[JoshuaZ]

Over Xmas I went to Thailand and took a SCUBA diving class (PADI Open Water). Fun stuff. I`ve got about 9 days in May and want to take some more classes and do some underwater photography.

Any ideas where I should go diving in South East Asia? (Hopefully somewhere not too expensive.)

[Millennium]

It's been a long time since I did any SCUBA, but I did some back in college (and then later on a cruise). It's fun, but I don't really have a lot of time to do it.

[Mrjinglesusa]

Yes.

[Sub]

I love to, my whole life revolves around it and underwater photography. I don't mean to brag, but I have been to these places:
Bahamas (Columbus Isle) twice
Grand Cayman Twice
Curacao
Bonaire Twice
La Paz, Mexico Twice (My favorite place to dive that I have been to)
Turks and Caicos

Hit me up if you want some underwater D200 Pic Action.

[Andy8]

Try Puerto Galera in the Philippines. It is a great place for diving, with many diverse dive sites in a compact area. I have done about 85 dives there myself.

If your interested I can recommend some dives and some places to stay.

[badidea]

Originally Posted by JoshuaZ 

Over Xmas I went to Thailand ...

Any ideas where I should go diving in South East Asia? (Hopefully somewhere not too expensive.)

Hmm, I think you just said it yourself - Thailand!

Where have you been? Koh Tao?
If not, then definately go there!
But if you want it really cheap and have other options than South East Asia then go to Honduras! Probaly the cheapest place on earth for diving (and still very beautiful)!

[macroy]

Originally Posted by JoshuaZ 

Over Xmas I went to Thailand and took a SCUBA diving class (PADI Open Water). Fun stuff. I`ve got about 9 days in May and want to take some more classes and do some underwater photography.

Any ideas where I should go diving in South East Asia? (Hopefully somewhere not too expensive.)

I did the exact same thing about 10 years ago in Phuket. It was one of the coolest experiences I ever had. I'd love to pick it up again, but classes are so expensive around here.... and in D.C. not exactly something you can enjoy very often afterwards.

[sknapp351]

My fiancé is a Padi Dive Master, her brother is a Padi Dive Master, her mother is a Padi Instructor, and Her father is a Padi Instructor, Deep Tech Instructor, Padi Spelunking Instructor, and Padi Underwater Photo Instructor. I, on the other hand, was suited up and pushed off the boat once in Key West. I liked it, but not nearly as much as most dive people. All I tend to see are pics of fishes and wrecks. Even their Christmas tree is decorated with crystal fishes and divers. A bit much for me, I like sl=nowy mountains.
As to your question, they seem to have been everywhere. They leave the country on dive trips twice a year on average. My fiancé seemed to like Palau quite a bit.
SAm

Here are some of her fathers pics:
H2Owens Underwater Photography

[andi*pandi]

we used to. Cayman was nice, where I finished my certification, and then we went to Fiji, which was much more wild, much less abused, and really beautiful.

[paul w]

I learned in Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania. Neither easy to get to, as cheap as say Thailand or any of that. But beautiful coral, sea creatures esp whale sharks.

Yeah, I know this is not useful but hey...

[osiris]

Okinawa, Japan. It's comparable to the Bahamas, only a lot less crowded.

[Powerbook]

Sorry for the slight derailing, but do you Scuba folks use diving watches or other electronic info gear? How common is those stuff?

I ask, because I have a new Suunto D9 diving watch here, complete with sensor kit. I don't dive so I like to sell it, but I have not yet an idea where. this watch "seems" too special for eBay (few auctions, price uncalculable).


Regards
PB.

[JoshuaZ]

Originally Posted by badidea 

Hmm, I think you just said it yourself - Thailand!

Where have you been? Koh Tao?
If not, then definately go there!
But if you want it really cheap and have other options than South East Asia then go to Honduras! Probaly the cheapest place on earth for diving (and still very beautiful)!

Yes, Koh Tao. Spent a week there. Just enjoying the sun, atmosphere, and a bit of SCUBA. Going back there was my first choice, but it'll cost me around 100,000¥ in air fair to go there for a week.

I'd love to hear more about Puerto Galera in the Philippines. Visiting a new country would be quite nice.

I'm heading back to the US for two weeks in August for a wedding. I was thinking about taking one of those weeks and going diving. Florida?

[tie]

PB, I'd think Ebay would be fine. If not, I'd try scubaboard perhaps. Price should be easy to calculate based on online dive stores.