The Raja Ampat region of Indonesia is rapidly becoming one of the "hottest" places to dive on the planet. Since it is relatively new to dive tourism, it is facing some of the same problems (anchor damage, destructive fishing practices, etc.) other destinations now manage effectively. The solution is probably an MPA (Marine Protected Area), and great strides are being made to pull together the private, public...

Doris and I departed a day before the rest of our group which meant an extra day in Guam! Upon arrival, a driver from the Fiesta Guam was waiting for us with our names written on a sign...

Most certified divers have heard about the diving in Truk (or Chuuk) and Palau (Belau) ranking high on the list of best destinations for scuba diving, and I was fortunate enough to experience these Pacific wonders of the underwater world...

The diving here is dependent on the tides created by the phases of the Moon and we were there mostly during the slack time. Our best dives were on the first and last days when the currents were the strongest. The diving was very good but there is a night and day difference in the level of fish activity between strong current and slack tide dives...

The Wakatobi experience starts with staff meeting you at your airplane upon arrival in Bali to assist with Indonesian customs and immigration. We scheduled a few days in Bali to see some of the island before continuing on to Wakatobi. The island of Bali is beautiful and...

"The best time to visit Fiji is in our summer/their winter where the water and air temp is cooler and the viz is better (+ out of the cyclone season). We had a good bit of rain and hot air & water temp. Water temp was 84 F.