Tag: Beginner Friendly

A second trip to Thailand's Koh Tao: lessons from the first visit, the dive sites revisited, better dive planning and what changed in a year.

• Photo & Video
• Dive Sites
• Koh Tao

The story of the sunken ferry and the King Cruiser dive site near Phuket

• Dive Sites
• Phuket
• Phi Phi

Dive site of the Phi Phi archipelago: Turtle Rock

• Dive Sites
• Phuket
• Phi Phi

The island of turtles and Thailand's diving mecca

• Dive Sites
• Photo & Video
• Koh Tao

Where to study? Overview of training and certification systems

• Training
• Photo & Video
• Certification

A sample dive briefing for certified divers (OW and AOW): a divemaster-course exercise walking through the dive plan, conditions and safety.

• Training
• Photo & Video
• Racha Yai

Dive sites around Racha Yai: a popular one-day trip from Phuket

• Dive Sites
• Phuket
• Racha Yai

How I got into diving — from a random try-dive at a festival to certification. The first post of the Diver's Notes blog and an intro to the author.

• Photo & Video
• First Experience
• Phuket