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<description>Digest of the Asiadiving travel forum</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>How Widely Excepted Is An SDI Certification?</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/asiadiving/9771_How-widely-excepted-is-an-SDI-certification-/0</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I'm SCUBA Divers International certified and was wondering if i'll run into any problems with anyone accepting this in SE asia. ]]></description>
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<title>Beginners Wanting To Learn To Dive On A Budget.Where Too Start,Cambodia,Thailand Or Malaysia</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/asiadiving/9714_Beginners-wanting-to-learn-to-dive-on-a-budget-Where-too-start-Cambodia-Thailand-or-Malaysia/0</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi

My girlfriend and i are travelling across SE Asia and want to learn to dive somewhere on our route. We will be travelling across the whole of Thailand and Cambodia and the East coast of Malaysia. We really want to fit diving into our trip but are concerned about costs firstly and safety secondly.

Our budget will restrict where and what we can afford to choose to do surrounding diving, but we are concerned that comprising in price can lead to our instruction being unsafe.

Please could you feedback the cheapest places to learn to dive in Cambodia,Thailand and Malaysia, plus safety information surrounding diving there. 

thank you all in advance!!! All help with this will be very apprecaited!!!! cheers ]]></description>
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<title>Good Diving In Thailand In April</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/asiadiving/9615_Good-diving-in-Thailand-in-April/0</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hello fellow travellers. I have been looking around this website for a while now and it's fantastic. Will be really helpful when I am going to SEA soon! Thanks!

Anywho, I will be in Thailand in April, and was wondering where you suggest the best place to dive would be.. is it still good diving on Koh Tao around that time or should I venture to the west coast? I have my open water cert already so I will just be doing fun dives.
Are the whalesharks still around Koh Tao around April or is March better for that? I was planning on going to Malaysia in March but if the diving is better then I'll stick around for that first.

Thanks :) ]]></description>
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<title>August Diving In Thailand For A Newbie</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/asiadiving/9562_August-Diving-in-Thailand-for-a-newbie/0</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi, I'm interested in trying my hand in diving while I'll be in Thailand solo, for the month of August.  Can anyone start off with some info for me?  Ko Tao?  Thanks! ]]></description>
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<title>Surfing &amp; Diving - Phillipines Or Indonesia?</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/asiadiving/8997_Surfing--amp--Diving---Phillipines-or-Indonesia-/0</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi.

I'm travelling to SouthEast Asia at March 2th to June 5th, with my girlfriend.
We are planning on spending 2 months travelling in Laos, Vietnam and Borneo. The last month we would like spending on surfing, partying and diving. But we not sure what place would be the best choise, Indonesia or Philliphines. If you have some suggestions, we would love to hear, and some experiences could be nice too. 

- Emil ]]></description>
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<title>Dive Master Internship - Thailand</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/asiadiving/8725_dive-master-internship---Thailand/0</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I'm planning on doing my Dive Masters certification in Thailand in February. I have lots of time to complete the certification and am liking the idea of prolonging the internship because the lifestyle sounds like something i could get used to. I've looked into a few different companies on different islands: koh tao, koh samui, koh phi phi and in the similan islands. some internships last 2 months, others 5 or 6 and the prices seem to vary. seems like some places have you more as a student for the duration of the program and others have you helping more with work so it's a bit cheaper. I already have my Open Water Certification and I don't want to be spending the whole time in a really touristy place where the diving is overrated. (I ... ]]></description>
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<title>I Already Have My PADI Dive Cert Where Should I Go To Dive?</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/asiadiving/8480_I-already-have-my-PADI-dive-cert-where-should-i-go-to-dive-/0</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A lot will depend on what time of the year you are looking at going. ]]></description>
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<title>Diving In Halong Bay</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/asiadiving/8300_Diving-in-Halong-Bay/0</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Has anyone heard of this ... I thought the bay was pretty polluted but grateful if anyone can shed some light on what this dive might be like ]]></description>
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<title>Good Price For Scuba Diving In Koh Lanta???</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/asiadiving/8000_good-price-for-scuba-diving-in-Koh-Lanta---/0</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ My partner and I will be arriving in Thailand on the 4th November &amp; will be heading down to Koh Lanta for a weeks break in the sun before we go off backpacking! we have decided we would like to do our open water diving course.  After doing some research the prices all seem to be pretty similar however I wanted to check to make sure im not being ripped off (better safe then sorry)

Blue Planet Divers on Koh Lanta are quoting me 13900 for 1 x open water course so the two courses plus 5 nights in air con room for 33480, is this the normal rate for doing the open water? The room is about £100 for 5 nights but it is a nice hotel.

Thanks for the help!!!

p.s great website!! ]]></description>
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<title>Finding Scuba Gear In Bangkok?</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/asiadiving/7795_Finding-scuba-gear-in-Bangkok-/0</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hello forum,

Finally Bangkok! I've been here for a week now and i absolutely love it!

I'm leaving for Surat Thani/Krabi early next week and was thinking that it might be a good idea to find things like goggles and snorkel here first.

Does anyone know where to look for stuff like that? Or, would it even be easier to find once in ST/Krabi perhaps?

Any help is highly appreciated.

// ]]></description>
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<title>Vietnam In October</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/asiadiving/7764_Vietnam-in-October/0</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi!

Looking for some advice on dive spots in Vietnam in October. Where would you go? And why?

Right now torn between Phu Quoc and the Cham island. Also was considering Nha Trang, but the overall scenery is in my opinion inferior to the first two, as we are also looking for some chill time in a hammock under a palm tree between or after dives, then would prefer something less built up and more natural. Location wise would prefer Cham, as we are going to  Hoi An  anyways, we are short on time and going to PQ would take quite a bit, if we don't wanna fly. But diving wise, which would you recommend Cham or PQ? Where are your best experiences from? Any tips and ideas are welcome!

Now the problem is with the time of year, as i ... ]]></description>
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<title>Koh Tao In March</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/asiadiving/7585_Koh-Tao-in-march/0</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I'll be heading to Koh Tao in early March 2010.  Was just wondering what the island's like around that time?  Also would anyone know what the scuba diving and general swimming is like as I've heard of the plankton around march.

CHeers!! ]]></description>
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<title>Ko Tao/Ko Samui-November</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/asiadiving/7557_Ko-Tao-Ko-Samui-November/0</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi all,

We are planning a diving trip in  Ko Tao  first week of November.  I know this is coming at the wet season, but I have read mixed things online about how badly Ko Tao is affected.  Anyone have any advice about weather on Ko Tao during early November?  Also, how bad could it get?  Should I be worried about flight delays and such?

Thanks! ]]></description>
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<title>Diving In North-East Asia In November</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/asiadiving/7433_Diving-in-North-East-Asia-in-November/0</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi , Hope someone could help!
Did alot of research , got confused...
Here it is .. we will be traveling 5 weeks in SE Asia from Canada. Our itinerary Hong Kong a few days, Vietnam a few weeks North for trekking  (will ask questions later about that)then would like to dive BEST PLACE FOR DIVING MID NOVEMBER? 
then visiting friend's in Boracay Philippines , what is confusing is the weather for diving. I think Malaysia is out , what about Indonesia , where?
Thailand is fine but maybe to much out of the way ?
What about Philippines ?
Thank you so much for your recommendations ! ]]></description>
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<title>Scuba Diving At Khao Sok National Park</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/asiadiving/7353_Scuba-diving-at-Khao-Sok-National-Park/0</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Just added a new story to the site covering a rather unusual diving location -- in the lake at the centre of Khao Sok National Park. You can read the full story here ]]></description>
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<title>Diving Vietnam/Cambodia In December</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/asiadiving/7324_Diving-Vietnam-Cambodia-in-December/0</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi all, 

Can anyone suggest good dive spots in December, we will be in Vietnam and Cambodia from 11 Dec to 11 Jan. We would like to take a couple of days off at a spot that we can go diving from. We were going to do it off hoi an but I believe the weather there isn't great that time of the year.

We have one experienced diver, one qualified but inexperienced diver, and one person happy to come along on a boat trip and jump in with a snorkle. ]]></description>
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<title>Where Is The Best Diving - Ko Jum / Ko Lanta / Ko Kradan???</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/asiadiving/7304_Where-is-the-best-diving---Ko-Jum---Ko-Lanta---Ko-Kradan---/0</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi everyone, 

I'm looking for recommendations of dive sites / shops for the isalnds above and a general concensus on where is best to dive. We're heading over in mid-december and the man wants to dive (he's fully PADI'd up). I know the area is no  Ko Tao  or Ko Maak, but where would he be best concetrating his efforts?

Thanks in advance!

Alex ]]></description>
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<title>Snorkeling Thailand And Cambodia</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/asiadiving/7186_Snorkeling-Thailand-and-Cambodia/0</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi fellow fish
Any tips for good snorkeling spots in Thailand and Cambodia?
I am currently on Koh Phangan, which is pretty average for snorkeling, I have enjoyed Koh Tao on other trips.
I am travelling in Thailand and Cambodia for the next couple of months.
Any advice appreciated.
Cheers
Minang ]]></description>
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<title>Philippines Or Indonesia?</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/asiadiving/7069_Philippines-or-Indonesia-/0</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I'm planning to escape the office for 4 weeks in February next year.  I'm trying to decide beween the Philippines and Indonesia - and struggling! 

What recommendations do you have?

(PS - I'm an Advanced PADI diver (logged 50 dives), currently retraining with BSAC and doing UK diving over the summer, confident underwater, experience of handling strong currents and wreck diving.  Looking for stunning reefs, wrecks, a few of the 'big things') ]]></description>
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<title>Learning To Dive Koh Tao</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/asiadiving/6823_Learning-to-dive-Koh-Tao/0</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi all

I'm toying with the idea of learning to dive in Koh Tao (so do the PADI Open Water course) when we're there next year.

I've through this forum and others but can't seem to find any recent definitive advice.

Has anyone had any experience with:
* Simple Life Koh Tao Diving / Koh Tao Wind Resort (BHT9,800 pp)
* Davy Jones' Locker / Silver Sands Hotel &amp; Beach Resort (BHT9,800 pp)
* Planet Scuba (THB9,270 pp)

I think I'm leaning towards the Davy Jones' Locker/Silver Sands or the Simple Life option. These two include four nights accommodation (DJL in bungalow, SL in a fan room) - Planet Scuba only includes three nights in a fan room. We're going to be towards the end of our trip so having accommodation included is a big ... ]]></description>
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