Diving with Tina’s Reef Divers in Sabang on the island of Mindoro was an incredibly fun and affordable way to experience one of the Philippines’ most beloved dive destinations. Puerto Galera has long been known in the SCUBA community for its excellent mix of vibrant coral reefs and fascinating muck diving, and even during low…Continue reading Philippines – Puerto Galera
Tag: Macro
Philippines – Dauin
Spending a week scuba diving with Bongo Bongo Divers in Dauin was an absolute dream for macro and muck diving lovers. Known as one of the premier critter-diving destinations in the Philippines, Dauin completely lived up to the hype as we packed in 18 dives over the week – 15 incredible muck dives along the…Continue reading Philippines – Dauin
Philippines – Anilao
Anilao is famous for its macro diving with a prolific and diverse nudibranch population. In fact, during a 2 week competition called “slugfest”, participants discovered more than 500 unique species of nudibranchs! Since we had newly acquired Olympus TG cameras, we wanted to spend some time here focusing on the little critters. Unfortunately, we timed…Continue reading Philippines – Anilao
Indonesia – Bali
Since Bali has loads of cheap international flights, we used it as our base while traveling in and around Indonesia and Malaysia. We got to know the island pretty well as we hopped in and out over the past several months. Our friends Grace and Kirn joined us for a whirlwind couple of days in…Continue reading Indonesia – Bali
Philippines – Malapascua
Malapascua Island, Philippines – one of the only places in the world where SCUBA divers can come face to face with pelagic thresher sharks (also known as “fox sharks”). Thresher sharks are famous for their unusually long tails, which can sometimes measure as long as their torpedo shaped muscular bodies! The thresher shark uses its…Continue reading Philippines – Malapascua