<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rss version="0.91">
<channel>
 <title><![CDATA[Far East -
Divernet]]></title>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com</link>
 <description/>
 <language>en</language> 
 <lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:26 +0000</lastBuildDate>
 
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/1199809/shoal_on_a_roll_in_moalboal.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Shoal on a roll in Moalboal ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:48 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[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 ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/1081895/indonesia_raw.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Indonesia raw ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:48 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/965513/go_with_the_flow_in_the_raja_ampat.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Go with the flow in the Raja Ampat]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 08:41 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/950831/return_to_lembeh.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Return to Lembeh ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:09 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[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? ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/717187/to_liberty_from_secrecy.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[To liberty from secrecy ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:54 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Bali’s north coast offers a succession of treats, says Steve Weinman ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/682408/scaling_the_walls.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Scaling the walls ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:29 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[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? <br/>]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/590905/snacking_with_papuas_whale_sharks.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Snacking with Papua's whale sharks ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:18 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[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 ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/524938/jumbo_dives_in_havelock.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Jumbo dives in Havelock]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:23 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[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 ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/499060/the_big_bangka_theory.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The Big Bangka theory]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:04 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The Philippines covers 116,000 square miles - it's very big and diverse, but surprisingly often thought of as a single destination. <br/>To get an idea of the sheer variety of diving there, John Bantin embarked on a boat trip with a difference <br/>]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/498983/the_light_beyond.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The light beyond ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:06 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA['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 <br/>]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/483190/the_sipadan_factor.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The Sipadan factor]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 09:28 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Sipadan is one of those magic names in diving circles, like Scapa or Truk, but when the Malaysians had to step in to rescue the island from divers, its future looked uncertain. Mark Webster visits Sipadan and its neighbours to assess the state of diving there today <br/>]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/461393/seahorsing_around_the_world_of_the_wobbegong.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Seahorsing around the world of the Wobbegong ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:20 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The liveaboard may not be as good as it looks, and it may have been visiting some questionable places, but it would be difficult to avoid a happy ending in Raja Ampat, says John Bantin ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/334103/totally_addicted_to_sulawesi.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Totally addicted to Sulawesi ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:55 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[This is how obsessions start: warning signs flash as you sleep-walk towards the jetty in the middle of the night, and they take hold as the dives start to haunt your dreams. <br/>A trip to Indonesia leaves Steve Weinman craving for more ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/317337/no_rush_to_surface.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[No rush to surface ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:51 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Looking for somewhere laidback to suit the underwater photographers and snorkellers in your group? GERALD RAMBERT found it in the Philippines]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/309905/liberty_in_bali.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Liberty in Bali]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:57 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[We dive at dawn - but was John Bantin taking a liberty in Bali when he dragged a reluctant buddy from his sleep to accompany him? Not a bit of it, he was just following the rules ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/302320/hunting_frogfish_and_other_obsessions.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Hunting frogfish and other obsessions]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:34 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Why do some marine creatures have us hooked? <br/>We all seem to have our private obsessions, whether diving in tropical or UK waters. On a recent trip to the Philippines, Sue Daly had eyes only for her own prince among fish ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/313443/its_so_good_in_sogod.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[It's so good in Sogod]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:42 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Marine biologist Matt Doggett spent six months working and diving in the Philippines and is keen to share the good news about Sogod Bay. <br/>Additional pictures by Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/313063/spot_the_leopard.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Spot the leopard ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[John Bantin heads for Thailand's Similan Islands and Richelieu Rock on a sailing boat purpose-built for divers]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/312840/a_walk_in_the_perhentian_gardens.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[A walk in the Perhentian Gardens]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:21 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Zac Macaulay takes a series of underwater strolls through the picturesque reefs of north-eastern Malaysia - a honey-trap for photographers]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/247226/thailand_showcase.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Thailand Showcase]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 15:49 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Diving the land of smiles]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/242240/diving_the_land_of_smiles.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Diving the land of smiles]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:13 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Thailand offers a wealth of underwater treasures to delight the most jaded diver, says LOUISA BUTLER. In a two-week trip you could enjoy a world-class liveaboard to the Similan Islands, the fabulous limestone islands of Koh Haa and fine diving quality at the Red and Purple Rocks. Pictures by ADAM BUTLER ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/220400/mongolias_dark_blue_pearl.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Mongolia's dark blue pearl]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:24 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Mongolia - not your first thought for a diving holiday, nor your second. But Steven Schwankert's team was in a high-altitude lake to notch up a string of firsts - and to track down the 'underwater deer'. Photos by Marcel-Kurt Moser ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/157385/hallowed_shores.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Hallowed shores]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:18 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[East Timor is a young independent state, and its unspoilt reef eco-systems provide amazing diving just a stone's throw from the beach. Shore dives don't get any better, reckons Ethan Daniels ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/157384/twilight_zone.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Twilight zone]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:24 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Muck-diving was never muckier than in Ambon Harbour's underwater junkyard, but the debris is studded with living jewels, says Don Silcock]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/157383/the_japanese_way_of_diving.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The Japanese way of diving]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:29 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[One of the world's first cruise-liners sank in treacherous waters off Japan last year, and when Dan Burton and buddy became the first to dive it, they gained a glimpse of a unique diving culture ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/157382/swapping_backpacks_for_bcs.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Swapping Backpacks for BCs]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:01 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Koh Tao isn't everybody's idea of a holiday, but it's the business when it comes to fun diving for gap-year travellers and budgetwise backpackers in an exotic setting. Zac Macaulay feels his age ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/157381/granite_humps_curry_and_trips.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Granite humps, curry and trips]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:01 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Peace has broken out in Sri Lanka, though don't go there looking for coral. John Liddiard found that reef and wreck-diving on the west coast combined with the country's varied non-diving attractions went down very well indeed.]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/157380/cannibal_rock.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Cannibal ROCK]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:01 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[When you've dived with the mantas, reset your sights on the smaller side of marine life. Cannibal Rock conjures up all sorts of unpleasant images, but Mark Webster reckons it could well be the best dive in the Komodo National Park ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/157379/far_end_of_manta_alley.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Far end of MANTA ALLEY]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[You steel yourself for a high-voltage current dive to see the manta rays - only to find that the rays have had a better idea. In the first of two features on the magical Indonesian dive destination of Komodo, Mark Webster finds a secret pit-stop ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/far_east/157377/rich_beyond_compare.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Rich beyond compare]]></title>
 <pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:03 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Sitting in the middle of what have been officially declared the world's richest coral reefs is the island of Kri. It's hard to reach and the diving isn't easy, says John Bantin, but it's an experience to savour ]]></description>
</item>
 </channel>
</rss>
