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Dive Destination	Dive Op/Resort	Live Aboard?	Review	Rating	Date	Photos/ Helpful Votes
Philippines/Negros + Cebu	*Whispering Palms/same*		"where are the fish" where are the fishSipaway Island Whispering Palms, Negros, Philippines (10 nights) Since retirement and a modest pens... Full report		6/2024	1
Africa/Madagascar Nosy Be	*Aventura Diving/l´Heure Bleue*		"curiosity" curiosityMADAGASCAR Aventura Diving, L’Heure Bleu, Overfishing and spearfishing leave some reefs nearly empty... Full report		4/2024
Africa/Madagascar, Nosy Sakatia Lodge	*Nosy Sakatia/same*		"whale shark season" whale shark seasonNosy Sakatia Lodge Madagascar (see undercurrent 9/ 22) The whale sharks appeared last year end of Se... Full report		10/2023
Red Sea/Saudi Arabia	*Mar Rosso*		"new pastures" new pastures“Visit and enjoy the Red Sea like it was 20 years ago” the ad said and each of you like me would hav... Full report		8/2023	3
Africa/Nosy Be	*Forever Dive/L´Heure Bleue*		"easy peasy" easy peasyComing from that quiet and peaceful place on Nosy Sakatia it was like stepping from a garden path ri... Full report		9/2022
Africa/Madagaskar	*Nosy Sakatia/same*		"relaxing" relaxingMany European tourists chose Africa as vacation destination, as there is hardly any time change so ... Full report		9/2022
Africa/Madagaskar	*Nosy Sakatia/same*		"relaxing" relaxingMany European tourists chose Africa as vacation destination, as there is hardly any time change so ... Full report		9/2022
Red Sea/Marsalam	*Red Sea Divng Safari/Marsa Shagra Eco Lodge*		"first time after C 19" first time after C 19Egypt, Marsalam, Marsa Shagra Eco Lodge My travel plans and attempt in September to fly to Madagasc... Full report		10/2021	1
Dominican Republic/Samana	*las galeras divers/COOEE*		"awesome scenery" awesome sceneryDom. Rep. Las Galeras, North COOEE Hotel resort again one all inclusive thing with wonderful beache... Full report		1/2020
Dominican Republic/Bayahibe	*go dive bayahibe/Viva Wyndham Dominicus Palace*		"tub water" tub waterDom. Rep. Bayahibe South For more than 30 years the Dominican Republic was sleeping in one of my dr... Full report		12/2019
Philippines/Malapascua	*Devocean Divers Malapascua/Hippocampus Beach Resort*		"Thresher Sharks" Thresher Sharks Malapascua Hippocampus + Devocean Divers When I checked my list of creatures I put on a “must see”... Full report		10/2019	1
Philippines/Cebu	*Dive Spot Asia Beach Resort*		"far away from hurly burly" far away from hurly burlyDive Spot Asia Beach Resort 3. 5 hours transfer through rush hour traffic Cebu is no fun at all afte... Full report		10/2019
Africa/Sodwana Bay	*Coral Divers/same*		"amazing scenery" amazing sceneryOn the commando “3 2 1 go” we all dropped in and with negative entry met in around 5 m. Right beneat... Full report		2/2019	1
Africa/Aliwal Shoals	*Agulhas House/same*		"big stuff" big stuffAliwal Shoals, Agulhas House + Diver – South Africa “Last Minute Deal” said the message on facebook... Full report		2/2019	2
Africa/Kenya	*Extra Divers/Temple Point*		"Indian Ocean Paradise" Indian Ocean ParadiseIn the 1970 and 80 Kenya was among the top ten dive destinations for dive travel agencies and divers... Full report		1/2019
The Continental USA/North Carolina, Morehead	*Olympus Dive Center*		"Atlantic graveyard" Atlantic graveyardA picture of a whole bunch of sandtiger sharks hovering above some wreck caught my eye in some dive ... Full report		7/2018
The Continental USA/Florida Keys	*Juliet Sailing and Diving*		"wreck trek" wreck trekIn May 2011 I started my first wreck trek with rental car from Miami all the way down to Key West. F... Full report		7/2018	4
Indonesia/Hidden Treasure	*Karang Divers/Alam Mimpi*		"Bali North" Bali NorthAlam Mimpi – Karang Divers, Bali We were cruising at an altitude of 34 000 feet on our way to Bali. ... Full report		5/2018
Indonesia/Halmahera	*Salli Bay Resort*		"The Gap" The Gap Most avid divers have heard of or even dove Bunaken and Lembeh Strait. Same goes for Raja Ampat, I... Full report		4/2018	2
Australia/Hamilton Island	*Explorer/Palm Bungalows*		"white sandy beach" white sandy beachAt home I googled for a dive center on Hamilton and could only find “Explore”, some kind of tour op... Full report		1/2018
Australia/Lady Elliot	*Lady Elliot Divers*		"diamond in blue setting" diamond in blue settingComing out of the clouds all of sudden we saw an awesome greenish white diamond in a setting of love... Full report		1/2018
Australia/Lord Howe	*Pro Dive/Milky Way Resort*		"island dream" island dreamSnorkeling in the bay at Old Settlement Beach something suddenly bumped into my thigh. For one secon... Full report		12/2017
General Travel/Other Locations/Porto Santo + Madeira	*Rhea Divers/Pestana*		"blue wonder" blue wonderPorto Santo + Madeira Atlantic diving – the idea sent chills through my body. Friends recommended i... Full report		8/2017	2
Oman	*Extra Divers*		"Vis is the problem" Vis is the problemOman Saman Explorer My third trip to the Oman, I already dove around Muscat in both directions, t... Full report		5/2017	2
General Travel/Other Locations/Sri Lanka	*Unawatuna Divers*		"expected more" expected moreThere never ever started a vacation with that many calamities than this one. First Air Sri Lanka sto... Full report		1/2017	1
Africa/Sao Tomé + Principe	*Costa Norte/Pestana Equador*		" only rocks" only rocksSao Tome + Principe A couple of years ago I found the report of a well known German photo journal... Full report		10/2016	1
Africa/Mauritius	*Orca Dvier/Hibiscus Beach Resort*		"tub diving" tub divingMauritius It was my first time with Emirates and flying on an A 380 - impressive to see that huge b... Full report		4/2016	3
Puerto Rico/Mona Island	*Juliet*		"sail + dive" sail + divePuerto Rico - Juliet to Mona Island Part II On Saturday I left my rental car at Budget and took a c... Full report		12/2015
Puerto Rico/Rincon	*Taino Divers/Coconut Palms Inn*		"lovely trip" lovely tripPuerto Rico – Rincon Part I Why is paradise so difficult to reach? I guess the place would be too c... Full report		12/2015
Red Sea/Sinai peninsula	*Moon Divers/Viva Sharm*		"Sharm el Sheikh" Sharm el SheikhSharm el Sheikh – Moon Divers On rather short notice I learned, I still have 5 days of vacation l... Full report		10/2015
Cuba	*Avalon*		"Avalon Jardin de la Reina" Avalon Jardin de la ReinaWith no vacation plans for this year I was happy to find a new destination in [. . . ] o... Full report		5/2015
Africa/Mayotte, Comoros	*Jardin Maore*		"once again" once againTo visit one of your favourite destinations a second time at a different time of year might present ... Full report		12/2014
Mediterranean/Cyprus	*Werner Lau dive center/Club Aldiana*		Cyprus It´s fun to once in a while reach your semi tropical island destination in only 3. 5 hours ... Full report		9/2014
Philippines/Busuanga Coron	*Cashew Grove*		Next stop then was Cashew Grove on the other side of Busuanga. From the airport it´s a 1 h drive on ... Full report		5/2014
Philippines/Busuanga Coron	*Sangat Island/Sangat Island + Cashe Grove*		Coron Sangat Island + Cashew Grove, Busuanga, Phillippines The Philippines had suffered heavily i... Full report		5/2014
Africa/Cape Verde	*Orca Divers Sal/Dunas de Sal*		Cape Verde The idea of a cold white Christmas at home didn´t really attract me. So on rather shor... Full report		12/2013	1
Panama/Panama + Colombia	*Inula*		Panama – Coiba + Colombia – Malpelo trip on catamaran Inula Central America on the Pacific side s... Full report		8/2013
Red Sea/Sudan	*Royal Evolution*		With only 2 weeks vacation, I was looking for a not too far away warm water destination with blue wa... Full report		6/2013	1
Mediterranean/Malta, Gozo	*St. Andrews Divers Cove*		Malta, Gozo Sept. ... Full report		9/2012	2
Bahamas	*Carib Dancer*		Carib Dancer Bahamas I dove the Turks and Caicos for one week and looked around for more of that, ... Full report		5/2012
Turks and Caicos	*Aggressor Fleet*		Turks and Caicos Aggressor April/ May 2012 Followed the advice of friends who knew I love drop off... Full report		4/2012
Africa/Tanzania	*Swahili Divers + Sea Point/Keran Saray + Mafia Lodge*		Tanzania, Pemba Island (Sept. 2011) Qatar Airways brought me via Doha and Nariobi safely into... Full report		9/2011	1
Africa/Comoros	*Jardin Maore*		Since I heard of that fossil fish (Latimeria) they found alive in the deep blue of the Comores Islan... Full report		9/2009
General Travel/Other Locations/Portugal, Azores, Pico	*Blue Ocean Whale Watching*		Azores, Pico Island Pictures with a couple of manta rays in great visibility caught my eye in a d... Full report		8/2009
Africa/Djibouti	*Djibouti Diver 1*		Having only seen one whale shark in my 24 years of diving so far, for Christmas I decided to try a n... Full report		12/2008	1
French Polynesia/Fakarava	*Tetamanu Village*		A bit of French helps a lot, without it´s deaf language. Arrival at Fakarava on Air Tahiti arou... Full report		9/2008
Indonesia/Togian Islands	*Walea*		Walea was the highlight, climax, the Grande Finale of my this years vacation (Thailand - Burma, Phil... Full report		4/2008
Australia/West Australia, Rowley Shoals	*Kimberley Escape*		Three small atoll islands 17o sea miles off Broome, West Australia were my this years dive destinati... Full report		11/2005
Australia/West Australia, Broome	*Great Escape/Kimberley Escape*		Three small atoll islands 17o sea miles off Broome, West Australia were my this years dive destinati... Full report		11/2005

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All Reader Reports Filed by Michael Joest, Kehl, DE Top Contributor, 49 Reports with 30 Helpful Votes Subscribers' version

All Reader Reports Filed by
Michael Joest, Kehl, DE
Top Contributor, 49 Reports with 30 Helpful Votes
Subscribers' version