Rianne, Author at Dutch Mermaid

Finding a dive buddy in Bonaire

February 28, 2019March 11, 2019 Rianne

The last few weeks several people have contacted me and asked me how you find a buddy on Bonaire…. Realizing this is a hot topic I decided to do a bit of research and contacted several dive shops on Bonaire for their input! After reading this article you’ll know exactly how to find a dive buddy on Bonaire. When you’re on your own on a boat dive, you often get paired with another “solo” diver or if everyone brought their friends with the dive guide. But that doesn’t really work…

PADI Sea Turtle Awareness Specialty in Bonaire

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 Rianne

One of the most fun dive courses that I ever took was the “Sea Turtle Awareness Distinctive Specialty” with Dive Friends Bonaire. Together with PADI and the NGO Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire this specialty was designed in 2014 and it’s a great way to learn about Sea Turtles in Bonaire! Before I tell you more about the PADI specialty in detail I’d like to take a moment to emphasize on the collaboration between several parties in Bonaire to make this course the success it is. First of all there’s Dive…

VLOG: Scuba diving in Vilanculous – Mozambique

January 27, 2019February 9, 2019 Rianne

Wow! Only had time for 2 days of Scuba Diving in Vilanculous Mozambique and it was great. Check out all the awesome stuff that I saw. One of the dive sites we went to was Two Mile Reef. Two Mile Reef is an excellent dive site for all levels of divers. A barrier reef protecting a narrow channel between the sand dunes of Bazaruto Island and the white beaches of Benguerra Island. On this site you can expect to see the following sea life: Potato bass, Guitar fish, Devil ray, Manta ray,…

VLOG: Scuba Diving in Tofo – Mozambique

January 27, 2019January 27, 2019 Rianne

Had the pleasure of diving 5 days with Liquid Divers in Tofo, Mozambique. Tofo is famous for encounters with: whale sharks, manta rays, guitar sharks, sea horses, loggerhead turtles and big schools of jacks! Travel organised by: EWDR – Eigen Wijze Duikreizen Diveshop & accomodation: Liquid Dive Family https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv-CE8_57s8&t=62s

The 10 most brilliant towels for Scuba Divers under $20,-

January 27, 2019March 11, 2019 Rianne

Scuba Divers get wet a lot! And though usually you’re in your wetsuit when you come back to the surface, after sorting out your gear… it’s nice to have a dry and comfy towel waiting for you. I always look to buy towels with an aquatic theme and they’re not always so easy to find. I spend an hour or so on amazon, going through all the cool designs I did manage to find and made a top 10 for you guys, for inspiration. So here’s my top 10…

Visiting Las Vegas in the heat of summer

July 28, 2018December 31, 2018 Rianne

In the absolute heat of summer I ended up in Las Vegas! This was not my first visit, but it was definitely hotter than last time. Temperatures easily reached 40-45C (104-113F) and even at night it wouldn’t cool down at al. But man, what an amazing city is Vegas, even when it’s this hot. My trip was focused on casino’s, relaxing, concerts and good food. My hotel, Delano, was located on the very end of the strip. Basically, if you’ve never been to the strip, it’s a long road through…

Sleeping, eating and walking inside a favela in Rio de Janeiro

June 4, 2018December 31, 2018 Rianne

Check out this vlog and see for yourself how amazing it is to walk around in a favela in Rio de Janeiro! I felt safe 100% and made this vlog to show you guys a different side of the ‘favela story’. Do you also want to stay here? Then check out their facebook page and enjoy this amazing experience. The favela I visited is called Babilonia in the neighbourhood Leme, just around the corner from Copacabana.

Scuba Diving in Buzios, Brazil

May 20, 2018December 31, 2018 Rianne

A few weeks ago I went diving with Buzios Divers in Buzios, Brazil. We made two amazing dives where we saw a bunch of turtles and beautiful soft corals. In the video you’ll get an impression of what’s it like to dive in Brazil. I’m surprised this dive spot is still a bit of a hidden gem as it’s truely great diving. I haven’t done any other diving in Brazil so I can’t compare within the country, but I’ve done a lot of diving all over the world and this…

South America vlogs!

April 7, 2018December 31, 2018 Rianne

The past 3 weeks I was fortunate enough to travel through 3 beautiful South American countries; Argentina, Uruguay and Brasil. Instead of blogging I decided to give ‘vlogging’ a real shot, so I’ve been making short vlogs about all parts of my journey. Enjoy! Check out my channel here and subscribe!

Dive Against Debris Dive

November 19, 2017December 31, 2018 Rianne

Last week I successfully “fished” up around 19kg of fish nets, as well as another 1kg of random trash like electric wire, pcv pipe, bags and fish hooks. The dive I did this on was a “Dive against debris dive“. My dive buddy, Johnny, was doing the corresponding specialty; PADI Dive Against Debris. I’m an enormous fan of clean up dives. I did two in the past, one in Bonaire and one in Costa-Rica. Besides those dives, I usually dive with at least one knife and always take with me…