ADVENTURES ON LAND AND UNDER THE SEA

Tales of a travelling mermaid …

Join me on my adventures as I travel - inexpertly and with far too much rammed into my case - to where the sea is warm and the water is (hopefully!) clear. I hope to explore some of the cultures and lands that I am lucky enough to visit, scuba dive my way around the other world under the sea and ensure I get plenty of stops for delicious cups of tea along the way!

3. Trike Trip to see The Falls

I’ve been having some more adventures … and lots more resting and diving, of course. A couple more excellent dives yesterday with my...

Pip Andrews

Mar 27, 20244 min read

2. Diving with the jelly clones and snorkelers that can’t swim!

After two days of diving, I have obviously deserved a rest day so spent the morning drinking tea, reading my book and waiting out the...

Pip Andrews

Mar 25, 20246 min read

March 2024. 1: Philippa in the Philippines!

And I’m off on another adventure, this time to the Philippines, a country made of many islands situated in the western Pacific Ocean in...

Pip Andrews

Mar 22, 20246 min read

6. Bangkok: Trains, bicycles, a boat and some tuk-tuks and modern-day dinosaurs!

Well what a change of pace, atmosphere, crowdedness, climate and safety hazards Bangkok is compared to the beach! Not unexpected but a...

Pip Andrews

Dec 22, 202311 min read

5. Safety first & following the rules in Thailand!

Not only did my airport transfer arrive on time, it was slightly early (but that was ok as I was already there waiting, sitting on the...

Pip Andrews

Dec 19, 20235 min read

4. On the Beach with all the sites and ultimate relaxation - for most of us!

Three full and extremely relaxing days at Kamala beach, on the island of Phuket (I somewhat ignorantly hadn’t realised that it’s actually...

Pip Andrews

Dec 18, 20237 min read

3. Living aboard Motor Vessel Pawara and surviving the ‘green monsters’!

5 days and 4 nights aboard MV Pawara; 20 divers, 5 dive guides, 10 boat staff & and 14 dives on offer around the Similan Islands and...

Pip Andrews

Dec 15, 20238 min read

2. A tuc-tuc tour of beauty and a little bit of sadness (and my strong opinions that accompany it!)

I wasn’t quite sure what today would bring as it could have been a bit of a ‘waiting around day’ since I had to check out of my hotel at...

Pip Andrews

Dec 11, 20234 min read

1. Let the Thai travels commence: a lengthy journey ending in the Old Town…

After writing many lists - often with the same things on but in varying format, I’ve tidied and cleaned my little house, packed up and...

Pip Andrews

Dec 10, 20235 min read

5: Awe-Inspiring Ancient v. Modern Mayhem

The day of ‘the trip’ finally arrived - we were downstairs, waiting at our pick up point at 3am in the morning ready to head to Cairo....

Pip Andrews

Sep 7, 20238 min read

4. Just a little bit stranded … with Egypt’s kindest taxi driver!

Dad, it’s ends ok - horribly expensively but ok - in the end! Once we’d packed up and had breakfast, our transfers back to Hurghada...

Pip Andrews

Sep 5, 20235 min read

3. Red Sea Safari: sharks, pirates and the odd bruise!

Wednesday 30/8 Back on a dive boat, bare foot with shoes handed in for the week and back into the routine … sleep, dive, eat, nap, and so...

Pip Andrews

Sep 5, 20238 min read

2. Heading for the Horizon

Egypt 2 While at the beach yesterday, we chatted to a Dutch woman who has lived in Hurghada for the past 20th years. She doesn’t really...

Pip Andrews

Aug 28, 20234 min read

1. HOT and sunny in Egypt!

After a fairly civilised, but still quite early, departure, I made it to the airport with out any issues. Got my car parked, got the bus...

Pip Andrews

Aug 27, 20235 min read

16. Homeward bound

30 days, 10 flights (once I've completed the final 2 tomorrow!), 9 hotels, one dive liveaboard, taxis, a coach and many many boats, 5...

Pip Andrews

Aug 2, 20236 min read

15. Back to Bali: quite a lot of ‘no thanks you’ s!

Our final few days in Bali have been very chilled with much eating, beach time and some evening entertainment! I’ve also indulged in a...

Pip Andrews

Aug 1, 20236 min read

14. One the road and in the air again. Pizza, anyone?

Time for the final ‘main’ destination of my trip via an overnight stop on the way. From the big boat, we clambered for the last time into...

Pip Andrews

Jul 29, 20237 min read

13… dive guides, dive guests, dive life … and a little too much nakedness!

Life on a Liveaboard is all terribly well structured and organised with a familiar routine that you immediately fall into. The essential...

Pip Andrews

Jul 28, 202311 min read

12. Living aboard the Lady Denok

Very brief bit of WiFi on the on-board computer! We woke up on the morning collection for our trip with more bags that should really be...

Pip Andrews

Jul 24, 20235 min read

11. En route to Komodo…

Following a final, very relaxing, morning in Bali drinking more delicious tea, sitting on the beach, strolling the tide line to look for...

Pip Andrews

Jul 21, 20236 min read