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My husband and I did scuba diving with Big Island Hawai'i in late April this year. We dove with Bg Island Divers, and the service was friendly and the boat was big enough. The DMs were attentive, I have nothing to complaints about their service. The Manta dive at night was amazing - the...

Hi Dan, thanks for the link - I am thinking to dive in Blue Heron Bridge (Florida). I left a comment in the thread that you attached. For Southeast Asia muck diving, I have been doing muck in Lembeh, Bali, Dauin and Ambon. I stayed at dive resorts that friendly to UW photographers in Lembeh and...

Muck diving in Blue Heron Bridge looks awesome! Is November good season for muck diving in Florida? Would you recommend a dive center that I can dive with? Is dive guide included?

Jeez, they are going to passing Komodo National Park! I wonder if they get a license from Indonesian authority for this. Although, I am not even sure if Indonesian authority regulates tourism for fishing and spearfishing. I will post this in Indonesian scuba diver community, may be they know...

We used La Calypso when diving in the cenotes (no reef diving though!). We stayed at Maison Tulum, just a block away from La Calypso. Maison Tulum is a small hotel, bit old but the room is big and comfy. Their pastry is pretty good. About La Calypso, their dive master/guides are amazing. Julio...

Thanks so much for your info! Perhaps it is best to visit Sri Lanka to escape the US Minnesotan's winter ;)

When is the best month to dive in Sri Lanka? Is August great timing?

"My buddy and I saw the eel, and I reached over to touch its tail. As I glanced on past him (her), I felt this intense tugging on the thigh of my wetsuit. I figured it was my buddy getting my attention to look at the eel and shrugged it off. The next thing I know is that the morey eel was up...

Ambon is well recommended for muck diving. I was diving in Ambon last year on November. I will DM you about Ambon.

Jardines de la Reina.. that's if you like to dive with tens of sharks. There is only one diving operator in this area - you either do LOB or stay at their floating hotel, Tortuga. "The company allowed to bringing of maximum 750 scuba divers and 500 fly fishermen annually. These full protection...

I stayed at Liquid Dauin - Dumaguete and the internet worked fine, bit slow but I was able to update my instagram on daily basis. For Komodo land based, I stayed in Sebayur Island (only one resort in this island) and they have internet connection. Bit pricy if you want to have it for your room...

How awesome - gosh, I wish I have such opportunities! Indonesia. Not sure what you'd prefer - small or big species, but if you spend Komodo 10 days LOB then it's better to combine it with places like Bali or Alor (I believe there is direct flight connection between these destinations that will...

I second @Centrals for the Philippines options and @Wingy for Indonesia options - Raja Ampat is impressive. What type of diving do you prefer?

Komodo. I have been diving in Komodo without LOB. It is possible, cheaper but, unfortunately, it was impossible to cover overall dive sites. Still, we (my diving buddy and I) had amazing dives - it was manta ray season and we saw around 14 manta rays at the same spot - incredible. We stayed...

Hi, I suggest going to Ambon for muck diving and dive especially in Ambon Bay area for muck diving. I recommend to check the dive resort for an experienced dive guide. Ambon is amazing, we saw Rhinopias, huge Green Melibe nudibranch that sucks everything on its way and quite numerous mating...

I read some blog posts from Indonesian travel bloggers (all is in Indonesian language) that the Pantai Bira - Tanjung Bira (Bulukumba, South Sulawesi) area is beautiful, and not too expensive. If I see the map, it is still located on the mainland. Diving is possible there. Phinisi boat building...

@tarponchik Beautiful images on your Flickr Page! Thank you so much, I am so looking forward to diving with the sharks - I guess more big marine species there than nudis :) @jpecht Awesome! I am looking forward to it now :) I will bring wide angle lens then :) @flyboy08 Thank you so much for...

I decided to go diving in Cano Island. Just wondering if anyone in scubaboard has been diving there: can I expect to see nudibranch or critters there?

@JohnN I am sorry to hear this, that's awful! Good advice to stick withdrew money at the bank kiosks or ATM at the bank itself.

Withdrew cash from ATM is relatively safe in Bali and other Indonesia's region in general. I also use my CC (Dutch bank) aside to my maestro debit card in Indonesia and they worked fine. It's just that not all Indonesian Banks ATM accept foreign banks. ATM BCA and BNI usually accept maestro...