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Divers visiting the Philippines enjoy a rich variety of underwater landscapes and bountiful marine life, and can choose from a number of resorts that provide excellent service at a reasonable price.
Read moreDumaguete 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.
Read moreOne interesting aspect they addressed was the concept of preconditioning as it may apply to scuba diving safety.
Read moreMany divers who have traveled to the Indo-Pacific are familiar with feather stars and admire them for their bright colors and interesting shapes.
Read moreVisibility 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.
Read moreI 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.
Read moreThat 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.
Read moreWhen I considered buying my first snoot, I was searching for a way to up my photo game a little bit and to broaden the scope of my portfolio.
Read morePlentiful nurse sharks attended the sessions I held during my shark study in Tahiti. They are heavily built animals with large, graceful fins, a long, pennant tail, and small eyes.
Read moreThis makes a lot of people uncomfortable.
Read moreDiving is no doubt one of the safest of the adventure sports in terms of the occurrence rate of injury. Diving is also deadly.
Read moreThey 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.
Read moreIt was a quiet night on 9 June 1918 when the two sister ships SMS Szent István and Tegettoff left the port of Pula (now Croatia) and set a course for Dubrovnik.
Barb was an avid technical and wreck diver, underwater photographer and instructor, having learned to dive in Anchorage, Alaska, in 1979. She was a PADI Master Instructor and held instructor ratings with DAN, IANTD and NAUI.
Read more“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
Read moreAlthough Air Canada offers non-stop flights from Toronto on Mondays, the flight was nearly full and expensive.
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