Beginner diving in Thailand
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MoonWrasse
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Welcome to the board!
You might also try posting this in the general asia forum, as more Thailanders look there.
I dive a lot over there. You might want to pay attention to the differing monsoon seasons there - the gulf alternates with the Andaman side. I'd suggest the Andaman side in your time frame.
Here's a couple of dive ops I can suggest:
http://www.marinadivers.com/phuket_marina_divers_dive_courses.shtml
http://www.divetheworldthailand.com/
You might also try posting this in the general asia forum, as more Thailanders look there.
I dive a lot over there. You might want to pay attention to the differing monsoon seasons there - the gulf alternates with the Andaman side. I'd suggest the Andaman side in your time frame.
Here's a couple of dive ops I can suggest:
http://www.marinadivers.com/phuket_marina_divers_dive_courses.shtml
http://www.divetheworldthailand.com/
MoonWrasse
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Sorry. How about Siamians or Siamophiles to describe the pool of Thais, expats living there, and general flotsam and jetsam farang who visit ThailandVie:
Ringo
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On Phuket from October - May is a good time weather wise.
Not to mention the Thais? 
Or the Thailophiles or the Thailovers or Thailandsers?
Being a non-Thai lover of all things Thai (am I a Thaipeoplelover?), I suggest diving in Koh Tao/Pattaya from Sept to Oct, and Phuket from Nov to Dec. Phuket works better because of the variety of dive sites and has plenty to offer to everyone.
Or the Thailophiles or the Thailovers or Thailandsers?
Being a non-Thai lover of all things Thai (am I a Thaipeoplelover?), I suggest diving in Koh Tao/Pattaya from Sept to Oct, and Phuket from Nov to Dec. Phuket works better because of the variety of dive sites and has plenty to offer to everyone.
ppatrick
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http://www.guidetothailand.com/scuba-diving/
I hope you have a good time. I plan to dive in Thailand sometimes next year (2007).
Patrick
I hope you have a good time. I plan to dive in Thailand sometimes next year (2007).
Patrick
Why Thailand? There are plenty of places with much better diving in the area - check out Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia, for starters. The diving in Thailand is grossly over-rated (unless you are taking a liveaboard to the Similans or something like that) - I go to Koh Tao regularly for IDCs and stuff, and couldnt be bothered getting wet (although now that Davy Jones Locker is around and doing deep wrecks, that is gonna change... droool).
Otherwise, go to Koh Tao and do your course there like everyone else. As a place to visit, it is still better than Phuket (IMO).
Vandit
Otherwise, go to Koh Tao and do your course there like everyone else. As a place to visit, it is still better than Phuket (IMO).
Vandit
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