The road to my Dive Master training has not been a smooth one. I don’t remember learning to swim. I grew up next to the beach, I’ve always loved being in the water and for my first couple of decades – I never once felt uncomfortable in it. Age 9, in La Jolla, California – …
I wrote the majority of this in my journal, a year after it happened, in Autumn 2020, triggered by hearing the song 'Lost' by Dermot Kennedy on Spotify shuffle. Many of his songs remind me of the Hong Kong protests. Him, and First Blood were my soundtrack - opposite ends of the musical spectrum; one …
I was undecided on whether to go to the cinema once I got out of quarantine. I missed it a lot, but, you know, Covid. Friends that had been said they'd pretty much had the whole place to themselves, and so when I got an email from my local cinema (The Gate Picturehouse) saying it …
This is an up to the minute interview with a protestor (who will remain anonymous) on the streets in Belarus. It was conducted last night (17th August) and this morning with my friend Greg Bennick and I asking questions, and the protestor in Belarus answering. Amplifying this situation at the request of Belarusian protestors. Please do …
Today was the day! I made sure we had an early breakfast so we could head into Lyme Regis before 10, to be at the museum for when it opened. We parked the car easily, and wandered down cutesy narrow streets with bricked fences and pastel houses on our way to the Dinosaurland Fossil Museum. …
For years I've been wanting to go fossil hunting on the UK's southern Jurassic Coast. I've been down that way to attend Tank Fest (yes, a Tank Festival) and Monkey World (Chimpanzee Rescue Centre) but after lending Mum a couple of books on Mary Anning I finally now had a keen adventure buddy! With my …
Almost every weekend as a child I drove past Lion Rock - taking the tunnel on the way to Fanling. And every time I'd crane my head out of the car as far as I could, trying to get the best view of it - looking up in awe and excitement at the Lion, made …
'Some of my friends ask me about diving, wondering if they could do it. The one thing I tell them is you have to be very strong – physically, but especially mentally. You are going to be with the boys, the men, so you have to be very strong and take the kicks. You have …
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The last stop on our itinerary was Wadi Rum, 'Valley of the Moon' about an hours drive from Aqaba. Splitting up into three 4x4's we headed off to the Jordanian desert for an exhilarating ride up and down the sand dunes. It was awesome. We stopped off a few times for photos (I may have …
Jordan was utterly incredible. I plan to write a more personal account with more personal photos, but here is the trip report I did for Girls That Scuba. It was honestly one of the most awe inspiring trips I've done, with a group of the most wonderful women. Read the full report here: Girls That …
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