Search results

Just back from diving on koh tao for a couple of weeks, it's the first time I've been back for 3 years. I was diving with Asia Divers which has changed a lot in the last 3 years. They have a fantastic new dive centre based in sairee village, all new rooms each ensuite and with the option of...

Can anyone suggest any areas in uk or europe that are fairly reliable for seeing sharks? I know we have them around the uk coast but dont know of any GOOD sites to see them. thanks

Anyone got any sittings of the sharks on the east coast/ they're supposed to be hunting sea mammals in inshore waters. thanks

How come the French dont have any difficulty kicking their penalties when England use the wind as an excuse for missing kicks from all over the park? Another question... Wales for a well deserved six nations victory this season?.. a taff can dream!

http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029390590&a=KCountryAdvice&aid=1013618386505 Dont know if Ive put the link on properly and appologies if I haven't. Any how, hope it helps as it's got some useful general travel advice on the affected areas.

Don't know if folk outside Uk are aware but there's been a sicko from Lincolnshire using the email address ukgovfoffice@aol.com to send messages to those searching for info on missing loved ones saying that they had died. If any one receives any messages from this site please do not believe...

We've got the big guys playing us again this saturday, after our comprehensive 10 try victory over the minnows of rugby, Romania, i can't help but feel as a nation, us Welsh are getting a bit carried away with talk about finally beating the All Blacks.. got a feeling we're in for a hiding.

I've heard this has been one of the worst, if not the worst, year on record for diving accidents in the UK. This really worries me as I would hope the sport would be getting safer with improved training and equipment. Anyone have an oppinion as to why this doesn't seem to be the case.

something to bear in mind.. I'm just back from the hospital having had chest x-rays and blood tests for schistosomiasis and malaria. I now have to wait til tommorow at least to know anything. I was stupid, I didn't take any anti-malarial prevention on the basis of cost.. actually, I was...

Many dive solo specifically as a choice and not because they just cant get a buddy that weekend. What's your favourite solo dive been? why was it special? For me, the best solo dive I've had was a shore dive at dawn near Mumbles (south wales), I had surface cover from another diver who had...

I'm looking to get a dry suit for uk diving and would prefer to buy in a shop over here rather than through the internet. As I solo dive, should I look at a front zip entry? what model is best for durability, do they all have knee patches for example? what kind of cost should I reasonably...

It may seem odd for an instructor to post a question like this but I'm interested in the opinions of new divers generally. When you completed your entry level qual did you look at doing further courses straight away or did you want to get further experience before possibly doing courses at a...

:dazzler1: first and foremost, by 'lads trip to thailand' I dont mean sleaze! situation is that there's four of us going over there on 13th Jan, we're looking to dive in the following locations and for recommendations of non-diving cultural things we can do whilst there. Bangkok (no...

Not naming any names but I've seen several dive companies in different regions around the world allowing both staff and customers to free dive between dives. This is a really 'good' way of increasing the risk of getting bent as I understand it due to rapid compression and decompression of...

I'd be interested to get other peoples feedback on my dive plan for this weekend on a solo dive. Location : Conger Alley, Loch Long (Scotland) Time in : 10.00hrs Time out : 10.50hrs Max depth : 15 metres Agreed to phone family member before entry and immediately after exit. They...

Ive been reading through previous threads and posts, is DIR about standardisation across the board? WHat I mean by that is... does being a DIR Diver require you to have the identical configuration of kit as every other diver doing the same dive? Do you have to plan each dive in exactly the...

I've used nitrox in the past and can teach it if I want to, in reality I've hardly ever used it - certainly not in the past year. Do any of you use nitrox and why do you use it?

I know it's quite popular to bash PADI, they're not perfect and I've criticised them myself many times.. Just thought I'd say well done to them for a change though for launching the new PADI profiles, for those of you who haven't seen them one of the features is to allow you to hook up with...

A lot of the wrecks around the uk (like elsewhere Im sure) are being ruined by the mindless vandals who go down to the wreck and proceed to tear of parts of the wreck to take home with them. Do you think it's a fair cop for people to take memorabilia off the wreck?

Yes I know, you're only meant to solo dive with the proper training and proper redundancy of equipment but how many people have been tempted to, or actually dved solo without the necessary equipment? answers on a postcard to the usual address... ;)