Where the magic happens.

After finishing my Diver Medic Technician course I went for a short tour around Britain to visit two manufacturers sponsoring my adventures as a scholar. Looking at a map I was a bit skeptic but when I actually checked the anticipated travel time by train, I realized England really isn’t that big. So from Plymouth […]

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When all goes horribly wrong…

what happens? When you stand on a paradise island far away from civilization, your buddy comes up from a dive and start to show signs of DCI, what will you do? When opening a 3l tank of oxygen and waiting for the ambulance is not enough and you might have to wait hours or even […]

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Free Diving

Slightly delayed after spending some time on the road is now a post about an encounter with Steve Martin, side mount virtuoso. I met Steve during my stay in Malta where he currently lives and teaches side mount diving at every level. When talking to Steve there is absolutely no mistaking his passion for diving […]

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Timetravel through diving

As you could read in my last entry I spent the beginning of my stay in Malta participating in the daily running of Divewise during the busy season. Then I transitioned to the more technical side of the operation and what they name Techwise. A special opportunity had risen as Alan who owns the business […]

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Mediterranean summer

I left the warm summer weather of Sweden midday and arrived to the cool summer night of Malta (about 30 degrees) around midnight. The shock was quite substantial. I’m in Malta to visit Divewise/Techwise a Padi Career Development Center as well as a technical dive center. The waters around Malta are clear and filled with […]

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