marinebiology

  • Lessons learned: Common mistakes made as a solo female traveller

    Lessons learned: Common mistakes made as a solo female traveller

    Travelling solo can be one of the most enlightening and empowering things you will do. You will learn a lot about yourself, and the world around you. It offers you the opportunity to truly be yourself, or anyone you want to be. I am still learning more about myself with every trip; the way I…

  • About me

    My name is Amie Williams, from a small town in South Wales. I have been incredibly lucky to experience the four corners of the world. My whole personality and outlook on life has been modelled off my crazy South African mother’s, who has never failed to show my sister’s and I that there is so…

  • The plastic problem

    The plastic problem

    Avoiding single-use plastic has become synonymous with saving the planet. Anyone caught buying a plastic shopping bag is destined to shame, internally and from fellow shoppers. Even if I was the thirstiest I have ever been in my life, it would take a lot for me to gather up the courage to buy a bottle…

  • What I wish I knew before diving with whale sharks in Oslob, Cebu

    What I wish I knew before diving with whale sharks in Oslob, Cebu

    Swimming with whale sharks is undoubtedly an awe-inspiring experience that I believe will change how you view the ocean for the rest of your life. These gentle giants, with their immense size and graceful presence, captivate you as they glide through the water. They are filter feeders and despite the name, pose little threat to…