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Ladies and Gentlemen of Scubaboard Being a long-term resident of the Egyptian Red Sea (Sharm, Hurghada & Dahab) and also being a diving instructor for 15 years, I feel I am in a pretty good place to talk about conservation of the Red Sea. In particular, one of the most often visited dive sites...

Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen from sunny Egypt. I would like your opinions on the current political situation. I have read a couple of articles about how the tourist numbers are dropping. Whilst I realise that the season hasnt fully started on the west coast, have the "east-siders" noticed...

Good morning all, I am leaving the land of the Pharoahs to return to Smiley land. :D I get back to the UK on 15 October and its straight up to the Thai embassy to get a visa. The problem I have is that on the application form they are asking for a sponsor. It can be Thai or non-Thai but there...

I was looking at the jobs pages, and some 'orrible little oik tried to scam me. I applied for a dive centre manager's job in Malaysia. It was being advertised in diversjobs.com As soon as he wrote back I had a feeling it was a blag. So I googled him and he appeared all over the net as a...

I was looking at the jobs pages, and some 'orrible little oik tried to scam me. I applied for a dive centre manager's job in Malaysia. It was being advertised in diversjobs.com As soon as he wrote back I had a feeling it was a blag. So I googled him and he appeared all over the net as a...

I have a dive instructor mate who worked on a liveaboard about 15 years ago that did the entire length of the Red Sea in a two week period. Egypt, Sudan right the way through to Djibouti It was an italian metal-hulled vessel, and he said that the food was phenomenal & the diving was well...

If you are looking for good, clean, warm accommodation in Portland then give the Green Shutters a call. They are close to Castletown slipway, and therefore not too far to fall out of bed. Also, you can launch your boat here without having any hassle. One night is £20 per person, per night...

I am a renewed and in teaching status British Master Instructor. I will be leaving the UK to fly to Sharm on the 24th April to look for a job. Im planningon Dahab to settle in. So any tips in job hunting or apartment finding would be useful I then return to the Uk a week later and if...

I am considering shipping scuba cylinders around the UK they are twins weighing either 20/30/40kg. So, I am looking for ideas on how to ship these twins. Obviously as the postal service is less-than-careful, if they were dropped, the packaging would have to protect the cylinders and their...

Having spent 3 wonderful years in Malaysia in the late 90s, I was considering coming back to give it another go. But this time on the East Coast. (Perhentian, Redang, Tioman) What's the situation with work permits, immigration and the like? Miss the roti canai and the nescafe ice lah.

Hi To those who have dived Tofo, can anyone make any comment on Liquid Adventures? Are they a group that can be recommended or otherwise? TIA

Hi, One of my Malay DM students became an instructor in 1995/96, and was setting up a dive centre in Perhentian. His name was Jamal bin Mohammed, and I think the dive centre was in and around Flora Bay. Anyone know this guy and you do, could you pass on a message that I would like to get in...

It has been a while since I have lived in Thailand, so excuse this question. What liveaboards run to Myanmar during the early part of the year?

What is the new word on the street as far as diving in Greece goes. I know that the laws have relaxed and you can now dive ALMOST anywhere. Does this mean that there will be a plethora of DC opening up? Will this be the new place to dive in Europe? I am exceptionally interested in this...

Hi guys, I have lived and worked in Thailand and Malaysia for nearly 8 years about 8 years ago ScubaBaby and I are coming to the end of our UK tenure (i.e. had enough of being sensible and it is time to get the rucksack out) and I am starting to look for places to go to to work and play. I...

I have bought u/w video stuff. Housing, lights, filters, wide angle lens etc. Me and Scubababy went to the Red Sea for our hols and I came back with some good stuff - turtles, morays, rays etc. I edited it to a reasonable size and got some suitable music to go over it, and it looks ok...

So, how many of you do not dust off the cobwebs over the winter? do you think you need to?