What is Project AWARE?

What is Project AWARE?

What is Project Aware? Most divers out there are familiar with PADI the world’s largest recreational diving membership and diver training organization, but Project AWARE was founded by PADI to help conserve underwater environments. Project...

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What do you know about nudibranchs?

What do you know about nudibranchs?

So many different colours and shapes, more than 3,000 known species so far and new ones are still being discovered. If you are crazy about these interesting creatures as we are, you might want to know some curiosities about them. Nudis can see?...

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Kids Rock!

Kids Rock!

The kids have been getting in on the diving action in East Timor by completing the Bubblemaker programme then upgrading to Seal Team. Xana and Leticia have even started doing their Seal Team Specialties on the way to be becoming Master...

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Great News for Tasi Tolu

Great News for Tasi Tolu

It looks like the President has put a stop to the drainage project that was going to destroy one of Timor’s best loved Dili sites at Tasi Tolo. Just goes to show that in such a developing country the general “dive...

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10 Days in Timor

Just to get to a place for holiday that not everyone else is going to or has been to, we decided to go to Timor Leste for 10 days over the Chinese New Year break for some diving and looking around for humanitarian volunteer...

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Surfers Ear

Having experienced this myself this week, I thought it would make interesting reading. However its not so common in tropics:- Q: I’ve been told I have surfer’s ear. What does this mean and will it affect my diving? A: An exostosis is...

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Exercise after diving?

For all those hashers that want to run after diving:- Q: I regularly exercise and want to continue my routine on my vacation. I am worried about diving and exercise. Is there any information that can help me plan for both. A: Timing of Exercise...

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Night Dives

Go at Sunset Many dive boats will leave for a night dive right before sunset. That way you have light to get your scuba gear ready. It also feels less intimidating (to me anyway) to go out while there is still some light left. Likewise, if you...

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