October 1, 2018

Balinese Blues, The Good Kind (June 2017)

Crystal clear water, lush reefs and big animal encounters – everything I wanted in a dive trip, was delivered in Bali. Our hotel, Sanur Palace, was only a short drive from the Crystal Divers Bali dive shop where we picked up our gear and off to the diving. Our first few dives were at Padang … Continued

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September 30, 2018

Malapascua Magic (January, 2018)

Cue music. Buble coming through. “Birds flying high, You know how I feel Sun in the sky, You know how I feel Breeze driftin’ on by, You know how I feel It’s a new dawn, It’s a new day It’s a new life, For me And I’m feeling good, I’m feeling good” Our state of … Continued

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September 26, 2018

Raja Ampat’s Unrivaled Splendor (September, 2018)

Three (maybe four) flights (one which was almost missed). Second star to the right, straight on ‘til morning – somewhere, over the rainbow and across the Banda Sea, adjacent to Oz, but not quite there. J.M. Barrie wrote of a Neverland like the one we visited, but his was festooned with pixie dust and ours … Continued

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September 24, 2018

Sipadan’s Sunsets and Schools (October, 2017)

We visited Sipadan Island, in Malaysia (off Malaysian Borneo), over Diwali 2017 with Lacadives. We stayed on Mabul Island, which was beautiful, particularly the evenings, which boasted red and blue sunsets. The main attraction (and the highlight) of our trip was Sipadan National Park. Access to the park is usually limited to one visit per … Continued

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