King of the Barbie!
By Steve Richards. Thursday brings us to another blog day and to the end of the fourth of the strange 6 day weeks we operate on here… Continue reading
Tag Archives: diving
Blue Ventures Malaysia, an exciting first year!
By Katie Yewdall. 2009 saw the first year of Blue Ventures Malaysia (BVM). The first volunteers showed up on the 17th of April to be greeted by an excited BVM team…. Continue reading
Notes from the Island
by Roger Vaughan I got here to Tioman Island, just off the east coast of peninsular Malaysia, about a week ago. … Continue reading
Update from Belo Sur Mer
By Charlie Gough
Everything is going well with the dive surveys at our new site in Belo and on the islands so far. This week we had some great weather again, which allowed us to survey a further 3 sites around the islands of Nosy Be, Nosy Angoraoke and Nosy Tania. Continue reading
Identifying the Ocean
by Max Appelman. I’ve dived before. I’ve snorkelled dozens of times in the beautiful reefs of the Caribbean, lush with corals and schools of fish. Continue reading
Do you wear shorts on your head?
By Tomas Essl. After the torture of the jungle trek at Juara first of all the entire team had to relax again. For that Friday a BBQ and a hat party were scheduled. Continue reading
Underwater greetings
By Stefanie Menashe. The first evening we sat around in the restaurant hoping for the best; firstly that the food was edible and secondly that the group would be ok. We soon found out how lucky we were; the food was amazing and the company was even better! Continue reading
Diving in the dark
By Kate Rowbury
After a rather long overnight trip from Kuala Lumpur to Mersing, involving an entirely unsuccessful attempt at getting some sleep on the beach I made it onto the ferry across to Tioman and arrived on the island along with a few others joining the expedition. Continue reading
The summer of a lifetime
By Nell Bennett
A normal afternoon lazing around in Andava.- I am to be found lying on the white sand of half moon beach, reminiscing on the mornings dive. Continue reading
Selamat petang!
By Elise Schultheis
I can’t believe it’s already my last day on the island! Four weeks on Tioman have gone by so fast! There’s no way I’ll be able to sum up all of the unforgettable adventures I’ve had in one blog entry. There’s too much to tell! Continue reading