If you’ve ever booked a dive trip and thought, “Cool, I paid for the package, I’m done,” only to be emotionally jump-scared by a final bill full of mysterious fees, welcome—you’re among friends. Marsa Alam dive prices are a big question for divers shopping around in Egypt for shore dives. And if you’re considering it, […]

My toxic trait is that I’ll plan an entire international trip around the possibility of seeing one specific animal during during an even more specific window of opportunity. Even if you aren’t irrationally rearranging your PTO around an obscure animal migration (yet), you probably are trying to figure out when a place is at its […]

The scuba diving in Marsa Alam is fantastic, but we both know that the fastest way to ruin a dive trip isn’t currents, sharks, or even the 6am wake-ups—it’s picking the wrong place to stay. And yes, I say this as someone who has rolled the dice on one too many “this looks fine” accommodations […]

There’s one person on every dive boat that starts a spirited debate about where the best diving in the world is—and it’s definitely not wherever you all are now 😅 I’ve heard it debated among everyone from German and Japanese divers to French, Indonesian, Korean, American, Dutch, Chinese, Australian, and aggressively confident British divers—usually while […]

Ask most people what their plans are while visiting Egypt and you’ll hear exactly what you’d expect: explore the mysterious pyramids, cruise down the Nile, and explore temples, hieroglyphics, and the Valley of Kings from Luxor to Aswan. All incredible, all deservedly famous. But if you happen to fall into the very small, very unhinged […]

This year, I boarded my first scuba diving liveaboard in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. I’ve been diving for 15 years, but the idea of being stuck in tight quarters at sea with no escape never appealed to me—until the temptations of manta season at one of the most spectacular dive sites on Earth convinced me […]

Going on your first liveaboard? I know you probably have a million questions, and what to pack for a liveaboard dive trip is probably at the top of the list! I’ve been a diver for 15 years, but went on my first liveaboard just 1 year ago. I was a little intimidated by the idea […]

I thought scuba diving with dugongs in Coron, Philippines, would be a highlight of my 8-month journey from Japan to New Zealand, traveling with just two backpacks, my scuba mask, and a list of every outdoor and wildlife adventure I’d dreamed of as a kid. As an undergrad studying biodiversity and conservation, I would pour […]