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The Scubapro Bella is an excellent womens BC. Comfortable, designed for female figures, and has the integrated weights options you're looking for.

Hey there, Your itinerary looks jam packed, and as supergaijin points out, not far removed from the tourist trail at all! You'l probably get the most in terms of less touristy stuff in your time up north.Chiang Mai and Pai are amazing, with lots of culture, plus fun activities like elephant...

In agreement with RussBKK here. Quite often dive locations in the Gulf of Thailand - Pattaya, Koh Tao etc get slated for their poor conditions. Yes, its not the best diving you'l do in the world ever. But it IS still great diving if you ask the right questions, pick the right dive centre and...

Wow, sounds like Alona beach has developed a bit in the last few years! I went back in 2010 and there was only a handful of dive shops, and limited range of accommodation. I've not even heard of some of the centres mentioned in this thread (although a few nights on the Tanduay could quite...

Hi there, Not been myself, but a few instructor friends did a liveaboard on the Burma banks and were very impressed with the marine life, corals and general biodiversity. They went with Smiling Seahorse out of Ranong, and really enjoyed it. You can look them up here: Diving Myanmar and Thailand...

Hi Gill, We are a dive centre and activity centre (rock climbing, abseiling, cliff jumping and watersports) based on Koh Tao. There are a few centres here that offer the zero to hero programme, and a couple that do DM internships. To be honest we have mixed feelings about both of these. What is...

Agreed. As a dive op this is the only way Groupon deals would be feasible - as an upsell to OW. It just wouldn't be sustainable (for us anyway, not suggesting its the case for everyone) to offer group deals on courses. As a centre with a strict 4 student per instructor ration, it just wouldn't...

Hello, dive OP here. This can be a tricky one as both parties have potential to lose out if an effective cancellation policy is not in place. I appreciate this may not work for everyone, as there will be regional differences, but if it helps anyone, here's how we operate... We sell trips and...

You could look into Koh Chang which would be easy to reach from Bangers. Also day trips from Khao Lak to Similans/Surin (you wouldnt have time for a liveaboard in a weekend). There's also Koh Tao in the gulf of Thailand - you could fly into Samui/Chumphon/Surathani and then get a night ferry...

Sanmiguel +1. Also just to throw a curve ball in there, there have been some rave reviews going round the local word of mouth network about some of the new liveaboards to the Burma Banks. From what it seems, the further north you go the better the diving gets - probably as its much more virgin...

Hey there, Some great advice given above, I think if you follow this advice you'l have a great stay. Humuhumunukunuku is right about the dive site locations, although there are a couple of decent ones in the south - Renghis is a nice dive, and some nice marine life and soft corals around Jahat...

Originally Posted by Centrals D4i is not a dive computer. Yes, yes it is! My first CPU was a Suunto Gecko - which dont exist anymore, but the Zoop is pretty much identical. I'm a fan of Suuntos, easy to read, adjust and very user friendly in general. If you have a little more cash to splurge...

If we were meant to stay in one place, we'd have roots instead of feet. The world is a big place, lets dive it all!

As others have said, age should be no barrier so dont let that deter you. As long as you are mentally as physically fit and can pass the medical you're good to go. It may take a little longer with your PTSD, but all you need is a patient instructor. As an instructor myself, I have certified...

I've stayed at Harolds, and dived with them - and I rated them 5stars on trip advisor! It is cheap, but to be honest I didn't have a problem with anything there. And for what I paid, I felt I got a fair deal. The rooms were clean, staff were friendly, and when in my room I couldn't hear anything...

So many amazing places to choose from. That's quite a long trip - how many different destinations are you looking to explore in your time frame? This will impact on viability of travel between spots you go to. Also are you looking for more upmarket destinations (like Raja Ampat in Indo for...

No answers applicable for me I'm afraid. I was taught to be aware that Narcosis can occur below 3.4ATA, but not to be concerned or fearful about it.

As Hawkwood says, it is the training agency that set the price for e-learning, and none of this money gets passed on to the chosen dive centre that students affiliate to for their water based training. For some agencies like PADI, this can be pricey ($130), whereas some agencies, like SSI offer...

Hawkwood +1 - with PADI at least. Saying that the format for other agencies should be virtually identical, with a few variations on how many KR's there are, and maybe without the quizzes. Its appalling that dive centres can get away with this, and I agree with DiversSupplyPDC - you must report...

Love the pickled pelican. Looks great, nice job :)