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Thailand
My first book, co-authored with my friend Jez Tryner, has just been published. Thailand's Underwater World: A Celebration Of Thailand's Amazing Marine Life is a beautifully produced hardback coffee-table book - the perfect Christmas present! etc, etc. (more...)
Ever heard Bohemian Rhapsody sung by a chorus of scuba divers underwater? Or Robbie Williams' Let Me Entertain You? Prepare to be amazed... (more...)
Singapore is the not the first place that comes to mind when thinking of the best Asian diving, but videographer Peter Walker found a few surprises in Singapore's waters before heading to Thailand on the White Manta liveaboard (more...)
Thailand's most famous shipwreck for divers is the Hardeep - but the World War Two wreck has a whole host of secrets as Peter Walker discovered (more...)
A seven day diving liveaboard around the Similan Islands and Southern Thailand is the easiest way to see the best diving that Thailand has to offer - here's my trip report from a May 2011 liveaboard on MV Flying Seahorse (more...)
Freediving videographer Ai Futaki recently attempted to break one of the world records for female freediving. She tells Chris Mitchell about her passion for pushing freediving and underwater filming to the limits. (more...)
This weekend I was down in Pattaya as a guest of Aquanauts and Mermaids dive shops trying to get some photos of their shipwrecks. Here's a quick taster (more...)
You can never have too many clownfish, and to celebrate World Ocean Day on June 8th a group of Thai divers released one hundred clownfish in Pattaya to help replenish the reefs. (more...)
My story about Thailand's Underwater Sights was published today on the CNNGo website (more...)
Deep Sea Detective Richie Kohler has scuba dived many shipwrecks around the world. The WWII American submarine USS Lagarto, whose final resting place was only discovered three years ago in the Gulf of Thailand, is among the most important to him. Chris Mitchell finds out why. (more...)
Last year several airplanes and helicopters were sunk off Phuket's Bang Tao beach to create an artificial reef. Now the Coral Reef Squadron has been destroyed by savage monsoon currents (more...)
There's a new challenge for divers in Thailand - freshwater cave diving in the newly discovered underwater cave system of Khao Sok National Park. Ayesha Cantrell was one of the first to explore it. (more...)
There's not that many women currently involved in Technical Diving in Thailand, but Technical Diving Instructor Ayesha Cantrell reckons that might all be about to change... (more...)
For a convenient overview of why Koh Lanta is one of the best places to go diving in Thailand, check out AmazingLanta's quick guide to the best diving and where to stay on the island (more...)
Want to become a scuba diving instructor and do your training in Thailand? Find out exactly how much it costs to pass your instructor course and what you can expect to earn teaching scuba diving in Thailand (more...)
MV Flying Seahorse: 7 Day Liveaboard - Best of Thailand's Diving. Departs Koh Lanta
MV Dolphin Queen: Budget 4 Days / 4 Nights Similan Islands Liveaboard. From $US620 pp
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