Preparing for a Dive Trip
Apr11

Preparing for a Dive Trip

Traveling as a scuba diver adds additional complications to a vacation. In addition to planning for your trip, you must plan to have the gear and paperwork necessary for you to dive. Planning After you have decided to go on a trip, you will know your destination, travel dates, and trip cost. You can then plan ahead for certain details. Pay trip deposits Buy trip insurance Place an alert on the airfare and purchase tickets ASAP Book...

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Scuba Gear for the Traveler
Mar05

Scuba Gear for the Traveler

Whether you’re a new scuba diver that’s just discovering a new passion, or an experienced diver that is preparing for a dive trip, divers that travel have slightly different equipment needs than local divers. You should consider yourself a traveling diver if you regularly fly to your scuba diving destination. Even if you dive locally every week, and only fly once a year, you might want to consider smaller gear to make...

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Making Fruity Cocktails in Your Hotel
Oct01

Making Fruity Cocktails in Your Hotel

For budget-conscious travelers, $8-$10 resort cocktails can break the budget. Learn how to make a vacation cocktail in your hotel. This weekend in the Weekend Series, try a little drink mixology. The goal: prepping for a weeklong beach vacation where you can mix your own favorite cocktail in your room. As you are planning your next vacation, you might have the option of a hotel, an all-inclusive resort, or a nearly-inclusive resort...

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Plan a Vacation This Weekend
Sep13

Plan a Vacation This Weekend

Part of the fun of going on vacation is deciding where to go, figuring out where to stay, and planning what to do. This weekend in the Weekend Series, you are going to plan your next international vacation. Author’s Example – As an avid scuba diver, I travel internationally as often as I can. In this article, I will be including a sample travel plan. Content: Flights Before you begin planning your next vacation, decide on...

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Scuba Trip Packing for Women
Dec10

Scuba Trip Packing for Women

How can a woman pack for a tropical scuba diving trip without checking a bag? It’s not easy, and you have to plan ahead. Lots of men will tell you how to pack your bag for a dive trip, but really, they don’t understand. Not to generalize, but they typically don’t pack makeup and hair supplies. They’ll wear the same two pairs of shorts all week. Their TSA quart bag contains deodorant and shave gel. So what can...

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iPad Life Apps [iPad Series #4]
Oct23

iPad Life Apps [iPad Series #4]

An iPad is a great toy, but as a part of the iPad Series, we’re discussing how we can get more out of that device and make it a part of our lives. In order to do that we have to think beyond the “iPad is a toy” mentality and evolve into the “iPad is a tool” mindset. As a tool, the iPad can become an excellent life manager. Today we’re going to discuss apps that help us to be more productive. We will...

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