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If you’re shopping around for interesting marine-life experiences, the Makassar Strait off Borneo should be on your list. It’s not the easiest place to reach, but you can be assured of variety in store, says STEVE WEINMAN
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Heavy traffic
Here’s another Far Eastern location you may not have heard of before, but if you want turtles and manta rays in their hundreds, impressive macro-diving and even thresher sharks, consider hard-to-reach Maratua as a base, suggests JOHN LIDDIARD
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Turtle escort far from home
We hear names like Tubbataha whispered, before the rave reviews start to trickle in. John Bantin boards an outstanding liveaboard in the Philippines to learn more more...
The Far East diving hot-spots
The Far East looms ever-larger in diving lore because it ticks so many wish-list boxes, but how do you choose where to go – and where exactly are some of these much-vaunted locations? JOHN BANTIN provides a divers’ guide, and picks out some hotter-than-hotspots (*)
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Critters of the week in Lembeh
JOHN LIDDIARD gets camera-happy on his first visit to the famous Lembeh Strait in Indonesia – but with such a dazzling array of subjects on tap, how do you focus in on your favourites?
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Shoal on a roll in Moalboal
It’s a cast of thousands that makes the tiny island of Pescador a must-visit Philippines dive site, but the whole of the nearby Moalboal peninsula is packed with diver treats, says Steve Weinman
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Indonesia raw
Just as this year’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan was happening, JOHN BANTIN was diving in what had been the epicentre of the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004, Banda Aceh. Here the scars are healing, and diving is back on the agenda
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Go with the flow in the Raja Ampat
It’s an expensive trip either way, but there are two Raja Ampats, says John Bantin – the tranquil one that gets macro photographers all worked up, and the exciting one that tests your staying power
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Return to Lembeh
Lembeh Strait in Indonesia was always the hottest destination for critter-lovers, says underwater film-maker John Boyle – but under today’s pressures, would a return visit disappoint?
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To liberty from secrecy
Bali’s north coast offers a succession of treats, says Steve Weinman
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Scaling the walls
We all have our favourite places to dive, and we're always looking for places to surpass them. Would Palau live up to everything Marie Davies had heard about it? more...
Snacking with Papua's whale sharks
Ahe in Papua is the latest wild eastern diving frontier, a place where the potential for whale-shark encounters is beyond most divers' wildest dreams. Mike Harterink and Dave van Stijn had to pinch themselves
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Jumbo dives in Havelock
Plunging in with a pachyderm isn't exactly an everyday diving experience, but it's just one aspect that makes diving in the Andamans an unforgettable experience, says Hannah Cleaver. Pictures by Björn Bergenheim
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The Big Bangka theory
The Philippines covers 116,000 square miles - it's very big and diverse, but surprisingly often thought of as a single destination. To get an idea of the sheer variety of diving there, John Bantin embarked on a boat trip with a difference
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The light beyond
'Fluo-diving' is the revealing of coral reefs and their inhabitants in an extraordinary new light, thanks to the pioneering work of Guy & Anita Chaumette. Steve Weinman reports more...
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