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  • 'She Can't Swim',  A Day in the Life,  Diving,  Thailand

    Hard Day at Work

    March 15, 2016

    When you make a bubble ring off your fiance's head. #uwproblems #diving #islandlyf A photo posted by emma.o (@elko.em) on Mar 15, 2016 at 4:57am PDT

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  • 'She Can't Swim',  A Day in the Life,  Diving,  Thailand

    The Diving on Koh Tao

    January 21, 2016

    Here’s a look at the diving from 2015 on Koh Tao with Sairee Cottage Diving. Filmed, and edited by yours truly! Enjoy! F***, I love my life.

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  • A Day in the Life,  Diving,  Thailand

    Whoop, whoop.

    October 15, 2015

    We are officially Open Water Scuba Instructors!

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  • A Day in the Life,  Diving,  Indonesia,  Motorbiking

    Best Time to go to Bali for Diving and Where To Stay

    September 24, 2015

    Bali is an awesome island for scuba diving. While it wasn’t on my wishlist for a long time (the drunken Aussie bogan stories had always put me off), once I started diving, I heard it was the place to be. The diving around Bali has strong currents. Because of this, it is super rich in nutrients. This is what draws the cool stuff to see while scuba diving. The mola molas, the mantas, and the thousands of little critters hiding in the muck. Best time to go to Bali for diving? The best time to go to Bali for diving is from May to November. It’s after the hot hot…

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  • 'She Can't Swim',  A Day in the Life,  Diving,  Thailand

    We are the worst people…

    May 14, 2015

    …at blogging. But that’s because we’re having too much fun diving! I’m making no apologies right now. We did set up this blog to inform our family and friends of what we’re up to, and where we are, and it also grew to become a blog that hopefully helped people with planning their trip around South East Asia. (Un)Fortunately, the reason we’re so slack with blogging is because we are really enjoying life right now. It is awesome. Everyday we jump into the water, and we see some pretty interesting stuff. We move around in a 3D space, blowing bubbles, and we live on a tropical island. I film brand…

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  • 'She Can't Swim',  A Day in the Life,  Diving,  Thailand

    UPDATE: Still Diving…

    February 23, 2015

    … Still loving it.

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  • Attractions,  Diving,  Ponderings,  Pre-Travel,  Top Things To Do,  Travel Guide

    Money Matters in South East Asia

    November 27, 2014

    Money is obviously important everywhere and anywhere, but especially when you’re moving from one place to another, and changing currencies. Here are a few things we discovered about money as we traveled.

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  • A Day in the Life,  Diving,  Thailand

    Koh Tao – Don’t Not Come and The Day We Saved A Turtle

    September 17, 2014

    Just wanted to post an update re: current murderous situation on Koh Tao. We are fine. Yes, it was pretty close to us, but considering it happened on the longest, busiest stretch of beach on Koh Tao where the majority of locals, foreign locals, and tourists stay, everything is in close proximity. Especially on an island about 21 km². It’s a horrid situation, but not believed to be a random attack which makes us feel better. For now, business is as usual. On the upside, this morning I was filming a diving video for a few fun divers and we stumbled across a turtle that had its’ fin stuck in…

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  • A Day in the Life,  Diving,  Thailand

    This Is What We Do – A Diving Video

    September 13, 2014

    Here’s an underwater video I shot for Sairee Cottage. Lionel is side-mount diving with a colleague. Side-mount diving is diving with two tanks either side. That’s double the air, and potentially double the dive time. You look cooler (very important in diving), and you can squeeze into some pretty cool crevices!  

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  • A Day in the Life,  Diving,  Thailand

    Turtle at Lham Tien

    August 28, 2014

    I’ve finally discovered how to get screen shots from the footage I shoot, so here’s some from this morning’s dive. I had finished my safety stop, surfaced, and was heading back to the boat when someone yelled, ‘turtle!’ Of course I had to drop down and get some shots.

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