[singlepic id=313 w=320 h=240 float=left]Scuba diving is a fun and enjoyable sport accessible to anyone in good general fitness and in healthy medical condition. By good general fitness you don’t have to be a super athlete to dive but you must be capable of moderate physical exertion without becoming tied or out of breath. You might find yourself asking why
Read more →[singlepic id=310 w=320 h=240 float=left]In my opinion, the greatest feeling in the world. Without getting rude… The Padi videos start with the phrase “flying underwater”…Never a more truthful word spoken. The feeling of Neutral Buoyancy whilst diving is second to none. The main thing that got me addicted to scuba diving. I always mention to my students that it wasn’t
Read more →[singlepic id=305 w=320 h=240 float=left]Internationally acclaimed underwater photographer, Lawrence Alex Wu, will be in Koh Tao from Feb 10th to do some some diving, shooting & UW photo workshops with Sairee Cottage. With over two dozen photos awarded in various competitions world wide, all his underwater photos come from COMPACT CAMERAS! Surprisingly, many of his UW photos are shot with just
Read more →Find tips on finding the right diving mask for your face! The piece of diving equipment than can make the difference between the greatest dive of your life, and the worst diving experience ever, is also one of the cheapest; the divers mask! Imagine yourself scuba diving in crystal clear water surrounded by beautiful coral and tropical fish species, including one the biggest, the majestic Whale shark…
Read more →Sail Rock (Hin Bia) is one of the best dive sites in the Gulf of Thailand. Located 2 hours boat trip south of
Koh Tao. Sail Rock starts as a rock protruding from the surface and then stretches out underwater ending at a depth of 40m in the deepest parts. Sail Rock is like as oasis in the open water with many schools of small fish attracting the medium sized fish to school and in turn bringing in the large predatory fish.
Okay, let’s talk about something that affects me on a fairly regular basis. I understand that this topic does not affect everyone; however, it certainly can raise my ire. It doesn’t help that I am outnumbered out here in paradise. (Poor me, if this is the worst thing that I have to deal with, then I know I am doing
Read more →Let’s chat about hair today. Hair that belongs to a scuba diver to be exact! After spending hours in the (salt and chlorine) water every day, your hair, particularly long hair, dries out. Its texture feels like straw; it feels stiff; it shoots out in every which direction. Scuba divers covet hair that is not bleached by the sun, although I won’t complain about obtaining free highlights – my hair has never been this blond before!
Read more →Becoming a PADI or SSI Open Water Diver nowadays, is like learning how to ride a bike. You certainly don’t need a PhD but it is highly addictive. Once you discovered the beauty of the underwater world and you learned how to stay down there for more than just a single breath, you most likely want to learn more about scuba diving. The follow up cours on the OWD, is the Advanced Open Water Diver Course which consists of five more dives, and can be completed in only two days!
Read more →One of the most enjoyable ways of scuba diving in Koh Tao or elsewhere, is to dive with an underwater camera! Any time Nic has a free afternoon, he takes his camera and goes out to the sea for some exciting dives with Sairee Cottage Diving. Since he is constantly working on his techniques, he has come up with a few tips for underwater photography enthusiasts who are trying to improve their own underwater photography skills too […]
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The one question my students ask me a lot, is how to improve their air consumption while diving. Now, two factors are limiting our dive time, our no-decompression limits and our air consumption. Because the diving conditions are so fantastic on Koh Tao, we all want to be able to stay down longer. Find helpful tips how to improve your air consumption and how you stay longer underwater […]
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