Yesterday marked the four-year anniversary of the killer tsunami that killed 230,000 people in 12 countries and did untold damage to the undersea marine life. But a report published Friday indicates reefs in Indonesia and Thailand have bounced back much faster than expected. Read more…
December 27th, 2008 by Scuba Steve in Marine Life | No Comments
Stumbled upon a cache of photos of Thailand’s myriad of undersea creatures. There are 44 photos in all at the Picture Thailand blog, including the clown fish at “East of Eden” and the great closeup of a whale shark at Koh Tao below. Read more…
December 24th, 2008 by Scuba Steve in Dive Photos | No Comments
There are so many small islands around Thailand I shouldn’t be surprising there are some I’ve never heard of. Koh Nangyuan falls into that category. Until I read this blog post I never knew it existed, let alone that there was diving there. Read more…
December 23rd, 2008 by Scuba Steve in Dive Sites | No Comments
There’s probably no greater thrill in scuba than diving with sharks. After watching a Discovery Channel show on sharks, blogger “John-Tom” got to reminicing about a trip to the Phi Phi Islands and his encounter with the various species in that area. There’s a number of photos, along with his report: Read more…
December 23rd, 2008 by Scuba Steve in Diving Reports, Marine Life | No Comments
With the world economy in the dumper and Bangkok nutcases doing their best to drive tourists away, there’s never been a better time for a dive holiday in Thailand. Prices are at rock bottom and there’s plenty of availability.
Need another reason? The quality of the dive liveaboards is simply better (and less expensive) than other famous sites, such as the Great Barrier Reef. A great example of that is borne out in a trip report posted by “Gilliguy” on Travel Pod. Read more…
December 22nd, 2008 by Scuba Steve in Diving Reports | Comment (1)