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7 Things to keep in your camera housing repair kit

I’ve spoken before about keeping a small kit of easily found bits in order to keep your camera housing in top order. If something goes wrong and actually breaks while you’re travelling, then you’ll need something more.

Here’s a list of stuff to keep in your repair kit, so you can get back in the water.

If you have a repair kit for your dive gear, you likely already have a few of these already, so…

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British travel banking recommendations

If you are a UK citizen travelling abroad, foreign exchange fees, travellers cheques and bank fees can quickly add up. Here are a few ways you can avoid these extra charges!

Note: Your situation may vary, check first that these options are best for you. Information was correct at time of writing, but verify anything directly with the financial provider.

Not from the UK or Europe? Check out my Aus…

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American travel banking recommendations

If you are an American (USA) travelling abroad, fees for using foreign currencies can quickly add up. Foreign exchange (FX) fees, travellers checks and bank fees are just part of it! Here are a few ways you can avoid these extra charges.

Note: Your situation may vary, check first that these options are best for you. Information was correct at time of writing, but verify anything directly with the…

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Is there a best buddy check method?

BWRAF? ABCDE!

Before you jump in the water to start scuba diving, you should check your buddy’s gear (and they should check yours), in an aptly named buddy check.

The best buddy check method is one that checks everything. It doesn’t really matter which method you use.

Outside of the agencies, people will say things like “start a the bottom, work up”, “start at the left foot, work up your left…

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Australian Travel Banking recommendations

If you are an Australian travelling abroad, foreign exchange fees, travellers cheques and bank fees can quickly add up. Here are a few ways you can avoid these extra charges!

Note: Your situation may vary, check first that these options are best for you. Information was correct at time of writing, but verify anything directly with the financial provider.

Accessing Cash

Never travel cards. Go…

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Dump valves: You have them

As a dive guide, I keep finding new divers who have no idea they have dump valves, what they’re for or when to use them. As they’re drifting upwards, head down, feet kicking wildly, they grab for their direct system / low-pressure inflator (LPI) and hold it out (now pointing almost straight down) and are totally confused as to why they’re having an uncontrolled ascent.

Some new divers are…

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"Do you desire to be nudi?" A Much-Desired Nudibranch (Coryphellina exoptata) sniffs out the water with its feathery nose on its head. Amed, Bali, Indonesia. 4 Aug 2019 [Canon 5D m3] — view on Instagram https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/f92a2dbd66cf725110ef257709c6d389/5DC7C041/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/66698001_364792347533542_8220754293489326659_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com

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"My, what big eyes you have!" "All the better to see you with, my dear..." A Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) swims through a group of divers in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. 18 Feb, 2018 [Canon 5D m3] — view on Instagram https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/fe7d314d032af9947401111ecd5fee8a/5DBFA204/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/66147171_365652584149006_3861709377450827980_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com

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Perched on the tips of its fins, a Pictus Blenny (Ecsenius pictus) seems just as amazed at the ocean as we are, every dive. Siquijor, Philippines. 14 May, 2019. [Canon 5D m3] — view on Instagram https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/3fabe0325e450b9043d30d9c43d3aa3b/5DC95363/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/66416933_642042969642911_3982413294275978705_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com

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"Just lumpy, bumpy, me." A black velutinid snail / 5 fingered sponge snail (Coriocella nigra) found on Chocolate Island, Malapascua, Philippines. 4 Jun 2019. [Canon 5D m3] — view on Instagram https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/f0d9893f6708b4e4035e020b3b6e899a/5DC3B5BE/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/65526978_2303607903010410_1006528308947223540_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com

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"One of us is sticking our nose where it doesn't belong!" Getting close and personal to a Robust Ghost pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) brings out the details in its ghillie suit. Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia. 12 Feb 2019. [Canon 5D m3] — view on Instagram https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/c2fa56142361613334324c6580a6b5ac/5DB5E1F5/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/65304721_388849985308462_3503072848924447473_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com

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"Sometimes, to get ahead, you need to grab the bull by the horns." A Longhorn cowfish (Lactoria cornuta) stands its ground in Amed, Bali, Indonesia. 6 Jan 2018. [Canon 5D m3] — view on Instagram https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/abc40587498ec55444cfbe6d5c47ba5b/5DC44091/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/65478284_453453862153948_1260230204577693003_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com

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A weedy sea dragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) drifts close to me in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. 27 Mar 2019. [Canon 5D m3] — view on Instagram https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/2705c3bac41ab46e85d262b92a638385/5DA726FD/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/65224843_2284775014950815_5924428186821952960_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com

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With rebellious style reminiscent of Madonna in the 80s, this juvenile Spotfin Lionfish (Pterois antennata) is certainly... Causing a Commotion. Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia. 12 Feb 2019. [Canon 5D m3] — view on Instagram https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/7de728f4d9366e2360dc2781bf0dc43c/5DA087C2/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/64929074_143866533358725_6488423730244366194_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com

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"Caught in the spotlight, at a loss for words" A yellow pygmy goby (Lubricogobius exiguus) pauses at the entrance of its home in Dauin, Philippines. 8 May 2019. [Canon 5D m3] — view on Instagram https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/ad5579f167bc8947044d884c460c98f5/5DB22B93/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/65434897_2342641062495045_7085744836243056535_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com

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"A fish dressed up like David Bowie - ready to dazzle!" A Mosaic Leatherjacket (Eubalichthys mosaicus) warily swims past, on his way to some place fabulous, no doubt. Ammo Jetty, Perth, Australia. 6 Apr 2019. [Canon 5D m3] — view on Instagram https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/9896cf267f2f1f10cff420d09a84edc4/5DB5B831/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/65003957_2399824160341672_6694637608569742284_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com

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"The miracle of birth, is a slow process." A Painted nudi (Thecacera picta) begins the slow, laborious process of laying its eggs in a spiral ribbon in Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia. 12 Feb 2019. [Canon 5D m3] — view on Instagram https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/e03cae91fd7e079507b4b8b2f5577307/5DC228F1/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/64579649_2396651073944888_8939838438873323289_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com

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