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Hi all, I have been living in West Bay for the last two years. Drew is correct in saying that the atmosphere at the dock is relaxed and often friendly, albeit a bit busy with the comings and goings of the dive boats. Many dive operators use WBD, as it is convenient in reaching the SMB dive...

Howdy All, My wife and I will be moving to Muscat in August for a few years and I just started diving this past summer in Dahab, Egypt. I did get my AOW cert back-to-back (couldn't pass up the great instructor I had and the one-on-one lessons with her since it was off-season!) but really...

I just finished with my certification as well - both OW and AOW. I lucked out and had a great instructor for OW (and then the same person for AOW) and she took me through my paces. Yes, we went through all of the skills, several ad nauseum (mask removal and swimming without the mask - every...

Congratulations! Exciting times to come!

String, Coming from swimming in the North Sea, this is bath water! The flip side is the temp on land is brutal for us! Any suggestions for a good 5th dive here?

Just finished my OW course in Dahab on Friday - did the final exam and bingo - got my cert! (actually, in the mail :P ) Because of the fantastic instructor I have (which is one-on-one due to this being the slow season in Dahab - gotta be able to withstand the 46°C/115°F temperatures here) I've...

Thanks Franny and all who posted. I have been looking into LDSs and found one close by. After I get back from Dahab, I will look into whether they have instructors that speak excellent English. Would not be keen on a language misunderstanding while 40' under cold North Atlantic seas! Most...

Oh, I am not shutting myself out of doing cold water dives - I just want to learn in warm waters and get comfortable with the idea of breathing underwater before I add the chill factor in. The thing about diving in Norway is the depth, the shearness of the walls (since there really isn't any...

Howdy all! Just wanted to post to try to temper the excitement that is building up since I still have 30 days before I can live it. Back in December I booked a trip to Grand Cayman to try out diving (grew up in Puerto Rico but, for whatever reason, never got into diving, although I have...

Oh, and to answer your question about it being a hassle to leave the airport - We have not run into a problem, the Dutch seem to be pretty relaxed about that kind of thing.

9 hour layover in Amsterdam is fine for a quick trip into the city - on the way TO Egypt. On the way back, the security to the States from Schiphol airport is rigorous. The gate has it's own security screening as well as the Airport one so you would have to go through security twice if you...

Howdy! We fly KLM a lot from the East coast (Boston, JFK, Dulles) to Europe as we live in Norway and have family in Maine. KLM is a great trip IF you end up on a KLM carrier. They are part of SkyTeam which is in partnership with Northwest and Delta. It's a crapshoot which carrier you actually...

I think this issue may be coming up for me although I am trying to smooth the waters before it happens. Went to Grand Cayman for Christmas this past December, tried a resort dive, got hooked and am now going to get certified in June in Dahab. We've been married for 18 years and have enjoyed...

Yeah, my wife and I teach at international schools and one of the great benefits it the time and resources to travel. She hasn't taken to diving but I can often coax her into some snorkeling. I am sure at some point Indonesia will be visited. We would like to relocate to that area of the...

Just got back from a week in the Cayman Islands - decided to try out diving while there - I am hooked! Did a lot of snorkeling while there but the highlight of the trip was the newbie dive with Tortuga Divers. Only about 8m for 40 minutes but it was great! Didn't have enough time to do more...