In this section we write about travel related technologies, gadgets and gizmos that we have used, liked, or seen. We are not paid for these write-ups but simply want to share our findings in the fast moving field of travel tech.
We’ve had several prescription dive masks made over the years, but now as we’ve gotten a bit older the old ‘bifocal’ issue has come into play. We kept wondering how all those other divers were getting pictures of small nudibranchs and critters, but we were barely able to see anything up close! Well, it was […]
While traveling you never know if you’ll have good internet coverage or if roaming charges will be high. And the car rental company still wants $15 a day for their GPS. What do you do? You can actually download maps while you are at home and then have them in Google Maps, even when offline. […]
How often have we come out of the water with our heavy scuba gear on and walked up to the beach shower only to have to wait in a long line! We recently purchased a RinseKit Pro Pak which is an insulated 5-gallon container with a built-in pressurized pump and shower head. Essentially a portable […]
Over the course of the pandemic, my husband and I have been doing a lot of shore diving. One issue that came up was: What do we do with our electronic car key? We looked and asked but never really found a good answer. While we saw some good options for surface-based watersports, there was […]
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 […]
I once had an issue on the road, and my old Energizer power bank saved the day by giving me enough power to charge my mobile phone and get help. It’s amazing how much we rely on our phones nowadays with navigation, calling, reservations, among other things. Imagine getting into a car where the USB […]
We recently booked a trip on a discount airline to go and visit family in Montreal. After checking their site, we noticed that their carry-on allowance was for bags that are only 20x13x16! We also saw that they were very strict about this and would charge large fees to check the bags if over-sized. We […]
When flying, we are limited in the number and size of the bags we’re allowed to bring on board. But sometimes it’s worth dedicating one of those bags to our expensive or fragile equipment in order to keep it safe.