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Thanks, but I am UK. We don't have such things. I'm coming down to trying full 1.5 lenses in the Tusa Liberator. I can always put the plain glass back. if it doesn't work out. Hey - it'll make the sharks and mantas look even bigger. Seriously, if anyone has any comments, would really...

About 13 hours from UK to Male with one stop at Dubai or 10.5 hours direct flight to Male. After that the flight and speed boat journey takes less than 2 hours but need to factor in waiting time at Male - which has never been particularly long. Transfer from the flight arriving in Maamigilli...

Yes, there is an ATM. I saw one island from the boat that I thought was ready for the villas to be knocked down they were so ugly but it turns out they were new.

We didn't use any of the other dive ops. In the harbour some of the boats looked well-organised. But one nearly blasted us out of our boat with its very loud music. All very party-time. Occupants piled off van and piled onto the boat. (on BB diving your gear is allocated to a seating...

You might try Tusa Ceos. It is not the best fit for me but does not leak. I would certainly use it to snorkel. I have to buy masks to fit smaller faces. And you can get prescription lenses for it. Tusa Ceos is a newish mask and is quite common - has a good reputation. See if you can find...

Had an excellent break at Boutique Beach, Dhigurah, South Ari Atoll. Visibility was a bit gloomy out in the blue but of course the plankton brought in the biggies. Very close encounters with mantas on two days. They were only inches away overhead at Manta Point. Three or four per group...

I have tried bifocal lenses in a Tusa Ceos mask which are OK but the mask is not the best fit for me. My old Tusa Liberator Plus is the best fit - but I am having trouble finding bifocal lenses for it, but there are some full lenses still available. Question - would a full lens +1.5 be suitable...

There are two transit hotels at Changi. Terminal 1 Aerotel is cheaper and provides the same service and includes breakfast. Transfer on the airport monorail is very easy.

How long ago did you buy it? I will get onto my contact in NY.

Last time I was at NAD, they had a small pool. Good to hear that they have held to their high standards.

Peeing. None of this standing at the back of the boat and just aiming the hose with one hand and hanging on to a strut with the other. Crouching on a rocking boat, probably stripped naked to the thighs, thrown off balance, peeing over the wetsuit/swimsuit/your own feet. Why are there so few...

Do you still have this for sale? How do you organise payment?

Try on, inspect the quality, then find cheapest stockist. Buying online unseen/untried = recipe for wrong. And diving in Indonesia actually doesn't need much more than newspaper, Thanks for suggestion of place at Altona - we will be passing by there on the way to Barwon Heads.

We are visiting rellies in November and are looking to buy light-weight warm-water dive suits to replace very worn out kit. We will be in Melbourne and then Perth. Does anyone have recommendations for dive shops with good try-on stock? We are thinking Sharkskin or Fourth Element Thermocline...

Interesting to read all the comments. Integral weights that fell out. Just no way of knowing but as I said had been checked by 3 people. Obviously it hadn't locked in, but how can you check when it seems it can jam in and appear to be locked, including making a convincing clicking sound? The...

Thank you for the responses. A re-think is required and that is now under way. As for comments about fit - I cannot agree more. Until I found my "outfit" Years ago I tried various and got surprisingly cold. A wise diver commented that discomfort was at least 1 degree. I left the suits I...

Rescheduling of flights in Indonesia - regardless of airline - as has been said, it happens, it will happen, it happens at the last moment, even checking every day can't completely protect you. We've flown Lion, CityLink, Garuda and Batik - little to choose between them. It pays to know the...

I am trying to find a 5 mm shorty to replace an old Mares. Judging by wetsuits I have handled, some are lighter in weight than others at the same neoprene thickness. I have an idea that some 5 mm might be warmer than others. And yes, I know that comfort and good fit can give you at least 1...

I said I would post again. Months on, I still have problems, particularly with processing audio. ie if you ask me a direct question there is a delay in response. Sadly this looks like deceit or obstruction. The dishonest, slidy pause. I have to tell people that it is not that. I have had...

Thanks for all the information. I am going to look at NYC to Germany as a route. Otherwise it is Singapore or Jakarta. Singapore airlines are very good. Now they have the new airport at Jakarta, that is also a possible route - with more connections to Manado. Scoot is still only operating...