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Dive Vacations Scuba Diving

Scuba Diving Vacation at the Wakatobi Dive Resort

With all we had read about the Wakatobi Dive Resort, we had high expectations. And we weren’t disappointed! We have to admit that all the good things we had heard turned out to be true. Run like a Swiss clock, every detail was taken care of making the experience of staying at Wakatobi simply a […]

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Conservation Scuba Diving

Deerfield Beach Pier Cleanup 2024: Diving for Marine Life!

We were happy to be in town and to be able to participate in the annual Deerfield Beach Pier clean-up again this year. Held on a Saturday in June, this annual even is an opportunity to both do an interesting dive under the pier (normally you cannot scuba dive within 300ft of a pier in […]

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Dive Vacations Scuba Diving

Diving Cayman Brac’s Healthy Reefs and Spectacular Walls

We dove for a week in Cayman Brac with a 17-dive package from Cayman Brac Beach Resort. See our resort review here Diving is on-site and run by Reef Divers. There are at least four boats but as the resort wasn’t full, we had two boats going out daily during our stay. Our boat, the […]

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Dive Vacations Scuba Diving

Scuba Diving Vacation at the Cayman Brac Reef Resort

We had been to Grand Cayman a couple of times before but we were excited to have a chance to visit one of the two smaller sister islands, Cayman Brac. The Cayman Brac Beach Resort is owned and operated by the same owners as the Little Cayman Beach Resort.

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Scuba Diving

Diving the M/V Captain Keith Tibbetts Off Cayman Brac

This spectacular wreck is one of the main draws for diving in Cayman Brac. Sunk in 1996, the M/V Captain Keith Tibbetts is a Russian military frigate, destroyer #356, which has been turned into an artificial reef. After almost 30 years, it has a lot of growth on it and is nicely covered in sponges […]

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Dive Vacations Scuba Diving

Phuket Scuba Diving Adventure

We had recently done a trip to Cambodia where we flew through Bangkok and this gave us the perfect opportunity to do a short local flight to Phuket for a bit of scuba diving. We had also explored diving destinations closer to Bangkok, but most reviews suggested that the diving would be better in Phuket. […]

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Scuba Diving Travel Tech

Scuba Tech Tip: Selecting a Prescription Masks for Scuba Diving

We’ve had several prescription dive masks made over the years, but now as we’ve gotten a bit older the old ‘bifocal’ issue has come into play. We kept wondering how all those other divers were getting pictures of small nudibranchs and critters, but we were barely able to see anything up close! Well, it was […]

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Cruise Ideas Scuba Diving

Is Going on a Cruise for Scuba Diving a Good Idea? Our Experience

When we first saw a cruise itinerary that did Cozumel, Costa Maya, Belize, and Roatan the first thing that came to mind was scuba diving. What a great way to experience multiple top-notch dive locations and have a cruise ship transport us around! So, is it a good idea to take a cruise with the […]

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Scuba Diving Trip Ideas

Scuba Diving Outing in Phuket, Thailand

One of our first exotic dive destinations was Thailand. While we were just newly certified and this was mostly a traditional holiday, we could not resist the opportunity of diving in the Andaman Sea. Diving in Phuket was the perfect conclusion to our Thailand adventure and a great dive destination. Up until then, we had […]

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Dive Vacations Scuba Diving

Zanzibar Scuba Diving and Matemwe Lodge

When we first visited spice island, Zanzibar, we were not scuba diving certified and we snorkeled the beautiful warm waters near our resort. We took an excursion made up of a mixed boat of divers and snorkelers and after their dive one Italian lady looked at us and asked, “why don’t you get certified?” What […]