Guest blogger, Stan Bugg, DAN Asia-Pacific Director and Instructor, presents some top tips, and Diveplanit’s own correspondent Simon, provides the contrasting real life experiences, like the time he didn’t do a buddy check and stepped off a boat without his mask on!
Ever thought of an underwater wedding? – In Trang in Thailand, couples come from all over the country and often different countries to scuba dive to their underwater wedding beneath the waves
To most of us Bali is a place of sun and surf with just a hint of the exotic and wonderful spicy (but not too spicy) food like nasi goreng thrown in for good measure. But what about the diving?
Solomon Islands wreck diving provides plenty of interesting wrecks at recreational scuba diving depths. These include planes, submarines, and freighters.
We’ve been left behind on the Great Barrier Reef 50 km from the nearest land. A wave of tranquillity hits. Silence is golden.
Here are a 10 top tips from Divers Alert Network, to help you help you plan a dive holiday and stay safe.
Thinking of a holiday where you can go diving and a lot more besides? Maybe somewhere where you could take your partner and your teenage kids? Even get them all introduced to diving in a place with guaranteed good vis and plenty to see?
Diveplanit’s marine archeology buff, Roderick Eime, dives Tulagi, in the Solomon Islands and finds a historic WWII aircraft with a story.
Encounter with a Hammerhead shark diving Sipadan Island in the Celebes Sea off Sabah Malaysia.
I’d like to think our arrival at Karma Reef Resort in the Gili Islands was a bit James Bond. We emerged from the water in wetsuits carrying our luggage over our heads and headed, dripping, to reception to check in.