Comments on: Diving While Traveling http://everything-everywhere.com/2008/05/02/diving-while-traveling/ Gary Arndt's journey to travel blog around the world Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:25:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Useful Travel Links http://everything-everywhere.com/2008/05/02/diving-while-traveling/#comment-5755 Useful Travel Links Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:11:12 +0000 http://everything-everywhere.com/?p=599#comment-5755 I thinks 43 years is too much for diving. I thinks 43 years is too much for diving.

]]> By: Richers Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2008/05/02/diving-while-traveling/#comment-5407 Richers Blog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:08:33 +0000 http://everything-everywhere.com/?p=599#comment-5407 diving is actually one the best thing to do, especially this summer, beautiful ocean diving is actually one the best thing to do, especially this summer, beautiful ocean

]]> By: Healism http://everything-everywhere.com/2008/05/02/diving-while-traveling/#comment-5396 Healism Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:06:02 +0000 http://everything-everywhere.com/?p=599#comment-5396 I'm 43 years old, do you think I have to consult the doctor before going for diving. I'm 43 years old, do you think I have to consult the doctor before going for diving.

]]> By: Hair Transplant Surgery http://everything-everywhere.com/2008/05/02/diving-while-traveling/#comment-5395 Hair Transplant Surgery Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:31:57 +0000 http://everything-everywhere.com/?p=599#comment-5395 I'm 40 plus, do you think I have to consult my Physician before going for diving I'm 40 plus, do you think I have to consult my Physician before going for diving

]]> By: @gcrush http://everything-everywhere.com/2008/05/02/diving-while-traveling/#comment-5240 @gcrush Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:40:05 +0000 http://everything-everywhere.com/?p=599#comment-5240 wow! I"m ready! :) <br><br>I'm hoping in the summer coming up or the following one that I will be able to do my classes. I live in reno, nv, and Lake Tahoe is a beautiful lake where I believe I can take my dive lessons! this article really got me excited!!!<br><br>thank you! wow! I”m ready! :)

I'm hoping in the summer coming up or the following one that I will be able to do my classes. I live in reno, nv, and Lake Tahoe is a beautiful lake where I believe I can take my dive lessons! this article really got me excited!!!

thank you!

]]> By: Amy @ The Q Family http://everything-everywhere.com/2008/05/02/diving-while-traveling/#comment-2591 Amy @ The Q Family Tue, 06 May 2008 15:53:41 +0000 http://everything-everywhere.com/?p=599#comment-2591 Gary, Thank you for taking time to explain the steps in detail. We are going on a cruise in a couple weeks. But we probably won't be doing any diving this trip. I am thinking about it and probably will do it when I go back to visit my family in Thailand. :) I love your photo!! -Amy @ The Q Family Gary,

Thank you for taking time to explain the steps in detail. We are going on a cruise in a couple weeks. But we probably won’t be doing any diving this trip. I am thinking about it and probably will do it when I go back to visit my family in Thailand. :) I love your photo!!

-Amy @ The Q Family

]]> By: Courtney http://everything-everywhere.com/2008/05/02/diving-while-traveling/#comment-2567 Courtney Mon, 05 May 2008 01:06:58 +0000 http://everything-everywhere.com/?p=599#comment-2567 That would explain it That would explain it

]]> By: Boris http://everything-everywhere.com/2008/05/02/diving-while-traveling/#comment-2560 Boris Sun, 04 May 2008 07:41:11 +0000 http://everything-everywhere.com/?p=599#comment-2560 You actually can fail the course. The signing bit only works for the quizzes and the knowledge reviews. For the final test you need at least 75%. Thing is that you can repeat the test as often as you want. Not many people ever fail, I've had 3 out of about 500 students. It's always a good idea to get your own mask. Nothing worse than having a leaky mask on a dive. As for the books, that's a newish PADI rule. The thing here is that you don't have to buy the book, you just need your own during dive training. So don't write anything into the knowledge review parts and sell it on after the course. Good thing about dive schools is that there's always enough students around. Unless you live in a hot country with nice underwater scenery I would always recommend to do the course while travelling. First impressions and all. You actually can earn credits from the Discover Scuba Diving towards your Open Water Course and the Scuba Diver Course is actually the first 2 days of your Open Water. It's quite easy to upgrade as well. Nice article, Gary You actually can fail the course. The signing bit only works for the quizzes and the knowledge reviews. For the final test you need at least 75%. Thing is that you can repeat the test as often as you want. Not many people ever fail, I’ve had 3 out of about 500 students.

It’s always a good idea to get your own mask. Nothing worse than having a leaky mask on a dive.

As for the books, that’s a newish PADI rule. The thing here is that you don’t have to buy the book, you just need your own during dive training. So don’t write anything into the knowledge review parts and sell it on after the course. Good thing about dive schools is that there’s always enough students around.

Unless you live in a hot country with nice underwater scenery I would always recommend to do the course while travelling. First impressions and all.

You actually can earn credits from the Discover Scuba Diving towards your Open Water Course and the Scuba Diver Course is actually the first 2 days of your Open Water. It’s quite easy to upgrade as well.

Nice article, Gary

]]> By: Gary http://everything-everywhere.com/2008/05/02/diving-while-traveling/#comment-2559 Gary Sun, 04 May 2008 02:54:32 +0000 http://everything-everywhere.com/?p=599#comment-2559 I went into a barbershop in Fiji and told the barber to use the clippers and to do it short. He clearly was only moderately fluent in English, so rather than use a 1 or 2 setting, he used a 0, which is pretty much the bald setting. Once you get a hunk of your head bald, you are pretty much committed to going all the way, else you just have a bare patch of skin on your head. I went into a barbershop in Fiji and told the barber to use the clippers and to do it short. He clearly was only moderately fluent in English, so rather than use a 1 or 2 setting, he used a 0, which is pretty much the bald setting.

Once you get a hunk of your head bald, you are pretty much committed to going all the way, else you just have a bare patch of skin on your head.

]]> By: Courtney http://everything-everywhere.com/2008/05/02/diving-while-traveling/#comment-2558 Courtney Sun, 04 May 2008 02:48:09 +0000 http://everything-everywhere.com/?p=599#comment-2558 Uncle Gary, how do you (accidentaly)shave your head?? Uncle Gary,
how do you (accidentaly)shave your head??

]]> By: Gary http://everything-everywhere.com/2008/05/02/diving-while-traveling/#comment-2546 Gary Fri, 02 May 2008 10:17:34 +0000 http://everything-everywhere.com/?p=599#comment-2546 If you get the hotel, that is very cheap! I'm considering taking my rescue training in Thailand because of the cost. It is a 5 day course and more expensive than most. If you get the hotel, that is very cheap!

I’m considering taking my rescue training in Thailand because of the cost. It is a 5 day course and more expensive than most.

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