Koh Tao - 12th of February - 2010As always with this island, on arrival I'd forgotten quite how pretty it is... nick-named Turtle Island due to its shape as it appears on the horizon, it's just how you want a Thai island to look! It has developed noticeably since my last visit, but somehow it's kept its "small island" feel... within a few hours I felt I'd never been away. What really struck me this time is how much there is to do... besides the diving t...

DIVING KOH LANTAOW at Ko HaaBack in a previous incarnation (before being an elephant but after Tibetan monk) this trusty divescout was a scuba instructor who worked in several great South East Asian destinations. One of these was Ko Lanta, and it has to be said that if God (or Buddha or Shiva or whoever) designed a location for an Open Water Course, he (or she) would have to work pretty hard to beat Ko Haa lagoon. Protected on all sides by three postcard-perfect ...

TULAMBEN & NUSA PENIDA - DIVING BALI THE FUNKY WAY Bali is one of those very special places where you feel there are secrets to be discovered around every corner. It's a big island full of mystery and - call me a hippie - spirits… But no man can visit Bali without realizing or at least NOTICING how holistic it is. JEEP SAFARI AND SHORE DIVING IN BALIWith a good friend of mine, I set out to discover as many of these secrets as possible. The cool thing abo...

BACK TO GILI TRAWANGAN IN INDONESIA…Spending time in the Philippines really makes you feel like you are travelling. Since the country is made out of thousands of islands, you can let it take forever to move from A to B, making the experience as adventurous as you like. After a couple of weeks, you are loaded with the spells of this country… You can even become a little over-stimulated! THE BEAUTY OF BLUE MANGO BUNGALOWSWith mixed feelings I left the beau...

It is very few who are privileged enough to keep their hobby as their job. My hobby is diving where ever there is water... My job is scouting for the best diving destinations on and off the beaten track. I travel the world in search of good diving. Its an acceptable deal! For years I have been working as a diving instructor around the globe. It is the knowledge of the diving industry that has made me the destination manager for the dive travel agency BLUE VENTUR...