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Dive Report: Coron Wrecks, Philippines
It’s the Filipino equivalent of Truk Lagoon - a spectacular collection of huge Japanese warships sunk around Coron, at the northern tip of Palawan. Ayesha Cantrell explains why Coron is wreck heaven
When most divers think of wrecks, places like Truk Lagoon and wrecks like Egypt’s Thistlegorm spring to mind. Unfortunately for those who have [...]
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Bali Dive Safari: Sport Diver Magazine
On sale now in the June 2008 edition of Sport Diver magazine is my article about scuba diving in Bali
My article on diving in Bali has just been published by Sport Diver magazine in the US. The article covers diving in Bali’s three key areas - the adrenaline rush of Lembongan, with cold [...]
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The World’s Best Diving, Kinky Octopus And More
Here’s links to some of the most interesting scuba diving related stuff I’ve found recently
Indonesian Octopus Loves Kinky Sex - if that headline doesn’t get your attention, nothing will
Diving While Travelling - a thoughtful article on why learning to dive when you go travelling makes your trip much more enjoyable, plus an outline of what [...]
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Maldives Diving Trip Report: Bandos Resort
My first dive trip to the Maldives was to the island of Bandos, a good all-round resort island very near Male airport and with dive sites only a few minutes boat ride away.
During March 2008 I spent a week in the Maldives on the island of Bandos. Bandos is one of the Maldives’ oldest and [...]
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Beating Excess Baggage Charges For Scuba Gear In South East Asia
One of the downsides of travelling with your scuba equipment is being charged excess luggage fees by increasingly thrifty airlines, especially if you’re using budget carriers. Here’s some tips to flying with your scuba gear in South East Asia less expensive and less hassle
I do a lot of travelling with my scuba [...]
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USS Lagarto - The Lost Submarine Is Found
The World War II submarine USS Lagarto had gone missing in action until it was found by two British deep sea divers in the Gulf of Thailand. Ayesha Cantrell dived the wreck with them and described this important act of remembrance for Diver magazine
Back in October my friend Ayesha Cantrell, a technical diving instructor who [...]
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Raja Ampat to Triton Bay Liveaboard - Trip Report
Indonesia’s Raja Ampat islands have become one of the most famous places to go diving in all of Asia thanks to the area’s pristine coral reefs and incredible diversity of marine life. In February 2008 I went on the MSY Seahorse’s 11 day diving liveaboard from Raja Ampat to Triton Bay, exploring the amazing underwater [...]
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Whale Sharks, Great White Sharks And More…
Here’s some links to spectacular whale shark and great white shark videos along with my rundown of where I dived in 2007
I did a lot of diving around Asia during 2007 - Philippines, Palau, Australia, Bali, Thailand - which I’ve recapped on my End of Year Review on my other site Travelhappy. (It seemed a [...]
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Cuttlefish Mating At Palong Bay, Phi Phi Islands, Thailand
Witnessed some hot cephalopod action recently while on a liveaboard around Thailand’s Phi Phi islands - a group of three cuttlefish that were completely unphased by my camera
At the beginning of December I did a two day liveaboard from Koh Lanta around the Phi Phi Islands and out to Shark Point and Anemone Reef. [...]
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Ikelite In Bangkok, Hong Kong and Singapore - Where To Buy It
If you’re in need of Ikelite underwater housing accessories while in Bangkok, I can definitely recommend the DiveMaster shop on Sukhumvit Soi 21. There are Ikelite dealers in Singapore and Hong Kong too if you need them.
Just a quick recommendation for DiveMaster on Sukhumvit Soi 21 in Bangkok (also known as Soi Asoke) as [...]
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