nowhereman
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Hi all, looking for some advice from people more familiar with diving in SEA than me. I'm currently living in Malaysia and diving a lot less than when I was in the UK, so far I've made it to Perhentians, Gilli islands and Langkawi (not doing that last one again methinks). I've got a 5 day holiday next month (job is a bit of a pain for any kind of long holiday as we're a small team) so want to maximise diving days, which means ideally nowhere that will involve a day of travelling.
Currently my plan is Koh Lipe, I can get a flight to Langkawi after work and catch a mornin ferry, possibly. Failing that Tioman is a possibility (but also possibly doable as a long weekend, and meant to have slightly less fun diving so second choice). I'm not sure if I'm really going for the best option here though. Is there somewhere with better diving that's just as easy to get to? Or can someone persuade me it's worth losing a day of diving to go somewhere else? I'm a reasonably seasoned diver (Almost 200 logged dives now) with my own gear.
Also since I'm posting already, I'd greatly appreciate any tips on clubs or shops in or near KL that organise trips as it might be fun to find some other people to go with and encourage me to get underwater a bit more often again!
Currently my plan is Koh Lipe, I can get a flight to Langkawi after work and catch a mornin ferry, possibly. Failing that Tioman is a possibility (but also possibly doable as a long weekend, and meant to have slightly less fun diving so second choice). I'm not sure if I'm really going for the best option here though. Is there somewhere with better diving that's just as easy to get to? Or can someone persuade me it's worth losing a day of diving to go somewhere else? I'm a reasonably seasoned diver (Almost 200 logged dives now) with my own gear.
Also since I'm posting already, I'd greatly appreciate any tips on clubs or shops in or near KL that organise trips as it might be fun to find some other people to go with and encourage me to get underwater a bit more often again!