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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
People to People Connection

People to People Connections Today, I want to tell you about my experience in the village of Ravi Ravi on the island of Beqa off the coast of Fiji. I want to tell you about a humble, wonderful man who opened his heart and home to us. We were there to check out a dive [...]
News From Ocean of Hope Foundation

International Ocean Conservation Programs So how does Ocean conservation work overseas??? As we walked in the stifling heat on a narrow dirt path that cut along between the village and ocean, we looked ahead through the brush and palm trees and could see a clearing in the distance. As we got closer, the trail opened [...]
Duct Tape vs My Video Housing

Some Things I’ve Learned about the Uses of Duct Tape Writing blogs is an education. Why, just today, I learned some interesting and important things about “duck” or “duct” tape. The first and of course most important thing is that the California Energy Commission says, “Duct tape is good for many things, but not for [...]
Diving at Night in Cocos Islands with White-tip Sharks
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Humility in Travel…Just when you think you’re the Expert

The Itinerary Last night I returned home from a five week jaunt through a couple of destinations. It began as a simple 11 day trip to Costa Rica to check out one of the top dive locales in the world, Cocos Island. It turned into a 31 day sprint from Montana to Los Angeles to [...]
Don’t Wait for Your Dreams

You would think that after 24 years of diving and 7500 dives I would not need courage to jump in the water. Yet February 20th, 2010 was a scary day for me. Was I diving with man eating sharks or in a 10 knot current or to 400 feet? No, I was about to dive [...]
Money Matters: Borrowing vs. Buying

Shopping for a long-planned vacation is just part of the fun – but there are times when borrowing or renting can be a better bet than buying. Most dive operators (including our dive company Global Dive Expeditions) have gear available for rental. How do you decide if borrowing or buying gear is right for you? [...]
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