The last stop on our itinerary was Wadi Rum, ‘Valley of the Moon’ about an hours drive from Aqaba. Splitting up into three 4×4’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 …
The next day, Petra proper. In a word, Wow. And maybe lets use that word once more – wow. A UNESCO World Heritage site, it is a 1.2km long gorge with 80m cliffs towering above it. It truly felt out of this world, and most like a Star Wars set. I didn’t know so many …
Continue reading Exploring Petra & diving in Aqaba – oh Jordan!
Up early the following morning we met our tour guide and driver – and headed to Madaba to look at a 6th Century mosaic map of the area (Palestine/Jerusalem/ Nile Delta) which was discovered under the floor of the Greek Orthodox Basilica of Saint George. It’s quite hard to get your head around how old …
I decided when I moved back to Europe Jordan would be top of my places to go. Petra and Wadi Rum (the desert) looked absolutely out of this world, and of course, being so close to the Red Sea, I’d want to do some diving as well. So, when the Girls That Scuba email landed …
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 …
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 don’t remember learning to swim, or the first time I went snorkelling. I do remember age 11, at the Great Barrier Reef being too young to join my brothers on the Discover Scuba Dive (DSD) and snorkelling above, watching them 10 meters below, in their neon green and pink wetsuits.. crying with jealousy into …
External pieces I’ve written, or interviews I’ve done – politics, hardcore, scuba, feminism, travel! Please get in touch if you’d like me to write for you, with you, or have a chat! Double Dare Ya Podcast Interview – Dec 2020 Chatting to Sarah & Kat about Hong Kong, Feminism in Hardcore, and Music. Journey to …
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