I have spent a lifetime traveling the globe on expeditions and filming projects. This is installment seven containing ALL of my top 100 travel tips to make your journey more relaxed and earth-friendly. Before You Go 1. Global Rescue – If you are going to be in a remote place, make sure you have evacuation insurance to get home in the event of an accident. 2. Medical Insurance – Ensure you are covered adequately in case of misfortune. Divers Alert Network (DAN) offers worldwide coverage for diving accidents and supplemental travel insurance with proceeds that support diving medical research. Other sport’s…
Professional underwater photographer and author, Jill Heinerth has worked on projects with National Geographic, NOAA and television networks worldwide. On November 12, 2019, she will visit with the South Florida Underwater Photography Club. On invitation from Suzan Meldonian, she has agreed to give a presentation and bring her new book Into The Planet for purchase and signing. Books will be available for sale at the event, but people can also pick up a copy at Dive Gear Express to ensure they have a copy. In recognition of her lifetime achievement, Jill was appointed as the first Explorer-in-Residence for the Royal Canadian Geographical…
As one of the most celebrated cave divers in the world, Jill Heinerth has seen the planet in a way almost no one has. In a workday, she might swim below your home, through conduits in volcanoes or cracks in the world’s largest iceberg. She’s an explorer, a scientist’s eyes and hands underwater—discovering new species and examining our finite freshwater reserves—and a filmmaker documenting the wonders of underwater life. She tests the limits of human endurance at every tight turn, risking her life with each mission. To not only survive in this world but excel, Jill has had to learn…
Harper Collins Publishers and ECCO Books are proud to announce the release of Into The Planet – My Life as a Cave Diver by renowned underwater explorer Jill Heinerth. More people have walked on the moon than have been to some of the remote places Jill Heinerth has explored on earth. Jill is a veteran of over twenty-five years of scientific diving, filming/photography, and exploration, and her expeditions include the first dives inside Antarctica icebergs, and record-breaking scientific missions in deep underwater caves around the world. Jill’s North American book tour brings her to the PAX River Ale House, in Lexington…
I have spent a lifetime traveling the globe on expeditions and filming projects. This is installment three of my top 100 travel tips to make your journey more relaxed and earth-friendly. 1. Camera Rinse – use a soft cooler or inflatable cooler to protect your camera on and off the boat. It will double as a private gear rinsing tank. 2. Luggage Protection – Coolers are lighter than Pelican hard cases and equally protective. 3. Inflatable Padding – An inflatable camping pillow serves well as protective padding for sensitive gear and camera parts. 4. Wing Safe – If you are…