Travel is pretty easy in Thailand find a travel agent pay the money and they just seem to get you there. Bus ride to Khao Lak can be long but certainly scenic. Sea Dragon in Khao Lak was very good to us 5 years ago. They have been around for quite a while.
I'm planning a trip to Thailand and want to do my first live-aboard diving. I'm interested in seeing Bangkok and then diving the Similans. How does one arrange local transportation from Bangkok to a dive center that goes to the Similan islands?
Can anyone recommend an outfit that they had a great experience with?
My particular issues are: I'll need to rent most of my equipment (tank, regulator, BC) and I'm traveling alone so I don't have a dive-buddy. I'm also planning to shoot some UW video for the first time in open water.