Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Judy Koutsky covers adventure, luxury and family travel. Any parent knows that traveling with teens can be fraught with tension, ...

Aside from the actual swimming, every scuba skill I practised in the ocean filled me with dread. Aren’t hobbies supposed to be fun?

My obsession with the ocean started early, in the days when I was so little that my very tall father could hoist me on his shoulder and jump waves near the Santa Monica Pier. I learned to swim in the ...