
Describes author's experience of learning to scuba dive while on holiday in the Canary Islands covering indication of likely costs, time commitment, basic training and the thrill of that first dive. Intended to encourage more people to take the opportunity of learning to scuba dive while travelling abroad. With the new project-dedicated website now up and running, I feel very proud and privileged to be writing the very first monthly update of the Projects Abroad Marine Conservation Project here in Ao Nang, Thailand.
Bored of the same vacations every year, lying in the sun, endulging in new restaurants and getting drunk over dinner, whilst repeating the same thing all week?The majority of holiday makers have great ideas but end up sunbathing, remaining in resort, basically appreciating all the false comforts of being in the house but whilst getting a suntan. These 40% never actually experience the country they are visiting, never try to speak the local language, never look at the culture or exp...







