Submerging Into The Unknown In Borneo: Lawas Exploration Dives
Exploring the unknown: to dive new dive sites is one of my favorite kind of diving – what more if you are about to submerge into the unknown only in Borneo? A few years of exploration dives has thought me well not to expect much on every dive excursions and this one is no exception.
Traveling to destinations where scuba diving is unheard of can be both fun and exciting – frustrating for visiting divers. The following story is my most recent one of this kind.
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On The Road Again: I Hit It “Hard” This Time
One of my favorite activity besides scuba diving is long distance driving. I’ve spent quite a number of hours driving to destinations hundreds of kilometers away from my hometown Kota Kinabalu, the capital city of Sabah, Malaysia.
Lahad Datu town in the East Coast.
When I got back from being a part time Instructor at Layang Layang Island Resort on the 4th August 2009, I hit the road again and I hit it “hard” this time. I visited 5 towns in 5 districts around Sabah within 7 days period.
Visited towns/districts (excluding Kota Kinabalu – the starting & ending point):
5th Aug. > Lahad Datu, East Coast of Sabah
6th Aug. > Sandakan, East Coast of Sabah
7th Aug. > Kota Kinabatangan, East Coast of Sabah
8th Aug. > Back to Kota Kinabalu
10th Aug. > Kota Belud, West Coast of Sabah
11th Aug. > Kudat, North of Sabah,
12th Aug. > Kota Merudu, North, Sabah
13th. Aug. > Back to Kota Kinabalu, home sweet home.
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THE ROYAL DIVE: The King Of Malaysia Chose Layang Layang As His Dive Destination
The King of Malaysia: active scuba diver.
Layang Layang Island Resort (LLIR) has the honour to host the number one man in Malaysia. This time it is the royal visit – I call it the Royal Dive.
His Majesty, The King of Malaysia Al-Wathiqu Billah Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah chose Layang Layang as his diving destination. The King and Her Majesty, The Queen, visited LLIR from the 31st July to the 2nd August 2009. The royal couple arrived in the afternoon on the 31st July together with their four children.
As soon as after checking in, the experienced diver King did one orientation dive right inside the lagoon area of Layang Layang atoll. Mr Jasper Bell, the Operation Manager (LLIR) & PADI Instructor, lead the King’s party on that very first dive that lasted for about 45 minutes.
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HOW TO AVOID UNNECESSARY STRESS WHILE ON DIVING HOLIDAY
Relax and enjoy your holiday
It is a fact that many holidaymakers – in this context, DIVERS – are not getting the real value of their diving holiday when they are suppose to get one. The real value of every single dollar that they spend.
More often than not, divers face some kind of unnecessary stress due to some factors that could have been avoided if only they manage to anticipate and tackle the factors, if any, before hand. It is important to anticipate those factors to avoid jeopardizing a good diving holiday.
Lets identify the factors and see, in a simple way, how to avoid the unnecessary stress. Simple way because after reading this article you can figure out the solutions on your own.
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Top 3 Diving Destinations: Dive BORNEO (Malaysia)
SABAH “The Land Below The Wind”, a state part of Malaysia, in the mystical island of Borneo, is a host to some of the best diving destinations in the world. The top 3 diving destinations, that are going to be highlighted here, offer a variety of spectacular topside view and amazing underwater encounters – a class and quality at their best. Divers or not, your visit to these tropical islands of Borneo is promised to be a breathtaking experience; a dream come true. The kind of experience you will go back and tell your friends about.
Lets dive right in…
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