Archive for the ‘Diving’ Category
Sunday, September 20th, 2009
Discover “a troupe of divers” at Tasik Ria & Tasik Divers
10 paid divers stay & dive, 11th and 12th divers stay and dive for free (16+ divers get a private boat too)
Unlimited shore diving during dive shop hours from 7.15am – 5pm (no guide, buddy system only)
Free Bucket of beer for ...
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Villa Amarik is located on the tiny island of Gili Terawangan, just off the northwest coast of Lombok, Indonesia (one island east of Bali), and is renowned as one of the best dive spots within easy reach of Bali.
For anyone looking for a combination of great diving and exotic oriental ...
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
This extended offer is valid from only until 31st July 2010
Book 7 nights, pay only 6 nights
Book a 13 dives package, pay only 11 dives
or
Book 14 nights, pay only 12 nights
Book 24 dives package pay only 20 dives
For accompanying Non-Divers, the same offer for Room and Meal plan applies
THE ...
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Friday, June 5th, 2009
The best time of year to view the mighty Mola Mola... or sun fish... around the shores of Bali is rapidly approaching, and the best chance of all, as you may know, is just before or just after the Full and New Moons
So here are The Dates:
Jul 2009:
Full Moon: 05/07/09 ...
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Thursday, March 12th, 2009
East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
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Yesterday I returned from a fact finding mission to Papua New Guinea - as always a fascinating experience. I also had a couple of days in the Solomon Islands... my first time there! Stunning! More ...
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
Last month, filmmaker Shawn Heinrichs visited Misool Eco Resort to work on his documentary about the global shark fin trade. His story appeared on the front page of CNN.com on 11 Dec and included reference to Misool Eco Resort's efforts to combat it in their No-Take Zone. You can read the article ...
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Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Ten aircraft have been submerged off Bang Tao Bay in Phuket’s Talang district in the Andaman Sea to form a new artificial coral reef and diving site. The 16-18 meters deep area where the fleet was sunk has a sand bed, and is one kilometre away from the natural coral ...
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
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For people hoping to dive at the world renowned island of Sipadan, off the north coast of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, I would advise planning - and booking - well ahead!
The issuance of diving permits is very strict these days. The quota per day ...
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Sunday, September 28th, 2008
My first revisit for a while to the beach resort area of Puerto Galera - I was expecting a shock. It was inevitable that there would be considerable development since my last visit 10 years ago and there was.
A rocky peninsular on the north coast of Mindoro Island housing one ...
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