Costa Rica or Thailand?

[ETGriffiths]

Hello all!

I've been diving for about 5 years now and am finally getting around to upping my qualification to Divemaster this winter. I have been accepted by two schools, Rich Coast Diving in Costa Rica and Merlin Divers, a Phuket Dive Shop in Thailand. I've done only temperate diving before, so poor vis doesn't scare me. Does anyone have any suggestions one which school I should choose?

Thanks!

Em

 

[mjh]

Know nothing about either dive shop, reputations, quality of gear or cost of living in Costa Rica. But for me it would be THAILAND! Great food, great people, sun, and warm water.