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Oops, you are correct, DAN does provide emergency coverage.

My biggest concern re.not traveling to places that were issued governmental advisories is not the danger of crime but the inability of using my travel insurance. No insurance companies would provide coverage in the areas with travel advisories that stipulate "Do not travel"

Thank you Centrals, as always sharing amazing knowledge and experience.

Sorry for the late reply, thank you for the suggestion, one of the reasons we would consider Okinawa, is that my wife is Japanese and my mother in law can no longer come to visit us in Canada but she would in Okinawa🤣. Also Okinawa from December to April is not as hot as in Curacao/Bonair, we...

I will look you up in April, coming for a week to get a feel, see what short term rental opportunities we can find, logistics, price etc.

Thank you again MacDuyver, outstanding help!!! Boat diving for me for sure(my wife will be just happy to stick with the shore dives), and the knowledge you shared with me will go a long way, hope to meet some of you and do some shore dives together.

Thank you very much MacDuyver, your reply shows a lot of insight and consideration, I saw that in all your past replies, much appreciated. Now it's my wife's turn to work on logistics, she is from Osaka, but she is motivated especially if she gets to spend a couple of weeks at an onsen in Kyushu.

Hello divers, We are a couple of retirees in our mid 50s running away from the cold Canadian Winters, looking for the ideal place that has some shore diving opportunities. We tried Bonaire, closer to home but way to expensive for long term living, we tried So.Leyte and Siquijor in Philippines...

Those are the same requirements for us too, we spend 4-5months in the Philippines , scubadiving everyday would be too hard on us, therefore snorkeling is such a pleasant addition, relaxing and refreshing. So.Leyte was the paradise for both scuba and snorkeling, the shore line was full of...

It looks like these conservation groups are asking for a substantial amount of money ( not for lodging or food)on top of the free volunteer work. I recently enquired with the Coral reef and rainforest conservation Project out of Negros, they never replied to my requests but spoke with a diver...

I really loved the shallow coral gardens on the west side of Sogod Bay, and too bad that never had a chance to see the ones on the East side around Napantao towards Liloan, so many hours of snorkeling day and night, so sad, but most are gone, a few patches have survived South of the...

If you are planning to go soon, 5mm will keep you comfortable, the water temp in So.Leyte has been around 25-26C.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1194434 NPA is active in the middle of Negros Occidental, close to Sipalay (it was a planned destination) exercise caution if you are planning to wonder about, check the articles in pna.gov.ph for updated info on the areas you are planning to visit. Have fun

I just did that trip two weeks ago, and I too didn't want to pay 5k for a one way trip to P.Burgos. My plan was to take a taxi 300php to the Van Van terminal in Tacloban, from there one can hop in a minivan and go all the way to Maasin, departure every 30 minutes, and it costs around 400php. If...

tbone, Ray Contrera passed away sometime last year, RIP , I just found out today while making some enquiries with Nuvair.

I do not want to hijack this thread but have a question re.hopcalite. I have recently purchased an aluminum repackable cartridge P21 from Germany. Would you know if hopcalite is compatible with the aluminum cartridge. I couldn't find any relevant info. Any of you using aluminum repackable...

Just like in the previous comments, I suggest a slower pace to make it more enjoyable and less stressful. I too will be there from January to June 😉(if travel requirements permit)

I hope you are young and full of piss and vinegar cause after that trip you'll need another three weeks to recover.😀 Cor-MNL-Tac-4hrs drive to P.Burgos😱

From the past experience in 2020, things were so complicated by the different rules imposed by local, state and federal governments , all having there own idea and often conflicting with each other. I see in the news , that officials are still very strict with those who test positive for covid...

Apologies Centrals, you were right!!! Just made plans to go back to Mexico @$%#🤬