Recent Travel Articles
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Komodo Dancer announces new trips for 2008
The Komodo Dancer, one of the most popular liveaboards in Indonesia has announced some changes to its proposed schedule for 2008. Board and cruise in style to Komodo for some of Indonesia's best diving and to meet the fearsome Komodo Dragons (ooh, I'm scared). You'll...
Burma – Does the political unrest affect the diving?
Recent events have put the Burmese political situation back at the top of the worldwide news agenda. At the time of writing there have been several days of protest followed by a military crackdown that has seen protesting monks and citizens arrested and held in...
Dive The World Thailand’s Dive Centre in Phuket
Are you planning to be in Phuket for some great Thailand diving? After several happy years on Soi Kebsup we have upped sticks and moved to an excellent new dive centre near to Rock City and Club Andaman Beach Resort. More information on Dive The World Thailand: Latest...
Iceland ends whaling due to lack of demand
Iceland has stopped commercial whaling after whalers discovered they cannot find domestic markets for the meat they have caught. Iceland's fisheries minister Einar K. Guofinnsson said that it made no sense to issue new quotas if the market for whale meat was not...
Mermaid II liveaboard gets a revamp
Exciting news about Mermaid II! She's been undergoing a full spa treatment during the low season and will start on October 21 2007 with :- 1. Individually controlled air conditioning in all cabins 2. Water maker - long luxurious showers for all 3. Renovated Saloon and...
Seaweed farming tradition in Bali
If you visit any of the islands on the South East coast of Bali you will see locals using the shallow waters for harvesting seaweed. Strolling along the beach in Nusa Lembongan you can see that this is a major local industry that involves all the family, except the...
Announcement Raja Ampat Launches User Fee System
The Raja Ampat Regency Government in West Papua, Indonesia, is pleased to announce the launch of an annual tag system for visitors to their newly declared network of 7 Marine Protected Areas (MPA). The annual plastic tag, modified from the successful Bunaken Marine...
New Website launched – Dive The World Liveaboards
We realise that there are a lot of you out there who feel that liveaboards are the only way to go when it comes to diving holidays. However it can be difficult to find the right boat to meet all your expectations. So here at Dive The World we are beginning a new...
Improvements at Nomads Resort, Lembeh
Your feedback told us you wanted to dive Lembeh – the world’s critter capital – but, you asked ‘Is there not somewhere inexpensive but still comfortable and with amazing diving?’ Well the answer is now a resounding ‘YES!’ New to Lembeh is the small, the cosy and ever...