Avid Traveler and Master Scuba Diver
Sharing stories, photos and insights about the places I’ve visited. Simply sharing my experience and giving travel tips to help others plan their own dream trip and travel independently.
While we wish everything would go smoothly, it is inevitable that if we travel a lot, we will have some issues at one point in time. Best to be prepared with the appropriate insurance which minimizes the impact to your holiday and takes the sting out of any personal liability or unexpected surprise costs. Foreign […]
We have only scratched the surface when it comes to visiting national parks, but we plan on seeing more of them this year. There are 423 national park sites in the United States National Park System. Of those, 63 have the official National Park designation in their names. Other categories include preserves, recreation areas, national […]
The Everglades are one of the best places for wildlife viewing in South Florida. Perfect for birding and photography. This unique ecosystem is mostly made up of marshland and coastal mangroves, and you can expect to see numerous species of aquatic birds and of course alligators. Perhaps if you are lucky you may also spot […]
My first underwater camera was a Go-Pro. This worked great for wide-angle shots, especially for wrecks and scenery. On a dive trip to Grand Cayman, we met two couples that were using TG-4 cameras for close-ups and macrophotography. When they shared their pictures of shrimps, snails, and creatures as small as 1mm using the built-in […]
I had purchased my Olympus TG-5 (see article here) with a waterproof housing and the Sea and Sea YS-03 strobe kit. The strobe came with a frame which was ok for a while but started getting loose and wobbly and I was not very confident in it being secure. And I wasn’t about to extend […]
Diving with your iPhone? Really!! With the cost of iPhones going up, and the importance of these in our day-to-day lives, most people would rightfully think twice about taking their precious devices along for a dive into the deep! Waterproof cases one sees out there for iPhones are typically not much more than glorified zip […]
At the onset of the pandemic, we looked for a good use of my husband’s upgrade certificates and found a great deal for travel to Japan in November. Hard to believe how different the world seemed, even back in March and April. We were so confident that come November, things would be back to normal […]
Unfortunately, the reality for many of us is that many of the trips we were hoping to take have had to be cancelled for various reasons. Whether by choice, rerouting, or even due to closed borders, traveling has become much more difficult and sometimes impossible. In our case, we are even cancelling trips which we […]
Even if this isn’t the best time to travel it’s important to keep your dreams alive! I look forward to taking my next trip and most importantly I need to have something to look forward to. This is why I’m actively looking at travel destinations and planning post-pandemic trips. It helps keep me sane and […]
Lauderdale-By-The-Sea is a great place to go shore diving in South Florida. All along the coast of this seaside town the coral reef is really close to shore and is easy to reach. It’s also full of life and makes for interesting and fun dives.