One Fin Wanderer

All things diving and travelling, from one girl and her one fin exploring the world

About Me

Hi, I’m Rosie! I’m 25, from Manchester and there is a few things you should know about me…

I’m addicted to travelling and scuba diving
I studied Zoology and am just starting out in a career in wildlife conservation
I have one leg! As you might have guessed from my name. I wear a prosthetic on land but under water it’s just me and my one fin.

Until a few years ago I was training as part of the GB Para-swimming team and my life revolved around swimming, training and competing. Now I am starting out on a new journey by training as a Dive Master in Nusa Penida, Bali. Starting January 2021!

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Featured posts…

Life in Bali: Halfway To Dive Master

Everyone warned me that doing your divemaster would be the craziest (and most amazing) non-stop time of your life. I can officially confirm this is true. I have been so busy it has been hard to find time even to keep in touch with people at home…let alone update my...

Life in Bali: Hospital Stays and Manta Rays

My new series 'Life in Bali' is documenting my journey living on Nusa Penida, Indonesia, working as a marine conservation intern and completing my dive master with Indo Ocean Project. I have been here 3 weeks now, which is crazy as it feels like I have been here for...

Life in Bali: Arriving on the island

If you’ve been following me you know that I have been waiting to fly out to Indonesia to work as a marine conservation intern and complete my dive master with Indo Ocean Project. I have been planning this since last summer and was due to fly out in January, however...

10 Tips For Travelling Solo

Travelling solo was one of the most important times of my life. Maybe you are wanting to experience a new place without anyone else telling you what to do or maybe you just can’t find anyone to go on your travels with you! Whatever your reasoning for heading out on an...

An Ethical Guide to Volunteering Abroad

An ethical guide to volunteering abroad: Volunteering abroad is without a doubt one of the best things I have ever done. If you are reading this you probably are looking to do something similar. Maybe you are about to start on a gap year, maybe you are looking for...

How & Why You Should Start Planning Your Post-COVID Travels Now

After being locked down for months on end many people, like me, are itching to get travelling again. The idea of post-COVID travel is getting many of us through this incredibly difficult year. However, with everything still so uncertain we don't know what travelling...

The Beginners Guide to Scuba Diving

So you want to learn to scuba dive? Great decision! Read this beginners guide to scuba diving to find out what certification is best for you, what the training involves, where to learn to dive, and some tips on what to expect when you first go scuba diving... Learning...

My Story: From Paralympic Hopeful to One Fin Wanderer

From Paralympic Hopeful to One Fin WandererI’m Rosie, a 25 year old zoology graduate who’s about to leave city life behind to train as a dive master in Nusa Penida, Bali, whilst also undertaking conservation research. I have always been extremely passionate about...

Diving Bucketlist

If I talked about all of the places I would like to scuba dive I could go on forever but this list is a few of my top scuba diving sites in the world I would like to visit. Included in the list is some of the best coral reef diving, best places to dive in shipwrecks,...

Destinations

Check out itineraries, travel tips, helpful articles and dive advice by destination…

Philippines

Thailand

Bali

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My Top 10 Places to Dive

1. Galapagos, Ecuador

The Galapagos Islands are a hub of nature, biodiversity and wildlife. The diving there has pretty much everything – from schools of hammerhead sharks, sea lions, penguins, marine iguanas and more.

2. Silfra, Iceland

Divers go here to dive between the Eurasian and North American continental plates. The water is supposedly so pure you can have a drink of it whilst diving.

3. Yucatan peninsula, mexico

Yucatan has some of the best cavern diving in the world, with a huge system of caves and sinkholes called cenotes.

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Itineraries

Want to recreate my trips or photos? Like to plan your trips out beforehand? Check out my itineraries…

3 Week Thailand Itinerary

Thailand will always have a special place in my heart – it’s one of the first places I travelled alone and have been there 3 times in the last 4 years. This itinerary is for a 3 week trip around Thailand including some highlights of the islands. You could easily spend...

3 Week Philippines Itinerary

Island hopping, crystal clear waters, amazing people, waterfalls, incredible wildlife and scuba diving... if this sounds like your perfect holiday Philippines is the destination for you. With over 7000 islands you could spend months here and not see all the things...