Essential Guide to the Andaman Islands
Andaman Islands

The Essential Guide to the Andaman Islands

Why Andaman Islands? If you can imagine being greeted by the sweet babble of wildlife, reverberating from lush tropical rainforests and the wise tranquility of the teal-tinged ocean, you will know you have landed on the magical Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This volcanic chain of 572 islands have evolved far enough from other landmasses to foster its own unique identity in the form of wildlife and vegetation that are found nowhere else in the world. For many years, researchers, explorers or rather anyone with a sense of adventure in their hearts, have gravitated towards these islands in a quest to discover something new, which is very rare in this time and age. They also attract people like us who want to wind down from their

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7 Habits of Least Effort while Scuba Diving
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7 Habits of Least Effort while Scuba Diving

7 Habits of Least Effort while Scuba Diving Buoyancy sets you on the road (or depth) of Scuba Diving, breathing is the fuel that powers you on. In addition to your buoyancy & breathing control, to become an efficient and effective scuba yogi and ambassador, you also have to practise some good habits . Photo credit @anupjkat All these habits, which we explain in this scuba wisdom session, help you in wasting the least amount of energy and thus making the least effort whilst underwater so you can cruise around a dive site in a relaxed and comfortable way.   Habit 1 = Horizontal Trim As you remember from the buoyancy scuba wisdom, to become neutrally buoyant as a diver you need to come into a horizontal position

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Importance of Breathing in Scuba
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Importance Of Breathing In Scuba

10 SCUBA WISDOMS : IMPORTANCE OF BREATHING IN SCUBA Where Buoyancy Control is like putting your car on the road, Breathing is very much the Fuel that Drives it. Scuba Wisdom : Importance of Breathing in Scuba Diving  Photo @anupjkat We try and use our fuel for as long as possible so we don’t need to make these inconvenient stops at the petrol station. Same goes for the air in our tank! The longer we can let the air in our tank last through an efficient way of breathing, the longer our dive will last. Before you start any in-water dive as a Discover Scuba Diver or Open Water Student we always teach you the rules of breathing first. This is the most important step. As soon as

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Importance of Buoyancy Control
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Importance of Buoyancy Control

10 SCUBA WISDOMS : IMPORTANCE OF BUOYANCY CONTROL I often get the mistaken call enquiring how to get a driving license. SCUBA Diving is actually very much like DRIVING A CAR: put your car on the road (buoyancy), load it with fuel (breathe), and drive around (dive). This week we talk about BUOYANCY CONTROL. Without buoyancy control you are nowhere as a diver. Either you are (going) up (= POSITIVE buoyancy) or (going) down (= NEGATIVE buoyancy). The aim of every diver is to know just how much air to put into that jacket (or buoyancy control device ie BCD) to maintain NEUTRAL buoyancy and keep yourself at a certain depth (on the road). The first thing we teach you is to study your BUOYANCY CONTROL DEVICE or Jacket, know all its parts, and

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