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I'm planning learning to dive this winter in South-East Asia (currently living in Taiwan) and I have a few questions. 1) Online courses: Is it worth it to do the book work online while I'm in rainy Taipei and do the dives in gorgeous locations? Am I vastly depriving myself of education or money by doing this? 2) Where to go: Any recommendations for places to start diving? I've heard Koh Tao talked about in this thread; any other recommendations? I'll have 5 weeks to travel so I'll definitely go to several countries. I don't think it's prudent to plan a month-long dive trip before ever trying it but it would be nice to know the options if I fall in love with it right away.
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Nov 12, 2012 16:48
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eviljelly posted:Koh Tao is the cheapest place to get any kind of diving instruction and imo the instruction can be quite good if you avoid the huge dive shops. Try to find somewhere where you will be in groups of 4 or less. Its a tight squeeze for time to do all the requirements in 3 days. Its nearly impossible to do with 1instructor on 10 students. Recommendations would be fantastic. Thank you for all the information. Trivia posted:The answer is and always will be Palau. Palau looks great but the flights are expensive. Those package deals sound great! An English open water course in Taiwan would cost $500 alone. I'm guessing January/February is not the off season though. Any recommended places to look for these deals? Usually I get my flights from skyscanner and do everything individually.
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Nov 13, 2012 08:13
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Thanks Trivia and eviljelly for the suggestions. I'll look for deals in both the Philippines and Thailand.
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Nov 15, 2012 12:37
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Thanks for the different perspectives. Any recommendations for places/companies to go with in the Philippines? Flights there are much cheaper and I haven't explored that country much. I hate planning these things blind so any insights are appreciated.
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Nov 20, 2012 11:44
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