Milne Bay – Where It All Began
Milne Bay – where it all began… Papua New Guinea enjoys a reputation for some of the best all-round scuba diving to be had anywhere. And truly, its combination of superb reefs, wonderful critter sites...
View ArticleThe Mitsubishi Zero Wreck
The Mitsubishi Zero Wreck – As the story is told around the bar at Walindi, the day the wreck of the Zero fighter was found was soon after a small plane had crashed on take-off from Kimbe Bay’s Hoskins...
View ArticleBest Aircraft Wrecks in PNG
The Best Aircraft Wreck Dives in PNG – World War II came to New Guinea in January 1942 when the Imperial Japanese Army invaded Rabaul in New Britain. Turning the region in to a major theater of war in...
View ArticleIncredible Kimbe Bay
Incredible Kimbe Bay – in a country famous for the amazing diversity of its scuba diving. There are a few stand-out locations where, should you only visit PNG once in your life, you will just have to...
View ArticleDiving the Witu Islands
Diving the Witu Islands… As they say in the real estate business, location is everything. And it is Papua New Guinea’s physical position, astride the Equator, at the end of what was historically...
View ArticleDiving the North Coast of Milne Bay
Diving the North Coast of Milne Bay… I am often asked why I like Papua New Guinea so much. And the honest answer is, as they say in the movies, it’s complicated! First of all, for me PNG is a wild and...
View ArticleTiger Beach Sharks – The Real Deal?
Tiger Beach Sharks…This shallow, sandy area in the Bahamas is firmly established as one of the global diving destinations. With that fame largely derived from the many published images of its most...
View ArticleUnderwater Photography in PNG
Underwater photography in Papua New Guinea… PNG, as is it more commonly referred to, is located just south of the Equator and to the north of Australia. It is a large and diverse nation that is known...
View ArticleWhere to Dive in East Timor
Where to Dive in East Timor… On the 20th May 2002, a new country was born to the north of Australia. It was a very painful experience for its people, one they had fought long and hard for. Earning the...
View ArticleAustralian Great White Shark Diving
Australian Great White Shark Diving – Our great brown land down-under, is known for many things… The beaches, the Red Centre, the Great Barrier Reef and the seemingly endless supply of dangerous...
View ArticleBig Animals in the Azores
Big Animals in the Azores… Like the tips of icebergs, the islands of the Azores are the peaks of a remarkable chain of underwater mountains. Which are so large, they rank among some of the highest in...
View ArticleRodney Fox – An Aussie Icon
If you have anything more than a passing interest in sharks you will have heard of Rodney Fox and the most famous shark bite injuries in the world! The post Rodney Fox – An Aussie Icon appeared first...
View ArticleDiving in PNG – Intro and Overview
Diving in PNG… At the closest point of contact just 6km separates Australia from Papua New Guinea. And yet there is so much that is different between these two close neighbours! Australia is a...
View ArticleUnderneath Edithburgh Jetty
Underneath Edithburgh Jetty… Located on the south-eastern tip of the Yorke Peninsula. The small town of Edithburgh is home to what is possibly the absolute best of all the many wonderful jetties of...
View ArticleAmazing Socorro Diving
Amazing Socorro Diving– a true “bucket list” adventure if ever there was one! This group of four islands is located in the Pacific Ocean, some 600 kms from the west coast of Mexico. And it offers some...
View ArticleDiving New Guinea Island in PNG
Diving New Guinea Island… When the 16th century Portuguese and Spanish explorers first arrived in the far-eastern part of what was then called the Malay Archipelago. They had no way of knowing they had...
View ArticleCat Island Oceanic Whitetip Sharks
Cat Island Oceanic Whitetip Sharks… It seems almost unbelievable that as recently as the mid-1960’s the Oceanic Whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, was widely considered to be one of the most...
View ArticleDiving New Britain Island in PNG
Diving New Britain Island… Papua New Guinea’s “second island” sits right on the interface of some incredibly powerful forces of nature! Physically located along the infamous Pacific Ring of Fire. New...
View ArticleGreat Hammerheads of South Bimini
The Great Hammerheads of South Bimini… Like a fashion model up on the catwalk, great hammerheads sashay into your field of vision. And, if they were human, you would probably say they have just “made...
View ArticleDiving New Ireland Province in PNG
Diving New Ireland Province… Located along the edge of the Bismarck Archipelago, the province of New Ireland forms the eastern flank of Papua New Guinea. It is quite remote from the main island of New...
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