Travel, Trip Reports
Tagged Ayurvedic Massage, Kajuraho, Kama Sutra Carvings
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A Passage in India (& Nepal) – Part 4 – Agra
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
Posted in Photography, Travel, Trip Reports
Tagged Agra, Agra Fort, Bonnie Backer, Bus tours in India, Fatepur Sikri, SmarTours, Taj Mahal
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A Passage in India (& Nepal) – Part 3 – Worlds Colliding in Jaipur
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
Posted in Photography, Travel, Trip Reports
Tagged Amer Fort, Bicycle Rickshaw, Golden Triangle, India, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Water Palace
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A Passage in India (and Nepal) – Part 2 – Walking in Gandhi’s Footsteps
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
Posted in Photography, Travel, Trip Reports
Tagged Birla Temple, Delhi, Gandhi Museum, Gandhi Simitri, India, Jama Masjid, Kutab Minar, Qutb, SmarTours
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A Passage in India (and Nepal) – Part 1 – Just Say No to Delhi Belly
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
Scuba Diving Magazine Feature – Hawaii 2-0
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
Scuba Diving Magazine Feature – Palau
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
Post Palau Ponderings
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
Posted in All About Scuba Diving, Travel, Trip Reports
Tagged Napoleon Wrasse, Palau, Peleliu, Ulong Island
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Scuba Diving Magazine – A Taste of the Philippines
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
Photo Essay – A London River Walk
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
Posted in Photography, Travel, Trip Reports
Tagged London, London Eye, St James Park, Tower of London
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Throw Back Thursday – Hitting the G Spot
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
Posted in All About Scuba Diving, Galapagos Travel, Photography, Pic of the Day, Travel, Trip Reports, Writings
Tagged Galapagos, Whale Shark
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Trip Report: Wakatobi Dive Resort, Indonesia
Wakatobi had been on my wishlist for many years – spoken of (and written about) with reverence, and illustrated by the images of some top tier photographers, I had heard it described as the “nicest dive resort in the world, … Continue reading
The Komodo Chronicles – Part 10 – There Be Dragons
Some of you may be wondering if this blog series about our awesome group trip to Komodo last fall is ever going to end. The short answer is: you betcha. There are three or, at the most, four more chapters … Continue reading
The Komodo Chronicles – Part 9 – Current City, Man
It’s been a while since I added a chapter to the Komodo Chronicles. Sorry about that. My last entry was about the final few dives we did in the Gili islands, in Northern Komodo. At this point in our trip … Continue reading
Raja Ampat, Revisted
Recently, I was very flattered to be asked to contribute to Sport Diver Magazine for their on-going series on “Top 10 Dives” of various popular destinations. Here is a link to the gallery and short write up I did for … Continue reading
Posted in Indonesia Travel, Photography, Trip Reports
Tagged Raja Ampat, Sport Diver Magazine
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