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Dumaguete seems to follow only two seasonal changes: dry and wet. June through September is the Philippines’ monsoon season, and as you might expect, conditions are warm and humid.
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Visibility varies but can be more than 30m (100ft). The best diving conditions are between June and October, with late June to early August being the best.
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I was told all this by an old friend (and expert diver) because he was keen to entice me (just recently returned from a dive trip in the tropics) to take part in a dubious expedition somewhere far to the north and under the ice.
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That first frisson of excitement came at 20,000ft when the plane taking my wife and me to the region started to descend, flying over the Red Sea Mountains of Upper Egypt, and I could see the shores of the Red Sea beckoning.
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The current state of emergency in the Maldives has been extended by another 30 days. It has been in place since February 5th and, alongside the civil unrest in the capital Malé, has severely affected its tourism sector.
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Yes, most people do their homework before traveling to a foreign country, but mistakes happen. While getting a visa is not an insignificant detail and forgetting about it can cancel your whole trip, there are ways to get one last minute.
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They are of volcanic origin, the evidence of which is still clearly visible and often bizarre. Spain’s highest peak, Teide-Pico Viejo stratovolcano, reaches 3,718m (12,198ft) and is found on the island of Tenerife.
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“Muck diving” is now a recognised, broad term for (generally) close-up and macro or micro photography, often in terrible visibility, resulting in low light and backscatter problems in photographs; and some disorientation with depth, resulting in f
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Although Air Canada offers non-stop flights from Toronto on Mondays, the flight was nearly full and expensive.
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The Hyperbaric Treatment Center, located at Kuakini Medical Center in Honolulu and operated by the University of Hawaii under the John A. Burns School of Medicine, closed in October 2017 due to a shortage of doctors able to staff the facility.
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The squid run is hard to predict but usually occurs in December.
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Renowned for its wide-ranging ability to ferry large amounts of cargo and passengers over long distances, the Lockheed C-130 Hercules airplane is one of the most popular for military forces worldwide.
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After two days of waiting and several failed attempts, Mother Nature finally rewarded divers on the liveaboard with an incoming current at the famed Tiputa Pass on Rangiroa Atoll.
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We were alerted to this gentle giant’s approach by our dive guide Hama, who, hanging out in the blue, spotted the gentle giant approaching and alerted us with a crazy rattling of his tank-banger.
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Although diving is generally safe, as long as you have been properly trained, it’s always a good idea to make sure your e111
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Ghost towns are popular above water attractions, but how about an underwater version? Look no further than Canada’s Lake Minnewanka.
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