Diving in the Galapagos: a first-timer guide
The Galapagos Islands are a dream, a promise, an overwhelming expectation. The Galapagos Islands deliver. But don’t believe it …
A weekend in Valletta before diving all around Malta
Knowing that Malta is one of the most touristic places in South Europe, I didn’t want to limit my experience to a seaside resort town even if the primary purpose of my 10-day holiday in the Mediterranean archipelago was scuba diving. I love exploring cities as they are usually full of history and culture. I decided that a relaxing weekend in Valletta, the smallest …
A long scuba diving weekend from Portofino to Cinque Terre, Italy
Although I dream about South East Asia or the Caribbean like most scuba divers, I think we often forget how lucky we are in Europe to have such a density of incredible destinations to explore just a short-haul flight away. With European low-cost airlines, in less than 2 hours and for less than a hundred euros, we can escape for the weekend to dream …
Diving Portofino : scuba diving & dolce farniente in Italy
The way things perfectly happen sometimes has surprised me more than once. This time, I got a combo of two interesting coincidences. My last scuba diving trip before moving from France to Scotland was in Italy, to dive the underwater archaeological park of Baia near Naples. My first trip after moving back from Scotland to France was again to dive in another underwater landmark …
Scuba diving in Scotland: my ultimate road trip across the Highlands
After travelling all around Scotland for two years while looking for the best scuba diving sites, including diving in Scapa Flow, here it is a one-week road trip itinerary showing in quite a short time the best glimpse of the Highlands. As it is a shore diving road trip, it means you only need a car and 2 tanks per person. By scuba diving …
A lucky last dive in St. Abbs, Scotland
Located only 1 hour driving south of Edinburgh, St. Abbs is an adorable fishermen village on the east coast of Scotland. 2 years ago, when I just had moved to Scotland, it was one of the first dive destinations I had heard about diving in Scotland. It is kind of interesting to think this is the one I finished my scuba diving tour of …
Movie about Jacques Cousteau to be released in October 2016
Which scuba diver doesn’t know the father of modern scuba diving? I know I’m not the only one who was dreaming of underwater adventures during my childhood in the ’90s while watching incredible documentaries of Commander Cousteau. Not only he was the first to win the Cannes Film Festival with a documentary movie, The Silent World, but he was one of the earliest advocates for the Ocean and …
How I became a Citizen Scientist with “Capturing our Coast” in Scotland
It all started with a post from Bangor University, Wales, shared by a friend on Facebook. The post was saying “WANTED: budding scientists to capture our coast. If you have a passion for the UK’s coastline, you are invited to help make history by being part of the largest coastal marine citizen science project ever undertaken.” With my diving experience in Scotland and marine …
The scuba diving secrets of Budapest, Hungary
I heard for such a long time about the beauty of the capital city of Hungary. The banks of the Danube River, the lace architecture of the Hungarian Parliament, and the Buda Castle overlooking it all. Beyond its fabulous patrimony, I knew the dark history the country went through in the WWII and then the Soviet Period. Since Hungary joined the EU in 2004, …