Vacations

Scuba Diving in the Red Sea, Egypt

by Julieanne on June 1, 2010

People traveling to Egypt do not do so only to view the many fascinating historical sites stretching up and down the Nile River. They also come to take in the glories of the far Western Desert and its five large oases. Visitors also enjoy trekking and exploring through the Eastern Desert and the Sinai Peninsula as well. Currently, however one of the strongest reasons that people from around the world plan a visit is to enjoy the scuba diving in the Red Sea, Egypt.

Scuba diving in Egypt? Absolutely! In fact, the eastern coast of continental Egypt and the southernmost point of the Sinai Peninsula (which is a territory of Egypt) are frequently referred to as the “Red Sea Riviera”. This is for several reasons, but primarily due to the charming towns and villages that have grown to accommodate the enormous number of visitors who make a point of scuba diving in the Red Sea, Egypt.

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Phuket: An Amazing Scuba Diving Location

by Julieanne on May 13, 2010

Phuket is located in Thailand and is very highly rated. In fact, it is among the world’s top ten scuba diving locations. Exotic culture, adventure both above and below the surface, unforgettable food, Phuket has all the right ingredients for a perfect diving holiday. There are breath taking reefs and remarkable underwater rock formations in addition to the different types of marine life that are found here that provide some amazing opportunities for divers of all levels and persuasions.

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Diving at Cooke Island, New South Wales Australia

November 17, 2007

Diving at Cooke Island is pretty good. This is a story I wrote when we dived there 2 or 3 years ago. Here’s a picture of the island: We had a great time! The viz was poor, however we still saw lots of stuff. We went with about 5 other people, and Luke led us. [...]

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HMAS Brisbane – 2 years since it was sunk

August 6, 2007

And, we dived on it!  We were there the day after the 2nd anniversary of it being sunk.  It was very exciting to see the ship and I took some movie of our first dive.  The second dive, we went inside the Engine room, but I didn’t take the camera down for that dive. The [...]

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Red Sea

March 17, 2007

Scuba Diving Magazine have a guide to Scuba Diving vacations in Red Sea written by readers of the Magazine. They say that the lack of fresh water flowing into the sea, and the intense evaporation causes the Red sea to be saltier than most. The water is cooler, the seas are choppy , and visibility [...]

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Galapagos Islands

February 19, 2007

As usual, Island Dream has an exciting story to read about a Scuba Diving Vacation Galapagos Island Ken Knezick writes aobut his adventure aboard Peter Hughes’ new Motor Yacht (M/Y) Sky Dancer live-aboard dive boat. First of all, he describes the islands and the boat, then he warns that diving around the Galapagos Islands is [...]

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Port Douglas

November 25, 2006

Most people have probably heard of Cairns in the north of Queensland. Port Douglas is about an hour north of Cairns. Port Douglas – top of Queensland and still part of the Great Barrier Reef. Undersea Explorer take Scuba Divers to Ribbon Reefs, Cod Hole and Osprey Reef on their LiveAboard boat. At North Horn, [...]

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Croatia

November 17, 2006

On one side of Croatia is the Adriatic Sea, with Italy just on the other side of the Adriatic Sea. Sea termperature at a depth of from 20 to 30 m remains constant througout the year, ranging from 16 to 17 degrees Centigrade. The sea is relatively calm, with no high waves or strong currents. [...]

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South West Rocks – Fish Rock Cave

April 22, 2006

FISH ROCK CAVE DEPTH 12 TO 24 METRES The craggy island of Fish Rock is no indication of the splendor that lies underneath. At 120 metres long, and well known as one of the largest ocean caverns in the southern hemisphere, FISH ROCK CAVE has attracted divers worldwide. Enter the deep end of the cave [...]

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Julian Rocks, Byron Bay

June 3, 2005

I just went for my BEST dive ever!! Even the dive leader who’s been diving about 40 yrs said he’d give it a 9 out of 10. We saw just about every fish that it’s possible to see at Julian Rocks, and soooo many and sooo BIG!!! The first dive we went out from the [...]

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