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99: PADI AOW Certified

Monday, March 6th, 2006

I’ve finished the PADI Advanced Open Water Dive Course yesterday. It was pretty easy and not too much theory as compared to the Open Water Course. (More hands-on diving)

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98: More Dive Training

Friday, March 3rd, 2006

03/03/06

I signed up for the Advanced Open Water Dive Course which starts tomorrow. It allows me to dive deeper than the 18m and also do night dives etc but it was mostly a economic decision to do this than that I wanted to learn new skills.. I was going to do a bunch of fun dives but it’s not much more to do the Advanced Open Water Course which has 5 dives included and it’s quite common for people to do the advanced course right after the basic open water course so why not..

97: First Fun Dives

Friday, March 3rd, 2006
Did two fun dives today at sites around Ko Tao (Twins and White Rock). This were the first dives after I had finished my PADI Open Water course so it was quite exciting to be able to just dive, float ... [Continue reading this entry]

96: PADI OW Certified

Thursday, March 2nd, 2006
02/03/06 A few days of classroom learning, pool sessions, open water (sea) diving, buoyancy control, mask clearing, and out-of-air emergency ascents etc plus a sh*t load of PADI manuals reading I now know my dive gear in and out, know ... [Continue reading this entry]

95: Koh Tao

Monday, February 27th, 2006
Made it to Koh Tao :-) The sleeper train was much better this time. Had a aircon lower bunk since the fan beds were all sold out but it was ok (not freezing as expected). The train left at 19:15 and ... [Continue reading this entry]

94: Off to Koh Tao

Sunday, February 26th, 2006
At long last I'm dragging myself away from the comfort of my nice Hotel here in Bangkok (they even have a Rooftop Swimming Pool) and head down to Koh Tao for some diving. I take the night train from Bangkok ... [Continue reading this entry]

93: Bangkok Activities

Sunday, February 26th, 2006
I mostly relaxed here in Bangkok after my Laos trip but also had a few busy days. It took me a day to walk around Bangkok for some "admin" stuff. Decided to buy my Japan Rail Pass here in Bangkok rather than ... [Continue reading this entry]

92: Laos Photos

Friday, February 24th, 2006
I have added a whole bunch of photos from Laos to my flicker page. Use the Calendar View or the browse the individual Laos Sets on the left side of this link but note that the sets are not ... [Continue reading this entry]

91: Thai Cooking Class Pics

Friday, February 24th, 2006
Look at that, the Chiang Mai Smart Cook School has put pictures from my Thai cooking course on their web page.. Pictures are here..

90: Vang Vieng to Vientiane

Friday, February 24th, 2006
This was easy. 4 hours on scenic Route 13 from Vang Vieng to Vientiane. Before I got on the bus (10am) I had decided to walk around a bit along the river. It was early enough and I hoped for ... [Continue reading this entry]