Diving apps for the iOS platform come in a number of forms. There’s the dive magazine, dive logger, dive planner and now the divers social app. Dive magazines come in two flavours – either a downloadable app (such as DIVE and Diver Magazine) and now through the Apple Newstand app. Dive logging software has moved on a lot [...]
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Recreational dive case for the iPhone 4s
More and more people are taking their cameras on dive trips these days given the fact that the entry cost is quickly dropping. Whether they choose a point and shoot, DSLR or Video Camera the big question is which case to buy – normally driven by a combination of cost and planned usage. However, given [...]
mobislyder – a glide track slider for the iPhone
mobislyderis the world’s first portable camera slider designed specifically for a broad range of small video-enabled devices such as iPhones, smart phones, compact cameras and small D-SLR cameras. I’ve built a custom slider using the same components from Igus for my Canon 7D but the mobislyder looks a little more portable (given it’s only 35cm [...]
Ramsgate Regatta
After participating in a few of the spring and summer race series I joined the crew of Magnum skippered by Martin Ross for the Ramsgate Regatta (organised by the Royal Temple Yacht Club). Predictably the summer weather did not disappoint with poor winds and mostly cloud covered days – with the occasional heavy rain showers [...]
Guilin, the forest of Sweet Osmanthus
As with most of the newer airports in China, Guilin airport is clean and efficient. Unfortunately, the taxis waiting outside are not! Why is it that you can provide chinese translations of both hotel name and address but you still have to endure the inevitable phone call with the drivers friend who speaks perfect English [...]
Nam Tso Lake, 4718m
Nam Tso Lake It is the highest salt lake in the world, and largest salt lake in the Tibet. However, to the Tibetan people, it is a significantly spiritual place (less so since the Chinese presence). Driving to the lake is relatively easy task, obtaining permission to do so is another matter. An expensive tour [...]
Lhasa, place of the gods
The flight from Beijing to Lhasa was pretty uneventful – thankfully. Upon arrival the usual farce of finding my transfer begins – the only difference here is that I have to get a specific transfer as no independent travel is allowed in Tibet. In order to circumvent the rules and regulations governing independent travel, I [...]
Irkutsk and diving Lake Baikal
Irkutsk……nearly three quarters of the way to Beijing and the largest city in Siberia. Famous for the many Russian exiles who were sent there for their part in the Decembrist revolt and lake Baikal – the worlds oldest and deepest lake. So what does a diver do with such a tempting dive site so close? [...]
Moscow – Trains and Ladies
Arriving at Leningradski station bang on the schedule time is a pleasant surprise – getting a taxi is not! So, being from London I head straight for the Tube. Ah, first issue with maps and guides printed in the west – they’re all in English and don’t have a Russian Cyrillic translation. So it’s a [...]
Should I buy an expensive dive computer for technical diving?
Plan a dive or run by computer? Recreational or technical? One of the best things I bought when recreational diving was my Suunto D6 – not just because it was a nice looking watch but so that I could track my no deco time more accurately that sticking to a max depth/max dive time. Recreational [...]
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