Tag: diving
-
355 | We Were Once Strangers :: Sipadan, Malaysia, 2014
My last solo dive trip was to Sipadan, Malaysia, at the recommendation of the same friend who persuaded me to learn diving in the first place. The trip started out a disaster. Through no one’s fault but my own, I missed my connection and had to sleep at the airport, and ended up almost missing…
-
297 | Adrenaline :: Koh Tao, Thailand, 2011
The adventure that started it all — getting my diving certification with these lovely dudes.
-
143 | Water :: Sipadan, Malaysia, 2014
Accidentally swam into the middle of a school of jackfish swimming in circles! Only later did the people on my boat I totally did it wrong. Instead of swimming straight into it which disperses the fish, I should have swam down to find the opening at the bottom of the cone, and come back up…
-
Into the Blue
My dad often proudly told the story of my first swimming lesson at the age of 4, when I jumped into the pool before the instructor had even finished talking. He always took credit for my lack of fear, as he apparently threw me into the river when I was just 2 years old (back…
-
Into the Blue
If I had known what I know now, my trip would have been a lot different. But since I was a novice traveler, I was still under the impression that traveling around the world requires planning ahead. So my trip was planned around a few things — meeting up with friends in Vietnam and Cambodia,…