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Thanks Stevenl!!!

Hi everyone, Myself and Husband will be doing an REI adventure in northern Thailand in march 08' we would like to follow up our 10 days of backpacking, kayacking, and cycling with some diving from Phuket. I really am not sure I want to do a liveaboard only because 1. we haven't been to to...

thanks so muhc sandra - I am going to go read your report. I am hopng not to go thru LAX. There are direct flights to Narita from NYC. now I just need to see what is more economical, to book two different flights; NYC > Narita >NYC Naritia >Manado >Narita Or do a open Jaw. research...

Thanks hallboy - Would Manila be that much beter weather wise? I am still open on ideas. And yes we are macro lovers - but honestly we just love to dive and since we are relatively in experienced it doesn't take as much to make us happy. We can't chagne the time of year - and tokyo is...

thanks reefwalker! I have heard we are picking a poor time to go. Over on teh asia board someone suggested Manila becasue there will be less rain. Honestly I can't change the time to go to that side of the world. Our true point is to get to TOkyo to see some friends who wont be there much...

Food is expensive - and as I said Fish and fruit are definitely priced more appropriately. But when you are in town on say Bora Bore it is pricey. Bora Bora Burger had a burger and fries for 15$ USD. this was in 2004. I doubt hte prices have come down. Remember - not everyone on this board is...

Hi All, Ok for Christmas 2006 I am planning a trip to North Sulawesi & Tokyo. NS to dive and Tokyo to be with friends. we are planning on spending roughly a week in tokyo first and we are located in connecticut so NYC anyof those airports OR boston are very accessible to us. I have some...

Hi All, Ok for Christmas 2006 I am planning a trip to North Sulawesi & Tokyo. NS to dive and Tokyo to be with friends. we are planning on spending roughly a week in tokyo first and we are located in connecticut so NYC anyof those airports OR boston are very accessible to us. I have some...

Yep it is expensive in FP!! I have been to the following islands: Tahiti Moorea Bora bora Huahine Tahaa Raitaia Rangiroa Rarotonga Nuka Hive Hiva Oa For diivng definitly Rangiora! try and dive the pass- fabulous! we also dove on Bora Bora and Moorea - both nice and we got to see...

We dove with Top-dive as well. We were realllly inexperienced at the time and were diving off the Tahitian Princess (on our honeymoon) But my memories are still better in moorea than any of the caribbean diving I have done since. Also TD was great safety wise!!!! - we let them know up front...

Hi there fellow CT resident :) Myself and Husband live right next door in cheshire and are fairly new divers our selves. I must admit we did our OW cert dives at stonington point and can't say you are missing much :) LOL But then that was the first weekend of May and it was COLD! and WINDY! heh...

Something else that hasn't been mentioned that has helped my husband is doing more cardio work outs. My husband is 6'1" and roughly 250. He is one solid muscle since he works out so much. Anyway he goes thru more than twice the air I do - 5'5" 150lbs. anyway along with what everyone has said...