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My dive buddy and I will be in Hurghada for a week prior to a Nile River cruise. We have dived the Red Sea before, but on a liveaboard. I'm an underwater photographer and we are both experienced divers. We are looking for recommendations for lodging and a dive operator for the second week in...

A year from now my friend and I will be diving in the Maldives. I'm thinking of stopping in Thailand on the way back to the US to dive for several days, also. I've never been there and would appreciate any recommendations for where to dive. I am an underwater photographer, specializing in...

A friend and I are planning to return to Egypt in 2023 for a week of diving at a resort, followed by a 12-day cruise down the Nile with Viking Cruises, ending with two days at Petra. What would be the best months for a trip such as this? Our last one was a Bluewater Underwater Photography...

I want to give a big two thumbs up to Scubatoys. The bladder on my Zeagle Zena BCD failed on my last dive. The dive shop let me know that Zeagle would cover the cost of the replacement ($300), if I could show I'm the original owner. I purchased it in November 2009 when I started diving. I...

I have been diving with my OC-1 and transmitter for almost 10 years now (almost 700 dives). I love it and don't plan to change. However, I've decided that I want to have a backup analog gauge console for just in case. On my current visit to my home in Mexico, my OC-1 decided to go into error...

A friend and I are booked on a cruise in November 2021 and one of the stops is Curacao. I've been there once before with my late husband in 2013 and we dived with the Dive Bus. I really liked them, except for having to walk across the road with all the equipment (plus my big camera rig). I'd...

I am currently booked to go to Tulamben for five days in September, then 13 days at NAD Lembeh, including a 10-day underwater photo workshop. I just saw news that Bali won't open until October, so that means Tulamben is a no go. I'm still hoping for Lembeh in mid-September. If it does work...

I'm looking at planning a liveaboard trip in the Maldives and doing a lot of underwater photography, From January to early April, what time to go would you recommend?

Thanks to the Corona virus media scare, our Mexican Riviera cruise was cancelled for May and we just rebooked for the southern Caribbean where I haven't been in seven years. One of the stops is St. Thomas. In the past, I've used Blue Island Divers and they were great, but I understand their...

A friend and I will be in Loreto in May as part of a cruise. I am an underwater photographer, specializing in macro. We weren't able to book with Blue Nation, but can book either with Dolphin Dive Baja or Sea and Land Tours. The latter is $25 cheaper for a two-tank dive. I would appreciate...

I'm headed to Egypt on August 3rd for two weeks and just tried to buy pounds through my bank. They can't do it. I'm flying into Hurghada. Is there an ATM at the airport or do I go to a currency exchange booth?

I'm starting to plan a trip for next fall, most likely October. I'm planning on returning to Lembeh in October, but want to stop at Hawaii (Big Island) and Sydney first. I'm an underwater photographer and the weedy and leafy sea dragons have been number one on my bucket list for a long time...

A friend and I are planning a trip to Hawaii next year. We will be going to the big island and Maui. I'm an underwater photographer, which is my main reason for going. What would be the best time of year to go for visibility, etc.? The earliest we could go is in mid-April.

My friend and I will be flying out of Manila at 9:30 am on August 24th to go to Jakarta and meet up with our dive group. We will be getting a shuttle from Anilao the evening of the 23rd, so probably will arrive about 7:00 pm. We're looking for a hotel near the airport that is relatively clean...

I'm trying to put together the flights for the last leg of our August trip. We need to fly from Jakarta to Singapore to get the better flights out of Singapore. It's quite a wide range of costs from $41 for Air Asia to $544 for Singapore Air. Garuda is about $123. Is Air Asia okay to fly? I...

I'm trying to find the best economy class flight for us in August from Tucson, Arizona to Hurgada. Any recommendations?

I'm doing a seven-day liveaboard August 5-12 and was wondering how the water temperature will be then. From what I've seen, it looks like I should be fine with my 1mm, although I'll also bring a diveskin and my sharkskin vest just in case. I'm fine diving with the 1 mm down to 78 degrees...

Next August, a friend and I are first doing a Red Sea liveaboard, followed by a land tour. That ends around August 19th. We are doing 12 days in Alor, Indonesia starting on August 25th. We are thinking of going to Thailand for the in-between period. I'm an underwater photographer...

I'm headed to NAD Lembeh tomorrow for two weeks, and can't wait. I'll be participating in a 10-day underwater photo workshop as part of the trip. This will be my first time there and am so ready for the adventure.

My husband, Russ or "Rojo", passed away on September 23rd in San Carlos, Mexico. I had just done my 500th dive and came home to find him gone. He was a Master Instructor, former Vietnam Era Navy Seal, and lover of all things diving. He had 50 years of diving experience, and 45 years teaching...