Dive Happy: The Best Places To Go Scuba Diving In Asia

Romblon island is a hotspot for tiny underwater critters rarely seen elsewhere in the Philippines. Founder of DiverBliss.com Ara Juan explains the appeal of Romblon's super macro marine life

Full show notes with links to the various people and places mentioned, along with a complete transcript of the episode, are at divehappy.com/diving-romblon-the-philippines-secret-super-macro-paradise/

Triton Bay remains one of Indonesia's best - and still largely undiscovered - diving areas. Veteran underwater photojournalist Tim Rock discusses what makes Triton Bay diving so good.

Full show notes with links to the various people and places mentioned are at divehappy.com/triton-bay-diving-2020-podcast/

The audio at the very beginning of this episode on my end is a bit wobbly, but it quickly gets better - sorry about that!

It's the ideal of a dream job for many, but what does it really take to be a Liveaboard Cruise Director?  Dive Damai Operations Manager Simon Marsh explains all

Next door to Raja Ampat, Triton Bay is another of Indonesia's frontier diving treasures that is still being explored and understood. Triton Bay Divers' Jimmy Thai explains why it's so special.

Imagine diving on the side of a mountain covered in coral and marine life - that's Tubbataha Reef. Yvette Lee explains why these remote atolls are the greatest dive spot in the Philippines

Yap maybe most famous for its resident manta ray population, but Tim Rock explains how this tiny Micronesian group of islands has a gamut of other oceany delights plus a unique topside culture too.

Truk Lagoon's scores of easily accessible WWII shipwrecks are also stunningly colourful "ship reefs" and havens for marine life. Tim Rock describes why Truk is one of the world's most incredible dive spots

Sogod Bay is the Philippines' best kept secret for scuba diving - a marine sanctuary that boasts beautiful reefs, great critter life and regular whale shark visits. Sogod Bay Scuba Resort director Phil McGuire explains Sogod's hidden charms

Raja Ampat's Misool Eco Resort is surrounded by pristine coral reefs and thriving fish life - thanks in large part to the decade-long conservation efforts of the resort itself. Co founder Marit Miners explains how a motley crew of divers managed to create an eco sanctuary. 

Scores of sharks, epic underwater landscapes, WW2 wrecks, the Top 5 Of All Time dive site Blue Corner - Palau has it all. Tim Rock has been diving Palau for over three decades and discusses why he still keeps going back