A roundup on dive travel and marine related stories
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 23rd, 2012
It has been late 1991 when I first ventured to Banda Island in the Maluku Sea. I was then backpacking through Indonesia and on to PNG. I remember a quaint village with big history. The island came to fame and humble wealth as origin of spices such as nutmeg and pepper. Very violent battles between [...]
Posted in # Hot Deals, - Liveaboard Dive Cruises, Dive Travel, Uncategorized on Nov 2nd, 2011
Divers with young kids often face a challenge if they want to take the family on a great holiday and experience excellent diving. Dive, bring the kids, have nannies on board who look after them. Get to dive and sail in the Philippines and/or in Indonesia. Enjoy an awesome family holiday on a liveaboard! This [...]
Posted in - Liveaboard Dive Cruises, Dive Travel, Uncategorized on Oct 24th, 2011
Sail away and combine two passions on the fabulous Philippine Siren Where: Southern Visayas, Philippines What: Liveaboard Cruise When: 11th to 18th August 2012 Dive into Yourself – Yoga & Scuba Join Yoga instructor Teresa Herrera for a specialist yoga and scuba diving liveaboard trip in the Southern Visayas, Philippines. Spend 7 nights aboard on the [...]
Posted in # Hot Deals, - Liveaboard Dive Cruises, Dive Travel, Uncategorized on May 18th, 2011
The Golden Dawn has been pioneering diving in PNG since 1990. Craig DeWitt, veteran diver and skipper of the MV Golden Dawn, offers now some awesome diving at the Papuan Barrier Reef, south of Port Moresby. The Papuan Barrier Reef is a substantial rival to the Great Barrier Reef of Australia running 1000 km from [...]
Posted in Dive Travel, Marine conservation, Uncategorized on May 17th, 2011
Minke Girl – the career of a former Diversion client- It sounds a bit like a fairytale, but this one is true: Susan Sobtzick from Berlin, a former client of Diversion Dive Travel, now lives in Townsville, where she has finished her PhD about Minke Whales. Here in Australia many people call her “Susan, the [...]
Posted in Dive Shows, Dive Travel, U/W Photography, Uncategorized on May 2nd, 2011
Join the “Australasia Challenge” – at the 5th Underwater Festival 2011 Over A$ 100 000 worth of prizes to be won! What: Go diving and take pictures When: 2-11 Sep 2011 Where: Anywhere in over 20 Australasian countries or at one of the designated “fringe” events The Underwater Festival 2011 will be the biggest one [...]
Posted in - Dive Resorts, Marine conservation, Uncategorized on Mar 4th, 2011
Raja Ampat’s biodiversity never fails to astound. Three new species of reef fish were discovered at Misool Eco Resort by Dr Mark Erdmann during Fish Geek Week, February 11-18th 2011. This brings the total number of identified species in Raja Ampat up to 1414. Wow! Mark found 2 new cardinal fish from different genuses, Siphamia [...]
Posted in - Liveaboard Dive Cruises, Dive Travel, Uncategorized on Mar 4th, 2011
Join dive legend Valerie Taylor on an exciting trip combining the best of Raja Ampat and the Banda Sea from 15-27 April this year. Valerie and her husband, Ron Taylor pioneered underwater photography and filmmaking in Australia and around the world. Film and TV credits include Shark Hunters, Blue Wilderness, Blue Water, White Death, The [...]
Posted in # Fly&Dive Packages, - Dive Resorts, Dive Travel, Uncategorized on Oct 20th, 2010
You maybe excused if Tingwon is not part of your standard Geography. You can find the real answer by joining this trip organised by Lissenung Island Resort in Papua New Guinea. - or you can cheat and scroll to the bottom 9-day/8-night Exploratory Trip, Tingwon Island, 21-29 May 2011 During this 9-day trip, we will [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 16th, 2009
PNG Highlands woman Papua New Guinea men in traditional outfit “SING SING” is the name for those fantastic gatherings of Papua New Guinea people in their traditional outfits. Sing Sings happen on all sorts of family and tribal events during the year. However, there are some planned events where villagers gather to celebrate [...]
