…shallow diving on beautiful dive sites. For advanced courses there’s deep diving, wall diving, drift diving, night diving, wreck diving, and a variety of other options. seafan and hard coral island – Amed- Bali Amazing coral and seafan outcropping in Amed Many divers visiting Bali stay in south Bali, making day trips to the Amed coast for diving. I strongly recommend divers to stay in Amed for a few days or a week. There’s enough fantastic diving…
Lash teaching scuba diving in Thailand Five Great Scuba Diving Destinations Around Europe That I’m Itching to Explore I’ve been a PADI dive professional in SE Asia since 2004. I’ve taught courses and guided divers on reefs in Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and Bali, Indonesia. Prior to that I received all my dive training in Asia as well. That means that, to date, all my diving has been in Asia. I’ve yet to dive the Pacific Islands, Middle East,…
…ive destinations. This guide gives in-depth overview of the best-and worst-scuba diving in Thailand. Here’s an overview of Thailand’s diving spots: Diving in less than ideal visibility Near Thailand’s eastern border with Cambodia lies Koh Chang (Koh meaning ‘island’) and a cluster of smaller, less-developed islands. Most are ringed by coral reefs and have dive shops offering dive tours and courses. These islands are located in the far reaches of t…
…Hungary Cave Diving Under Budapest As a PADI Dive Instructor, I’ve taught scuba diving around SE Asia for several years. I’ve met and dived with people from all over the world. Some are dive pros working like me and others are dive students and qualified divers. I’ve dived with people from as far away as Brazil, Russia, Japan, China, Australia, Israel, South Africa, USA and most European countries to local Asians from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailan…
…Krabi, Thailand Well, actually, I decided to first enjoy 5 days of leisure diving (‘fun diving’) to find out if I actually did indeed like diving enough to make a career of it. Happily, from the very first dive I absolutely loved it!! All week long every dive was fantastic. I was hooked… and what a relief! My previous ‘horror’ diving experiences had all been due to cold! Diving in Thailand- water temps. 28-30 C/ 82-86F- was absolutely marvelous. Y…
…ba Diver at gorgeous coral reef – photo by Viki Kleyer Travel Tips: Unique Scuba Diving Adventures in Florida Florida boasts over 1000 miles of coastline, America’s only coral reefs, a huge diversity of marine habitats, hundreds of shipwrecks and over 600 natural springs. It’s no surprise, then, that America’s ‘Sunshine State’ offers a huge variety of interesting scuba diving opportunities. Many divers go so far as to call Florida the ‘Dive Capita…
…to discover that will make for a well-rounded trip with a great variety of diving. Diving in Sipadan In an effort to conserve the diving haven that is Sipadan Island, the tiny island has been closed as an overnight tourist destination since 2004, forcing the Sipadan dive resorts to relocate to the nearby island of Pulau Mabul. Luckily for divers, a quota permit has been put in place and 120 tourists are still able to visit Sipadan everyday while s…
…ustomer service. Find out all about Grahame and his courses on his website Scuba Guru. impressive lionfish at Tioman dive site The west coast also offers diving up at Pulau Langkawi, close to the Thai border, and where many Langkawi cheap hotels are located. I haven’t dived there myself, but I’m told diving is good. I’m a bit skeptical of that claim. The west coast suffers from heavy industrialization and river run-off, making the sea both unc…
…t Tioman Island Divers at Soyak Island, just off shore Salang Bay Tioman’s scuba diving is greatly eclipsed in fame by Malaysia’s northern Perentian Islands which are promoted heavily by budget guidebooks. This detoured promotion has both advantages and disadvantages for Tioman’s diving scene. Tioman dive shops are unfortunately suffering. Year by year business continues Decreasing rather than increasing due to little fault of their own. Ironicall…
…I share several interests, particularly nature, animals, architecture and scuba diving. Yeah for those great things in the world! Wildlife and nature are one of the principle reasons we travel. There is absolutely NO danger of us getting jaded when it comes to the natural world. Thomas and I will spend days hiking or sitting around in the forest just to see one particular animal. At times, we’re almost obsessive. When I think back to certain anim…
Hi! I'm Lash, an American nomadic world traveler who's been traveling solo since 1998. I’m passionate about traveling the world nomadically and then sharing it all with you. I hope to inspire you to travel the world, to entertain you with tales from the road, and to help you reach your travel dreams. Welcome! 
