Diving in the dark
By Kate Rowbury After a rather long overnight trip from Kuala Lumpur to Mersing, involving an entirely unsuccessful attempt at getting some sleep on the beach I made it onto the ferry across to Tioman and arrived on the island...
The summer of a lifetime
By Nell Bennett A normal afternoon lazing around in Andava.- I am to be found lying on the white sand of half moon beach, reminiscing on the mornings dive.
Tioman redundancy retreat
By Jamie Hunt Having been made redundant after 12 years working for a certain UK bank, I was determined to have an experience with my enforced time off that would allow me to clear my head and move on into...
Selamat petang!
By Elise Schultheis I can’t believe it’s already my last day on the island! Four weeks on Tioman have gone by so fast! There’s no way I’ll be able to sum up all of the unforgettable adventures I’ve had in...
Blue Ventures Malaysia reef clean up program
Blue Ventures Malaysia reef clean up program mentioned on greenfin marine park website
Expedition diary of Olivia Poller, age 13
By Olivia Poller My name’s Olivia Poller, I’m 13 years of age and from Australia. Recently Mum and Dad decided to go on an adventurous holiday to Madagascar, dragging my brother and myself along with them.
From the Antipodes to Andavadoaka
By Liz Poller We are almost into the last week of our expedition and I am starting to feel sad that we have to leave this paradise. For me the trip to Andavadoaka has been the best experience I have...
Malaysia research blog April-May 2009
Phew, expedition number one in the can, done, completed. It’s been a tough few weeks and jam packed with activities, research and outreach programs but it has flown by. It seems just yesterday that 8 sweating, pale but smiling volunteers...
Fish, football and floundering.
By Liz Griffiths Our fourth week started with proper science training dives. Learning how to identify the different types of corals was one thing; next we had to learn how to collect the data from the seabed.
Fiji scholars blog: Saras Sharmas first days with Blue Ventures
Blue Ventures are operating a scholarship programme to run in tandem with our Fiji expeditions. Here is the account of the first few days on site by Saras Sharma, a junior fisheries officer at the Fijiian department of fisheries and...
Zen and the art of buoyancy control
By Liz Griffiths We are now half way through our six week expedition. Last week, the few dive ‘beginners' amongst us sat (and passed) our PADI Open Water exam.
Helen’s first few months in Fiji
Helen McGrath, dive instructor out on Leleuvia gives her account of the first few months of the our Fiji expeditions.
Madagascar, Expedition 46, Greetings from Andavadoaka!
The Blue Ventures expeditions to Madagascar are back in operation, thankfully, after several months of disruption. The first blog by the first group of volunteers to visit Andavadoaka Since January...
Blue Ventures Malaysia take part in reef clean up
This weekend the Blue Ventures Malaysia (BVM) team, along with 4 university students from Kuala Lumpur, have been taking part in a reef clean-up event organised by the Department of Marine Park Malaysia (DMPM). One of the main aims of...
When you’re bringing your work to the dinner table…
Island life changes you. Slowly and gradually Swiss cottages and the expedition becomes your normal life.