Diving in Raja Ampat: a first-timer guide
Would you believe me if I said I wanted to hate diving in Raja Ampat? I feared the place …
Mission Gozo Blue Hole
While diving for the first time in Malta, I couldn’t resist visiting its sister island and going diving in Gozo (Għawdex in Maltese). Only 14km by 7km, Gozo is a short ferry ride away on the northwest side of the Maltese Archipelago. I heard many times that it was …
Diving Malta: a first-timer guide
I wasn’t supposed to go on summer holidays that year. But when one of my dive buddies told me he found good deals on return flights for the end of July, in the middle of the peak season, 1 hour and 200€ less on my bank …
Becoming a certified wreck diver in Malta
With scuba diving in tropical, colourful reefs, I think wreck diving must come next on the list of reasons why people dream of becoming scuba divers. The legends of famous ships and their hidden treasures often draw people to explore these historic artificial reefs. Whether you …
A weekend in Valletta before diving all around Malta
Knowing that Malta is one of the most touristic places in Southern 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …