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    Which dives recommended for Pattaya or Koh Samet ,Thailand?

    thanks man...how long could this weather last you think? I am arriving in end of july and if the weather stinks..rather be in pattaya IMO..
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    Which dives recommended for Pattaya or Koh Samet ,Thailand?

    Thanks whitehead... The weather at Ko Samet is bad? I thought it was the driest island in Thailand? Is the weather in July not that good here?
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    Which dives recommended for Pattaya or Koh Samet ,Thailand?

    Hi All, In July I'll be in Thailand. Will be staying in either Koh Samet or Pattaya. Which is teh better place for Diving? Any great divesites? I read that in Pattaya the wreckdiving is very good. Can you compare it with the liberty dive at Bali? I liked that..esspecially at night.
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    diabetes and scuba?

    Interesting info guys. I have been diagnosed as a diabetic. It;s still early but i was afraid that diving could be dangerous for me. Now it's look better to me....I am just a fun diver. And i think the risk looks about OK to me. hypo seems tobe teh main danger.
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    Diving again after emergency ascent...

    Well I talked to a divedoc...he taold me to do a full check up with a lung docter. The divedoc was really concerned...but the lungdoc(a non diver) thought it was all a bunch of bull. Anyway he gave me the total checkup...EKG, bloodtest and took pictures. Conclusion...no problems. I...
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    Diving again after emergency ascent...

    http://www.scubaboard.com/t54396.html This is the incident that happened to me...after ascending from 20 meters depth. I dove down again for a few minutes... According to a friend..this was a definite NO-NO. The DM shouldn't have taken me down under again. I risked a lungemboly(air in...
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    Wetsuit Thickness for Malaysia & SEA ?

    The trouble is not the water temperature, but the difference in water temperature. Bali the water is not that cold...but if you do multiple dives it could get uncomfortable. And the worse thing is..when you dive deep where there could be thermocline. The difference is just incredible. And that...
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    Diving in Alanya, Turkey....

    It's a great place to visit...turkey is a great place. A lot to do..even if the weather is not that good. But as a greek..I guess all the old stuff is not to special. It's basically a holiday town...like Kuta, Phuket etc. Not sure if it's the same as in other mediteranean divesites...it was...
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    Krabi & Phi Phi in September/October

    Why not go to Koh Samui instead? I was in Phuket in september....and it was in the rainy season. The sea was so rough...we couldnt even dive around the Phuket area. Using the boat to Phi phi islands were impossible then.
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    Diving in Alanya, Turkey....

    I know...but the shops should be more forthright with this info. I learned about this secondhand not from the diveshop itself. In the summer there will be alot of people diving there...and because the water there is so bare.(No fishes or corals..just huge rocks/boulders) Cavediving is the...
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    BCD/Octopus failure....

    Thanks guys... Tell you the truth.Never done that drill before...what to do in case of BCD malfunction. I dontr think it's in my padi handbook either. Th eproblem this time...was that it didnt happen gradually...but all of a sudden. I pressed the button inflate the BCD. But when I...
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    Diving in Alanya, Turkey....

    PS Antalya is NOT Alanya. Well I did some diving...and it was BAD. Not much to see and in preseason(april) The sea was to ruff to chance cavedives. Anyway I dove with Active divers...together with Dolphin Dive the 2 biggest diveshops in town. Sadly i must STRONGLY advise against using...
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    BCD/Octopus failure....

    Mea Culpa?!? I am a fundiver..just 25 dives and dispersed during yearly holidays. Sometimes even years in between dives. Anyway I always try and use the best diving school available when i dive. Last I dove in turkey..there was this crazy problem with my BCD/Octopus...it would not stop...
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    Diving in Alanya, Turkey....

    Anyone have any suggestions/advice? I am going there in April and I really curious about diving in the mediteranean. I read online that cave diving is popular in Alanya. Anyone can give me advice regarding diveschool in Alanya? Looking for a good and reliable place I can dive with.
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    So ..Where have you dived?

    Dive experience.... Indonesia: Bali and Lombok. Bali was much better than i expected. Maybe because it was pretty quiet when I was there. Thailand: Phuket...was during the monsoon season. Was not that nice. Next spot...hopefully Meditereanean(Turkey)
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    Beginner Camera Suggestions

    Tom, What do you mean: In U/W photography post processing is very important. It is important to see just how far away you can be and still put the red back with autolevels [Photoshop]. Do ypu have a website where I can read about this?
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    first time in Bali

    Wow..that's one scary story. The toilet or Tepekong Canyon is an infamous place. It's kinda funny the way you described the guy hanging onto the rock for dearlife and it bounding off. But it looks like my worse nightmare. have done my advance and OWC....so from now on if I dive it would be...
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    Beginner Camera Suggestions

    Biggest plusses of a digital camera..... The housing is relatively cheap(big companies are getting into the underwater stuff) and you can take as many pictures as you want. Depending on your memorycard....you can take plenty of pics.More than the 36 on normal cameras. As a relative noob I...
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    Bought a A70 with underwater case for around $600

    Crazy_J....I think the A70 has whitebalance on it... But I don't exactly understand what's being done? Could you please explain it to me? Scubatooth...that's true. Insurance is the magicword. I prep my camera before each dive....clean everything and test it. After that I don't mess with it...
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    When buying a bag to carry your camera...

    My tip.... When buying a bag to carry your camera. take into account that it has to be big enough for the underwater case too. The underwatercase is actually even more fragile...one bad bump and it starts to leak. So i suggest when buying a camaera bag...please take into account the...
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