10 Interesting Facts about Galapagos
Everybody loves an interesting fact, especially when it’s about a place you are going to visit. Or indeed, have already visited. Last month we gave you some insight into Bikini Atoll and the Marshall Islands, one of the most unique places on earth. The Galapagos Islands, though, are competing in the unique stakes. As it’s […]
The Vampires of the Galapagos
Do vampires exist? We’ve all seen the movies and read the books of course, but we are talking real life here. What about vampire bats, we hear you ask. While they live in Central and South America, they are not in the Galapagos. So what are we talking about? The terrifying ground vampire finch of […]
Bikini Atoll and the Marshall Islands
Bikini Atoll is in the Marshall Islands and is likely on the list of least visited places on earth. It’s certainly one of the least visited places that people have actually heard of. Luckily for you, Master Liveaboards have a dive vessel operating there. This makes it easier for you become part of the exclusive […]
Best hairstyles for diving
We know what you think…but no, this is no joke. Choosing the best hairstyles for diving is a very serious subject for anyone who scuba dives! There is NOTHING more annoying than having strands of hairs floating in front of your mask. Especially when it’s right at the time that whale shark shows up. Or […]
May The Fourth Be With You
We are nerds. We probably need to get that out of the way early… divers are nerds. Just think how long you can speak about things like dive computers, decompression, underwater cameras. Close your eyes, take a breath, and embrace the nerdiness. And May the fourth be with you! The ultimate nerd arena is, as […]
Six Facts You Probably didn’t know about sea turtles
Apart from being loved by scuba divers and being photogenic, here are 6 facts you probably don’t know about sea turtles. 1. Sea turtles have been around for a very long time Sea turtles are very old beings. They have been living on Earth for more than 220 million years. They managed to survive weather […]
Happy Easter!
First of all let us wish you a happy Easter and we hope that your egg hunt will be fruitful! While we all tend to think about chocolatey egg shaped treats at this time of year, what better opportunity is there to talk about our underwater friends and their own particular eggy behaviour. As some […]
How to Photograph Pygmy Seahorses
Here are a few tips how to best photograph pygmy seahorses. Pygmy seahorses are very charismatic and photogenic. But their tiny size makes them both challenging and delicate subjects. Camera The preferred setup for shooting pygmies with a DSLR is the 60mm or 100/105mm macro lens that can achieve 1:1 magnification. If you don’t add […]
Are Fishes Cleverer Than We Think?
Tool-oriented behaviour shows how an animal understands the relationship between the method and the results as well as the purpose of an object. Until not so long ago, we thought it was a human trait, but fishes are proving to us that they are a lot more cleverer than we think. By tool use. we […]
How To Shop Plastic Free
Together with our aim to be a single use plastic free company by the end of 2019, we want to take it one step further and inform our guests on how to adopt a plastic free lifestyle to reduce our impact on our blue planet. This month’s article is dedicated to our shopping habits. We […]
