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    Anilao dive resorts/shops without stairs?

    Thanks for all recs! I agree I should clarify what is "too many" for me. Under 5 steps doesn't matter. 10-15 steps would be difficult but can be done. 20-25 steps would be extremely, extremely undesireable. >30 steps would be out of the question. So far I've been pointed toward the following...
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    Anilao dive resorts/shops without stairs?

    That honestly looks reasonable. I'll look into it. Thanks a lot! Paging @Centrals since you've been to the Philippines a lot.
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    Anilao dive resorts/shops without stairs?

    I have bad knees and ankles and don't think I can handle taking steep steps daily. Is there any dive resort in Anilao where I don't have to take many stairs to go diving and eat every day? If not I might have to skip Anilao altogether.
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    Gillis and Lembogan

    Exactly, all the conservation programs in North Bali were closed. Not sure what's so confusing about that? Yeah, I wouldn't categorize Penida as "washing machine" either. Strong drifts, sure, but JohnnieB's comment made me think he's never been to, say, Alor, or even Pulau Weh and Komodo...
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    Gillis and Lembogan

    We were there for a marine biology/conservation course. All the conservation places in North Bali were closed for the season already.
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    Gillis and Lembogan

    Neither of us did. The dives were around 23-26*C most of the time, colder at depth/thermocline (down to about 17-20*C). I was frozen even in my 5mm semi-dry. But we're both Southeast Asian and more used to the 28-30*C range. The weird thing is sometimes you do one super hot dive (29-30*) then...
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    Gillis and Lembogan

    I'm in Lembongan with my 13yo. He's had I think 40-50 dives, and still I feel the cold + super duper strong currents + low viz combo has been a real challenge. In hindsight, we should have gone to Amed. Headed to Gili next and will let you know how it goes. From what I've heard, the diving...
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    Liveaboard just in full Raja Ampat vs Maumere - Alor - Banda Sea - Raja Ampat (via Dampier) in Oct -Nov?

    Thank you it's good to know! It's one of the only two repositioning trips I consider (the other being Blue Bay Divers' Sunshine LOB going around North-Central Sulawesi). Most others (like Ambon-Raja or Ambon-Komodo or Gili-Komodo) are not as good as those covering a single area. But the Banda...
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    Liveaboard just in full Raja Ampat vs Maumere - Alor - Banda Sea - Raja Ampat (via Dampier) in Oct -Nov?

    How does Banda-Alor LOB compared to Alor land-based, diving quality wise?
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    Blocked IP

    You're absolutely right but I just somehow... have never been able to take myself through the process. Sometimes people have weird hangups/odd difficulties I guess! Thanks for the walkthrough, I'll def give it a try. Hopefully I won't run away crying after 5 frustrating minutes!
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    Land-Based options for Alor (or 'nearby')

    So I would actually recommend people to book that afternoon Kupang-Alor flight if they have travel insurance. That's what we did and got travel insurance to pay for the inevitable overnight in Kupang. We didn't have to pay for taxi, food, or hotel in Kupang. We could even restock our snacks and...
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    Urgent help required for Komodo

    I don't want to discourage people from going to SJK because I truly believe they have the potential to be so, so great. And I think less experienced, Western divers would have a better chance at having a happy experience there. The problems we've seen, experienced ourselves, and been told by...
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    First time diving Bali

    We rented from Bla Bla, it was 30k for Nitrox (maybe less for air?), plus a bit more for porter (maybe 15k? can't rmb). Weight is free ofc. Rent a bike for like 60-70k/day and you can go dive everywhere. They have outlets on the beach near every major spot. However they don't provide an O2...
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    Urgent help required for Komodo

    What's wrong with Scuba Republic? I was considering chartering the Busy Girl for Komodo South as well as their dive safari in Raja. Would appreciate some feedback. Spent a week at SJK and while we really loved the place, we were a bit upset with their dive op. They intentionally pair...
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    Blocked IP

    And I was saying that I have login IPs from those countries because I travel. They are all places in Southeast Asia, where I live and work and dive. It's not due to VPN use. In Indonesia right now unable to get on Reddit. I don't think not knowing how to VPN and traveling to dive are incompatible.
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    Blocked IP

    Gotcha! Err I....travel?
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    Blocked IP

    I'm shamefully the only person on Earth who still hasn't figured out the whole VPN thing... I know it's supposed to be easy but somehow I've never been able to make it work. I'm wondering if everyone at the same physical address shares the same IP address, or is it by local internet account? If...
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    Fins recommendation for current

    I've always been curious to give FF a serious try, but I can never find any in size S.
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    Fins recommendation for current

    I have the Supermew XX and highly highly recommend it for both tech kicks and fighting against ripping currents (like those in Indonesia). I've tried pretty much all the popular fins out there except for split fins, force fins (did try one pair but it was too big), seawing nova, and rk3. Except...
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    Blocked IP

    Recently relocated. Now I'm just working from home in HN from the only blocked IP among all the ones I've accessed from. Can that IP be unblocked? I'm surprised someone here knows about SB to spam and attack it... I do live in a massive apt complex so there's surely a chance. I'm just...miffed...
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