Other posts related to scuba

Tucked away on a treasured island

Friday, 16 May 2008 1:09

Diving in Bunaken


I had the pleasure of meeting Sarah Porter, who is a journalist for The Jakarta Post, when I worked as Dive Resort Manager for Bastianos Dive Resorts in Indonesia. She arrived at the dive resort with two friends who decided to do their PADI Open Water Diver course with me, while Sarah tagged along on our training dives.

We had lots of fun during the course and saw loads of exciting marine life. They left as a happy bunch after their course was done and I went on with my work. A while later I discovered that I was mentioned in The Jakarta Post, as Sarah had written an article about the experience! So here it is:


Duck or dive

Friday, 18 Feb 2005 18:49

Duck or dive


With the majority of the world’s surface covered with water, and more known about the moon’s surface than the ocean’s bottom, and man’s tireless efforts to explore it all, the sport of scuba diving allows anyone of average fitness to experience the briny blue and its watery wonders. A relatively new sport born from research by the US Navy, scuba diving is an increasingly popular recreational activity for holiday-makers and the adventure hungry. Southeast Asia, and in particular Thailand, offers worldclass training and diving with some of the region’s bst dive sites accessible from its shores.