scuba diving

Maldives @ Jumeirah Dhevanafushi

November 20, 2012
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This is just a quick post to share some of the photos from our last-minute getaway to the Maldives during the Islamic New Year long-weekend. We stayed at Jumeirah Dhevanafushi for four nights and loved every second of it. Although the flight from Dubai to Male (the Maldivian capital) is only four hours, we had to [...]

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Scuba Diving Thailand – Phuket and Koh Lanta

October 31, 2012
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Imagine the sensation of gliding weightless and effortless in a sea of deep blue, surrounded by beautiful and graceful sea creatures of all sizes and array of colors. A light fin kick propels the body over coral reefs full of life, the eye seeing only as far as the suspended particles in the water allows, [...]

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Scuba Diving Hoi An – The Coral Alive By Day!

May 19, 2012
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Even though I spent nearly all of April in Vietnam, I somehow managed to miss out on the popular dive sites in Nha Trang. For one reason or another, I just didn’t make it there. I did manage to squeeze in one day of diving while in Hoi An in between getting some shirts, dresses, [...]

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Prelude to Roatan

August 25, 2011
Green Turtle @ Roatan

My final post on Roatan takes us back to the beginning… Have you ever found yourself in a position to renew your passport in, oh, a couple hours and it’s the FRIDAY AFTERNOON before your Saturday morning flight? Or found out while checking-in to your flight that your name on your plane ticket has been [...]

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A Week of Scuba Diving in Roatan (Honduras)

August 18, 2011
Porkfish

A looooonger than usual post but jam packed with my underwater photos! Diving Roatan How Underwater Photography Compares to Food Photography Night Diving Lionfish Invasion Dive Operator – Reef Gliders Camera Used for Underwater Photography *   *   *   *   * Diving Roatan Located off the coast of Honduras, Roatan is one [...]

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Back from Roatan (Honduras)

August 10, 2011
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It’s been a little quiet here at Ginger & Scotch and that’s because I’ve been away happily scuba diving my a** off in Roatan, part of the Bay Islands of Honduras. The photo above was taken from the deck of our rented villa, overlooking our private plunge pool and Half Moon Bay. I logged 11 [...]

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What We Did in La Digue (Seychelles)

February 23, 2008
Anse Source d´Argent

La Digue is the fourth largest and third most populated of the Seychelles, with over 2,000 inhabitants. Getting here from Praslin is quite easy. There is a Inter-Island Ferry that runs a couple times a day, takes about 20 minutes, and costs 10 Euros per person one-way. We spent two days in La Digue and [...]

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What We Did in Praslin (Seychelles)

February 22, 2008
Anse Lazio

Some interesting facts about the Seychelles from Wiki: As the islands of the Seychelles had no indigenous population, the current Seychellois are composed of people who have immigrated to the island. The largest ethnic groups are those of French, African, Indian, and Chinese descent. French and English are official languages along with Seychellois Creole, which [...]

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