thailand

Hello Scuba Board community! I'm currently looking forward to buying scuba equipment before starting my DM training but I feel like I'm kind of in a predicament. First I want to say that I'm looking to buy my equipment in person (for best fit etc). Home for me is Virginia, USA and there is...

Hi guys, Davy Jones Locker are going to be offering an ANDI advanced wreck course promotion at our dive school on Koh Lipe, Thailand. The course including 4 nights accommodation will cost 24000 thb. Advanced Nitrox certification or equivalent is a prerequisite. If anyone would like more...

While sailing off the coast of Thailand we had the opportunity to see Maya Bay by Koh Phi Phi. This is where the movie "The Beach" staring Leonardo di Caprio was filmed. We encountered these black tip reef sharks patrolling the rock ledges.

I am planning on doing Koh Phi Phi, Sipadan, and Komodo diving this summer, are there any other must see's in south east Asia while I am over there?

Hey all, I am currently in Langkawi, Malaysia and will be doing a circle around SE Asia this year from January until end of June. I spent Jan. in Thailand and did a live-aboard diving the Similans. Since all the reports of Langkawi diving (Pulau Payar) were "sketchy" at best, I spent my dive...

Hey guys, my fiance's brother is getting married in Thailand in a few days and we thought we'd try and get a few dives in, only problem is that it's all a great big secret as to where we're going to be going and we're not allowed to do anything else (he's even had a go at the parents for buying...

Deptherapy is a UK charity who arrange specially adapted Scuba diving courses for for members of the armed forces who have suffered serious life changing injury. Deptherapy and Davy Jones Locker teamed up to arrange a visit to Koh Tao to come diving here. There is more information about the...

Davy Jones Locker, Koh Tao are offering CCR rebreather training, leading to ANDI certification, in May we will then be running a series of IANTD courses on open circuit and closed circuit rebreather. The training will be at user and instructor level and will courses will be normoxic trimix and...

Davy Jones Locker Koh Tao will be running a series of IANTD courses over 2 weeks in May with Rasmus Dysted conducting the training, the courses will be at user & instructor level and can be done on open circuit or using closed circuit rebreathers. We will be looking to recruit a number of...

I am going to be doing a month of backpacking in March. Would like to get in some diving. My travel guide, "Rough Guide to Thailand", recommends the following areas: East Coast Ko Chang Pattaya Andaman Coast Ao Nang Khao Lak Ko Lanta Ko Phi Phi Phuket Gulf Coast Ko PhaNgan Ko Samui Ko Tao...

Preliminary News Report: Tourist Dies Scuba Diving In Phi Phi National Park Allegedly, a British MSDT, working illegally in Thailand, abandoned a DSD with ear problems at depth, to escort another DSD to the surface. The DSD perished whilst unsupervised. Summary: "Mr Branigan left Mr Jiang...

Hey all, I wanted to share a link to my blog, which is not normally SCUBA-centric, where I posted an (hopefully) entertaining write-up on my recent trip to the Similan Islands. It was both my first time on a live-aboard AND my first time diving SE. Asia. I hope you enjoy :) Manta Hunting in the...

Hello all! I am searching for a destination that has crystal clear water beaches. I'm planning to do a set of underwater photoshoots, and need some beautiful scenery, but most importantly, very clear water with a good vertical and horizontal visibility (sample photo). I've tried in Bali, but...

My husband and I (aged 36-45), are going to Raja Ampat on a liveaboard and were looking to find an island in Thailand to unwind after diving for about 5 days in November 2016. Normally we go on a liveaboard in Indonesia and then unwind in Bali or the Gili Islands off Lombok... But thought we...