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Ten Ideas for Places to Dive Worldwide
Jen Stevens From ArcaMax Publishing
Diving for me means; explore a breathtaking new
world, experience breathing under water, seeing
many different kinds of beautiful creatures and
have fun with your buddy. For all of these elements
you will have to dive at the right location with the
right person. Here is a list with 10 of best places to
dive worldwide.
1. Pulau Sipidan: Pulau Sipidan (what means
Island Sipidan) is situated on the east coast of
Sabah and the north coast of Borneo and is by far
the best dive place. The island can be visited by a
limited number of people. Make sure you make a
clear reservation and make sure you have all the
required papers carrying with you when you will
visit the island. The underwater world is filled with
many turtles, lobsters, rays, barracuda’s, coral
fishes, white tipped sharks and if you are very lucky
you can see a hammerhead and more.
2. Pulau Mabul: Pulau Mabul is located nearby the
island Sipidan. From Sipidan you can reach the
island in 25 minutes by boat. You dive along steep
walls with beautiful corals and on the other side
you see a dark endless hole. In the steep walls you
will see many lion fishes, turtles and all kinds of
fishes. I think it also is a good place to start your
PADI dive course.
3. Hurghada - Egypt is a very beautiful place to
dive, especially the coast in front of the city
Hurghada. Here are many manta’s, colorful coral
reefs, napoleon fishes, moray eels, sharks and
turtles. And if you are taking a boat trip and you are
lucky, you might get to see some dolphins.
4. Belize - Belize is situated on Mexico and
Guatemala and it has a coast of 280 kilometers
which is the second largest barrier reef in the
world. Over here you can see nurse sharks, (which
I think are great!) rays, turtles, canyons, sponges,
soft coral species, tarpons and angel fish. You
really have to experience this! It really makes you
feel unreal and dreamy.
5. Great Barrier Reef - The Great Barrier Reef is
located in the Coral sea, east of the state
Queensland and is the biggest coral reef in the
world. In this place, every dive is an adventure!
The many colorful fishes, manta’s, sharks and the
amazing amount of coral is indescribable. Henron
Island is the place to be for divers and snorkelers. It
is part of the Great Barrier Reef and mainly divers
and nature lovers come here because, the sea
turtles are laying their eggs over here and in June
and July you can see humpback whales swimming
in front of the coast. That truly is an experience you
will never forget.
6. Lanzarote - Diving in Lanzarote is a great place
to dive! I think it is a special place because in front
of the coast are many reefs and spots where you
can dive such as the Homereef, Timanfaya Reef
and Cathedral. Here you can make a cavern dive
that is almost 15 meters high and wide on a depth
of 30 meters, I think it is amazing. Furthermore
there is a variety of fishes such as angel sharks,
moray eels and many squids.
7. The Galapagos Islands - The Galapagos
Islands is a beautiful place to dive but you really
must have dive experience because on the Gorden
Rocks is a heavy current. The dive schools over
there will not give you any kind of equipment unless
you can prove how many dives you have made.
The minimum dives you must have done is 30. But
ones you are in the water, you can see
hammerheads, sea turtles, stingrays, eagle rays,
sharks and sea lions.
8. Scapa Flow - Scapa Flow is located on the
north east coast of Scotland and offers many
shipwrecks left over from World War One. The
many ships are close by the surface and the depth
is about 15 meters so everyone can do a dive in
here. The visibility is excellent over here and it is a
great opportunity to do a wreck dive.
9. Fiji’s - Fiji has many islands that offer great
places to dive such as the Viti Levu, Vanua Levu,
Taveuni and Kadavu. On Viti Levua you can do
cave dives, cavern dives and wreck dives.
10. Mauritius - The best time to dive on Mauritius
is from October to April because the weather and
the temperature of the water are more pleasant. If
you are a diver and you are on Mauritius, you
should go to ‘Serpent Rank’. In every little corner
you will see an eel or moray, sometimes they are 3
meters long. There are also many scorpions, lion
fishes and stone fishes. At Grand Baie in the North
is a vulcanic crater, that is often visited by sharks
and rays.
Jen Stevens From ArcaMax Publishing
Diving for me means; explore a breathtaking new
world, experience breathing under water, seeing
many different kinds of beautiful creatures and
have fun with your buddy. For all of these elements
you will have to dive at the right location with the
right person. Here is a list with 10 of best places to
dive worldwide.
1. Pulau Sipidan: Pulau Sipidan (what means
Island Sipidan) is situated on the east coast of
Sabah and the north coast of Borneo and is by far
the best dive place. The island can be visited by a
limited number of people. Make sure you make a
clear reservation and make sure you have all the
required papers carrying with you when you will
visit the island. The underwater world is filled with
many turtles, lobsters, rays, barracuda’s, coral
fishes, white tipped sharks and if you are very lucky
you can see a hammerhead and more.
2. Pulau Mabul: Pulau Mabul is located nearby the
island Sipidan. From Sipidan you can reach the
island in 25 minutes by boat. You dive along steep
walls with beautiful corals and on the other side
you see a dark endless hole. In the steep walls you
will see many lion fishes, turtles and all kinds of
fishes. I think it also is a good place to start your
PADI dive course.
3. Hurghada - Egypt is a very beautiful place to
dive, especially the coast in front of the city
Hurghada. Here are many manta’s, colorful coral
reefs, napoleon fishes, moray eels, sharks and
turtles. And if you are taking a boat trip and you are
lucky, you might get to see some dolphins.
4. Belize - Belize is situated on Mexico and
Guatemala and it has a coast of 280 kilometers
which is the second largest barrier reef in the
world. Over here you can see nurse sharks, (which
I think are great!) rays, turtles, canyons, sponges,
soft coral species, tarpons and angel fish. You
really have to experience this! It really makes you
feel unreal and dreamy.
5. Great Barrier Reef - The Great Barrier Reef is
located in the Coral sea, east of the state
Queensland and is the biggest coral reef in the
world. In this place, every dive is an adventure!
The many colorful fishes, manta’s, sharks and the
amazing amount of coral is indescribable. Henron
Island is the place to be for divers and snorkelers. It
is part of the Great Barrier Reef and mainly divers
and nature lovers come here because, the sea
turtles are laying their eggs over here and in June
and July you can see humpback whales swimming
in front of the coast. That truly is an experience you
will never forget.
6. Lanzarote - Diving in Lanzarote is a great place
to dive! I think it is a special place because in front
of the coast are many reefs and spots where you
can dive such as the Homereef, Timanfaya Reef
and Cathedral. Here you can make a cavern dive
that is almost 15 meters high and wide on a depth
of 30 meters, I think it is amazing. Furthermore
there is a variety of fishes such as angel sharks,
moray eels and many squids.
7. The Galapagos Islands - The Galapagos
Islands is a beautiful place to dive but you really
must have dive experience because on the Gorden
Rocks is a heavy current. The dive schools over
there will not give you any kind of equipment unless
you can prove how many dives you have made.
The minimum dives you must have done is 30. But
ones you are in the water, you can see
hammerheads, sea turtles, stingrays, eagle rays,
sharks and sea lions.
8. Scapa Flow - Scapa Flow is located on the
north east coast of Scotland and offers many
shipwrecks left over from World War One. The
many ships are close by the surface and the depth
is about 15 meters so everyone can do a dive in
here. The visibility is excellent over here and it is a
great opportunity to do a wreck dive.
9. Fiji’s - Fiji has many islands that offer great
places to dive such as the Viti Levu, Vanua Levu,
Taveuni and Kadavu. On Viti Levua you can do
cave dives, cavern dives and wreck dives.
10. Mauritius - The best time to dive on Mauritius
is from October to April because the weather and
the temperature of the water are more pleasant. If
you are a diver and you are on Mauritius, you
should go to ‘Serpent Rank’. In every little corner
you will see an eel or moray, sometimes they are 3
meters long. There are also many scorpions, lion
fishes and stone fishes. At Grand Baie in the North
is a vulcanic crater, that is often visited by sharks
and rays.
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Ever wonder what is on your magnetic key card?
Answer:
a. Customer's name
B. Customer's partial home address
c. Hotel room number
d. Check-in date and out dates
e. Customer's credit card number and expiration date!
When you turn them in to the front desk your personal information is there for any employee to access by simply scanning
the card in the hotel scanner. An employee can take a hand full of cards home and using a scanning device, access the
information onto a laptop computer and go shopping at your expense.
Simply put, hotels do not erase the information on these cards until an employee reissues the card to the next hotel guest.
At that time, the new guest's information is electronically 'overwritten' on the card and the previous guest's information is
erased in the overwriting process.
But until the card is rewritten for the next guest, it usually is kept in a drawer at the front desk with YOUR INFORMATION ON
IT!
The bottom line is: Keep the cards, take them home with you, or destroy them. NEVER leave them behind in the room or
room wastebasket, and NEVER turn them into the front desk when you check out of a room. They will not charge you for the
card (it's illegal) and you'll be sure you are not leaving a lot of valuable personal information on it that could be easily lifted
off with any simple scanning device card reader.
For the same reason, if you arrive at the airport and discover you still have the card key in your pocket, do not toss it in an
airport trash basket. Take it home and destroy it by cutting it up, especially through the electronic information strip!
If you have a small magnet, pass it across the magnetic strip several times. Then try it in the door, it will not work. It erases
everything on the card.
Information courtesy of: Police Service.
Ever wonder what is on your magnetic key card?
Answer:
a. Customer's name
B. Customer's partial home address
c. Hotel room number
d. Check-in date and out dates
e. Customer's credit card number and expiration date!
When you turn them in to the front desk your personal information is there for any employee to access by simply scanning
the card in the hotel scanner. An employee can take a hand full of cards home and using a scanning device, access the
information onto a laptop computer and go shopping at your expense.
Simply put, hotels do not erase the information on these cards until an employee reissues the card to the next hotel guest.
At that time, the new guest's information is electronically 'overwritten' on the card and the previous guest's information is
erased in the overwriting process.
But until the card is rewritten for the next guest, it usually is kept in a drawer at the front desk with YOUR INFORMATION ON
IT!
The bottom line is: Keep the cards, take them home with you, or destroy them. NEVER leave them behind in the room or
room wastebasket, and NEVER turn them into the front desk when you check out of a room. They will not charge you for the
card (it's illegal) and you'll be sure you are not leaving a lot of valuable personal information on it that could be easily lifted
off with any simple scanning device card reader.
For the same reason, if you arrive at the airport and discover you still have the card key in your pocket, do not toss it in an
airport trash basket. Take it home and destroy it by cutting it up, especially through the electronic information strip!
If you have a small magnet, pass it across the magnetic strip several times. Then try it in the door, it will not work. It erases
everything on the card.
Information courtesy of: Police Service.
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