Southeast Asia

A trip that started as a booking to a different destination in 2018 for travel in 2020. We all know how that worked out. So finally Matt and I ended up on the Master Liveaboard’s Philippine Siren. One of our favorite type of dive boats as we had been out on the Indo Siren many … Read more

Back to Komodo Island after 6 years away. The mantas and reef life did not disappoint! Neither did the sunsets and good company, traveling with Red and my good friends. Getting to Komodo is much easier than Raja Ampat thankfully – flight to Bali, overnight and short hope to the islands to get on board … Read more

In Nov of 2019 we journeyed back to Raja Ampat, Indonesia. A remote region in northeast Indonesia it is difficult to get to taking many days of travel by plane, car, ferry and boat. However the diving is some of the best in the world with abundant reefs and life. This trip reflected that but … Read more

Two years ago at the Long Beach, CA SCUBA Show we booked a 10 day trip to Magic Oceans Resort on the island of Bohol in the Philippines and the trip finally came around and off we went for our first trip to the Philippines! Shawn Kimsey joined Red and I on this adventure as … Read more

Once again we journeyed to Indonesia for some of the best diving on the planet. This time to a new corner, Komodo island. In the mid-south section of this massive island nation you get a mixture of water temps from warm and toasty to down right cold. This requires taking a variety of wet suits … Read more