A Very Brief History of Airline Baggage Fees United Airlines started the party in 2005 by instituting airline baggage fees but things didn’t go into full swing until 2008. Two years later, the airline industry has more than 7.8 BILLION reasons annually to continue charging ancillary fees and a proven business model to do so. [...]
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A Place to Slow Down
A Slow Down Place Ok, so I’ve started this post about 12 times. There’s an important message here and I’m trying to get my head around it and pinpoint it. I think the message here is that it is necessary, important, and even critical to slow down at some point, for some specified time (which [...]
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Top 10 Benefits of Guided Group Travel
Are You a Good Candidate for Guided Group Travel? You Might Surprise Yourself! Is guided group travel for you? Or group travel in general? These days most people spend so much time in the office stressed out, they simply don’t have time, don’t take the time, or don’t want to hassle with planning a dive [...]
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Scuba News Flash- Where did the fun go?
Breaking Scuba News! The fun seems to have drained from the scuba cylinders! His Holiness the Dalai Lama once said, “The purpose of life is to be happy” and I like to take it a step farther and say, “and have fun”. Yes, I know that, “times are hard” that “the economy is down” and [...]
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12 Tips for First Time Shark Divers
Ridlon (Sharkman) been writing a number of fantastic articles on shark diving and some of the best shark dives in the world. That’s all great and people who love shark diving love the posts and those that are deathly afraid of sharks, get some weird rush of impending doom when they armchair quarterback them. But….what [...]
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Solo Diving and Solo Diving Certification: It’s Time to Set the Record Straight
Solo Diving and Solo Diving Certification: It’s Time to Set the Record Straight There’s so much hype, debate and misinformation about solo diving and solo diving certification that its time to set the record straight. And for one, I’m tired of hearing all the whining from both sides – people that whine because they have [...]
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Itchy for Adventure Travel?
I’ve got to ask this question, “Am I alone out here????” Does anyone else have these damn itchy feet? I don’t mean that I need some Dr. Scholls foot powder, no I mean the inability to stay put, the insatiable need for movement, the constant curiosity for the world. Do other people wake up and [...]
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Scuba Equipment: To rent or not to rent on my next Dive Vacation?
Should I rent or bring my own scuba equipment on a dive vacation? The question of renting or bringing your own scuba diving equipment on vacation becomes more and more relevant each day as the airlines keep hitting us in the wallet with fees. Here are a couple of things to consider about renting… Are [...]
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How to Choose a SCUBA Diving Destination
How to Choose SCUBA Diving Destination There are many things to think about when choosing a SCUBA diving destination. Here we explore the key ones including: Timing Matching location with Experience Time vs. Distance What else Do I Want to Do on My Diving Vacation? Finances TIMING is everything in choosing a diving destination There [...]
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Let’s get REAL on Sustainable Seafood
Let’s get REAL on SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD I am tired of being politically correct and holding my tongue about sustainable seafood. So today, I unleash it on us Americans. I speak to Americans because we lead the way and because the world does follow our lead….at least for the moment. And you might say, “but what [...]
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