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I wanted to post this here, in case someone looking into Raja Ampat could find it helpful. First - I'm going to have a lot of opinions below, so it's nice to have some frame of reference to my point of view: My wife and I have been diving since 2006. We have 400-500 dives logged. Most of our...

I have 2 layovers in Jakarta. On the way down (to sorong) and back. On the way down: does anyone know many hours before a flight Garuda will let you check bags? Can I check them with Garuda 3 hours before the flight? 6 hours? Between jakarta and sorong I have a gap in time I don't need to...

Hello - First time visitor to Indonesia next month. Have some questions about tipping. First: outside of diving, who do you tip, and how much is customary. I've travelled to developing countries before and generally have likely grossly overtipped, which is usually less problematic than...

Came back from a wonderful week in Bonaire, our 3rd trip. We dove rented tanks from Dive Friends. On recommendation from the DFB shop near our condo (hamlet oasis) we visited the DFB at Delfins resort (a very snazzy looking place) which is basically just north of lighthouse point. We ended up...

Hey just curious if anyone has first hand knowledge of why locals have such contempt for iguanas? I've seen native islanders as well as dutch seasonal residents that go to, at times cruel lengths to either remove or kill them. In florida they are invasive and everywhere so I get it. Here...

10 minutes of bonaire...the first 25 seconds is a taste of driving around, for those that have been there I'm sure you'll want to skip that part :) Well - finally sat down and made a couple minutes for some notes. The wife and I made our 2nd trip to Bonaire the first week of Oct 2019. Our...

Hi folks. I'm looking at a visit to Thailand with my wife - coming into Phuket - and doing a liveaboard for 7 nights. I have a couple of questions and was hoping for some guidance. Time of year / sea conditions /weather = What months would you avoid, or be best. The only months that are...

I've got a blue o2 trip out of hurghada next month. What is the tipping custom for these red sea livesboards? How much? Who? When? Thanks for the advice folks.

Hello, Anyone tried the new E-Visa from Egypt? https://visa2egypt.gov.eg/eVisa/Home;jsessionid=kADNsVgSVDmxReJA_vCssn_JqU4GkFYQE06weuRy.pp-ui-02?VISTK=AZME-8ENY-T1L1-1Y6J-XEZJ-MLV7-AT0H-ZTRT-KYJL-UXQ1-SYLH-SO8J-K2PI-N2FK-JGEW-B8E6 I believe this is a relative change, and previously you needed...

I wrote this and remembered to post it on another forum, but not here. I like to post here as well, as folks are always very kind about sharing their experiences. Headed down to Cozumel for a 6 night family vacation March 7-13, 2015. Stayed: Hotel Cozumel and Resort Dive Op: Opals Dream dive...

Apologies for this being so late. I came home and remembered to post it on another forum. However, most of the info I received about Curacao came from here, so I really should have been paying it forward here first. Forgive any spelling errors or typos. I tend to brain dump into these things...

Alright - Bonaire in March didn't work out, but got to hit up Roatan instead. I've been looking for a good way to spend the hotel points and airline miles I've earned on work trips and I think I found a good one. I can get really good bang for my buck on airline miles going to Curacao in...

Hi Intova guys, I'm trying to squeeze as much as I can out of the software red filter/diving mode. I find it adds so little red that I can only barely detect the difference on the surface. A little about my setup - sport HD II, + galaxy 2500. I can even shoot with the galaxy at something 2...

Hi all, I'm looking at changing up to just taking videos. I've been taking stills with my dc10000 and a couple of strobes for a few years now and it's been great fun. However for the last year I've fairly exclusively taken low def (640x480) video with it, using the native red filter software...

Well, I think the time has finally come to start playing with HD video. I'm going to give my DC1000 to my daughter, it's been a great setup and she will enjoy the point and shoot nature. However, she does not need nor would she enjoy the strobes. So I'm selling 2 SL961 strobes. If you would...

Hello, I was hoping someone could give me some info about the diving around/near Malaga, Spain. I appreciate any information that can be provided. I may be taking a trip to Malaga next Spring (March 2013). What are the dive sites like within this area (within 1 hour of Malaga)? If I am...

question for the guys at sealife. My DC1000 maxx is great. However, one of my strobes isn't able to power on. I'm quite certain it's more than 2 years old (out of warranty). However, it's a simple problem, and I'm hoping I can just buy a replacement part: At some point some salt water...

I'll be in Porto Alegre, Brazil in September. Is there any good diving in this area? I'll only have 1 day to dive. I can't find much information online - however, this is not a typical scuba destination, so maybe it's a 'hidden gem'? Ray

I meant to post this weeks ago - got it posted on my 'home' forum (scubatoys) but forgot to post it here. I want to iterate - everything you see below was my experience and my opinion. Also - if you see me playing with the Monkeys in the pictures - do it at your own risk, they can bite or...

Hi guys, I have 2 questions for the Fantasy Island Beach Resort frequenters My wife and I are going to FIBR in 10 days. We booked with privilege hotels directly, online - and are coming in for a Monday arrival. I realize this seems to be somewhat non-typical for FIBR, and have some...