by A Bird Abroad | Aug 16, 2016 | Europe, Uncategorized
It is amazing how language and culture can change over the course of a few generations and several thousand miles. Often it doesn’t feel like we Kiwis are that far removed from our European settler ancestors especially with the advent of the digital world.
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 24, 2016 | Europe, Uncategorized
I used to have a job at a recruitment company in London that required me to sit in a room on my own for 9 hours a day. One day I had a new colleague to train, the only part of my job as a receptionist that I actually enjoyed because it meant contact with a human that...
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 14, 2016 | Nordics, Uncategorized
Generally I spend a Boxing Day evening eating whatever is left of a chocolate orange as we drive to the beach to enjoy a few days in, on and under the ocean. When you live in the Northern Hemisphere that option becomes a lot less appealing
