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I love nudibranchs and Milne Bay was great for that. As we were getting ready to go in for one dive (I was sitting on the dive deck ready to slide in) a pod of dolphins and an orca swam into the bay. Decided not to slide right then. I really enjoyed my time there. I can't remember much big, but...

77 and I've been diving (on and off) for 42 years. Got back from Wakatobi about 3 weeks ago. Off to Anilao and Truk in about 3 weeks. 2-3 dive trips to the Coral Triangle a year. Get to Florida to dive BHB every once in a while. Doing easy places now.

There is no easy travel to Alor. From DPS, Lion flies to Kupang. Overnight. Fly Wings to Alor in the morning. (Don't be deceived by the Lion website that says it has an afternoon flight to Alor from Kupang. Never ever happens). Return in one day. You can get to Alor in one day from Jakarta, but...

There are a ton of dive operators on Bali. You might want to think about Manjangan Resort (Nusa Bay) Home - NusaBay Menjangan by WHM - Waka Hotel and Resorts. The dive operation there is Blue Corner which also has operations on Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida. The resort is in West Bali National...

Just got back from Bali. Flew through Taipei. I’m in Cleveland so I have to go through a hub. I’m also UA Gold, so I fly UA. Cle-sfo-tpe-dps. I’m retired and old so I like to spend a few days recovering from jet lag. I also like to fly through SIN. i always go west because it seems a bit shorter

I was in Gilli Air and the diving wasn’t great. I’d stick to Lembongan or Pennida. Blue Corner or Two Fish. Two Fish has moved from Lembongan to Penida

My recommendation is to stay in Bali. Go to Nusa Penida or Nusa Lembongan. You can get a fast boat from Sanur. Mantas are a given. To get to Alor from Bali. Lion to Kupang. Overnight Wings to Alor. Return can be done in one day. Do no believe that there is an afternoon flight from Kupang to...

Well, I assume by now that the original poster has decided where they are going. But I was in Alor this time last year (second time) and booked up for June 2024. I love Alami Alor. I've been to PNG and want to go again, but I can't even figure out how to get a visa from the government's website...

What about her visa for Indonesia? She will need to either get a VOA or have an evisa. I'm guessing she will need to do this in Jakarta. There's a evisa and that might make things at immigration a bit faster.

I have stayed and dive with Alami Alor twice and am booked for next June. It is great diving. I love the couple running the place, lots of fun. Lots of flexibility with the diving too. Last November, there were divers who wanted to do currenty dives and some that didn't so we got to choose which...

Did an AirB&B in July I think. Two bedrooms cheaper than a hotel in Key Largo. (The Hampton Inn was 3-400 a night. Not a holiday nor last minute.) Diving got weathered out, but got in one dive which was not impressive. Not what it was when I first dived there

I booked a stay in Raja Ampat at Sorido several weeks ago (for February 2023). I am planning to fly to Singapore and then to Manado for a short stay at Lembeh and Bangka. then I will fly Lion to Sorong and then Garuda from Sorong to Jakarta and then on to Singapore (same ticket). You can fly...

My dive buddy did his instructor on Lembongan in December several years back. No issues. I much prefer Lembongan to the Gillies, but YMMV. I've been diving on Bali several times in February, too. No issues with the weather.

I dove this morning. I think my buddy and I encountered a max of 8 divers at various times underwater. Also dove it on Saturday when the lot was full before we got there about 70 minutes from high tide (thought parking wouldn't be a problem because it was so early on a Saturday morning). Again...

I've dived with SeaVentures twice and found them responsive and helpful. In my experience, they offer the best guarantee for trips to Sipidan. Of course with travel perhaps still light, that may not be an issue. I was last there about 4 years ago. We had armed guards on the rig every night. I...

My DAN membership expires at the end of the month and I am trying to figure this out. As far as I can tell, the membership coverages apply to ANY trip and the insurance plans have separate benefits for dive and non dive accidents. So I guess I will call and see if coverages are cumulative for...

I have used a mirrorless camera since 2017. Great pictures.

Indonesia Philippines Malaysia. In Alor in Nov 2019, I saw literally thousands of dolphins (didn't dive with them though). Not so much other big stuff. Lembongan--manta and mola mola. Philippines mostly macro where I've been. Yap and Palau (maybe not Asia) haven't been mentioned, both have big...

I just looked and it was over $400 for two of us for about 3 weeks. No trip cancellation insurance included. I'm looking for really cheap! (I have DAN evacuation and DAN coverage but not DAN travel insurance, so I'm OK on getting evacuated or for a diving accident)

Thanks. I found the language about departure from country of origin on the Philippines Airlines website. The IATA language is also the same as on the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco. So, I suppose I'm OK. There are so many requirements with so much fine print. I'm hoping by the time I...