Following on from the last three parts, today I have a little anecdote in two parts where things suddenly went wrong. Continue reading
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Anecdotes Of A Dive Instructor — Part III
Welcome back to part 3 of 5 in this series. All names have been changed to protect the privacy of my former students. Make sure to read the first and second parts as well and subscribe to our RSS feed if you haven’t done so already. Continue reading
Anecdotes Of A Dive Instructor — Part II
This is part 2 of my little series of stories that happened to me while working as a dive instructor in Southeast Asia. Again, all names have been changed, but the story is true! If you would like to know how to become a dive instructor, then please read my roadmap. Continue reading
Anecdotes Of A Dive Instructor — Part I
As a follow up to my roadmap to becoming a dive instructor I now want to share a few stories that, in some form, could happen to you if you do decide to go that way. I have changed all names to protect the privacy of the students and/or dive schools involved. All stories are true! Continue reading
Gili Trawangan, Indonesia
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This pic was taken quite some time ago while on a pleasure dive somewhere deep around Simon’s Reef close to Gili Trawangan. It was after the tsunami and we hadn’t had any customers for some time, so we just took the boat out for fun. Continue reading
Work Opportunities On The Road
Everybody who has been travelling for a bit longer knows that eventually there comes a time when all that saved up money doesn’t amount to that much anymore. You’ve probably seen it coming and acted on it by having rice and sweet chili sauce three times a day, all washed down with a yummy glass of water. The times when you look at your bank account grow longer in the hopes that the problem will just disappear. Then you realize that the first step to solving your problem is to acknowledge it, so you decide to deal with it by listing all your possible options. One option is to just go home, although this is just a temporary solution. What exactly will you do when you get back home? Most likely find some work, save some money and then book another plane ticket. So why not try to get some work while travelling? Now, let’s look at some of the other options out there… Continue reading
Bandas Liquid World
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Bandas underwater world is just unbelievably stunning. The coral is still intact and there are fish everywhere. Among other marine life you can see sharks and turtles, great barraccuda, dog tooth tuna, clown triggerfish, squid and napoleon wrasses while just snorkling. The walls, that start just a few meters off the beaches are so deep you can’t see the bottom, not even when you have 50 m visibility and freedive down to 25 m! Diving must be awesome there!! While I was there the one dive school on the islands was closed due to ramadan. No guides would go in the water, cause obviously you will get little amounts of water into your mouth and that counts as drinking! Just one more reason to go back to those charming islands… Continue reading