by A Bird Abroad | Sep 19, 2016 | Scuba Diving, Uncategorized
Hurghada really is the arse end of bum fuck no-where. We spent two nights there either side of our Red Sea liveaboard with Emperor Divers. It’s a strange place full of construction sites giving off an abandoned ‘post-coup’ vibe and souvenir shops...
by A Bird Abroad | Aug 4, 2016 | Scuba Diving, South East Asia, Uncategorized
If you’re the kind of person that goes stir crazy after a few days lying on a deck chair, then Divemaster training in Thailand could be the answer to your holiday woes. You will have plenty of time to spend on the beach but you will also keep you brain occupied, learn...
by A Bird Abroad | Aug 4, 2016 | Scuba Diving, Uncategorized
Training as a PADI Divemaster will be one of the most rewarding things you will ever undertake, you will be learning and living in paradise. Before you can start you will need to have certified at all previous levels. It will depend on your agency as to what these are...
by A Bird Abroad | Jul 19, 2016 | Scuba Diving, South East Asia, Uncategorized
Stuck on a boat in the middle of the ocean with 20 other sun-burnt salty sea dogs. No it’s not the premise for a terrible movie involving a mutant sea creature, it’s actually my idea of the perfect holiday. A liveaboard is a boat-based, multi-day excursion...
by A Bird Abroad | Jul 1, 2016 | Scuba Diving, South East Asia, Uncategorized
Through Big Blue us lowley DMTs and DMs were offered the deal of a lifetime…4 days of living and diving off a swanky boat in the Similan Islands, one of the top dive sites in the world for a considerably cheaper rate than normal. 15 of us got our dollar bills...
by A Bird Abroad | Jul 1, 2016 | Scuba Diving, South East Asia, Uncategorized
Now that I have moved on from my tropical island paradise I have had a chance to reflect on my time there. I thought I would write a little guide to the place for anyone who might visit in future, especially those staying for a while. #1 – Motorbikes and...
