Thailand Travel Tips

11/03/2024

Good advice for travelers...

Dive Boat Fire Safety Guidelines and Evacuation Procedures

The incident rates and fatalities caused by major fires on watercraft are low. Yet, most boat fires are preventable if the crew are properly trained and firefighting equipment is available.

This guide outlines the underlying causes of small blazes and raging infernos on diving boats, especially liveaboard vessels, and how to safely evacuate a burning boat.

https://www.private-scuba.com/diving/health-and-safety/fire-safety-on-dive-boats.html

10/03/2024

Scuba Diving at Hin Wong Bay

There's a superabundance of stunning dive sites in Koh Tao, and choosing a favourite spot to scuba dive or snorkel is not going to be easy.

This guide contains useful information about the diving at Hin Wong on the east coast of the island, with extra details about the resident marine life.

https://www.private-scuba.com/destinations/asia/thailand/koh-tao/hin-wong-bay.html

08/03/2024

Helpful advice about poisonous fish...

Fish Spine Injury Symptoms and Treatment

You can get an infection from a fish spine if a creature spikes you with a fish fin puncture wound. Most aquatic life injuries occur with catfish, needlefish, scorpionfish, stonefish, sea urchins, and stingrays.

This help guide explains what to do if a fish spikes you and how to treat envenomations and puncture wounds from spine-bearing marine animals.

https://www.private-scuba.com/diving/injuries/fish-spine-injury.html

06/03/2024

Do You Know Why they're Called Nurse Sharks?

Despite being generally harmless to humans, one of the large bottom-dwelling predatory sharks has a wide curved mouth and makes a sucking sound when it searches for food in the sand.

This segment contains fun and interesting facts about nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), including what they eat, where they live, and how they reproduce.

https://www.private-scuba.com/sea-life/marine/vertebrates/sharks/nurse-shark.html

05/03/2024

The Highly Venomous Weever Fish

Despite spending most of their life buried in sand, or because of it, the weever fish sting is one of the most serious and venomous fish spine injuries to avoid.

This segment contains facts and information about weever fish, including where they're found, what they eat, and what to do if you get stung by a weever.

https://www.private-scuba.com/sea-life/marine/vertebrates/weever-fish/index.html

02/03/2024

This section contains fun facts and interesting information about different shark species, acknowledged as being the biggest predator among all fishes.

29/02/2024

Schooling Bannerfish

As its common name suggests, there is a schooling species of bannerfish that enjoys swimming together in large groups around shallow coral reefs.

This section contains fun facts and interesting information about the schooling bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes), including where they live, what they eat, and how they reproduce.

https://www.private-scuba.com/sea-life/marine/vertebrates/butterflyfish/schooling-bannerfish.html

26/02/2024

Whale sharks are unmistakably the largest living fish in the animal kingdom that can weigh 20 metric tons and grow up to 18 metres long (60 ft).

26/02/2024

This guide contains useful tips and information about Aow Leuk diving spot on the southeast coast, with extra details about the local marine life.

25/02/2024

Drowning and Near Drowning Management

As a matter of fact, thrashing, waving, and yelling for help, are common misconceptions about victims who drown in any given body of water (e.g. the sea, a swimming pool).

This help guide explains some common causes of drowning, how to evaluate and manage near-drowning incidents, and the best treatment for post drowning symptoms.

https://www.private-scuba.com/diving/injuries/drowning.html

18/02/2024

Ao Laem Thian dive sites are ideal locations for beginners to explore the shallow bay and for experienced divers to explore the caves and caverns.

15/02/2024

Information for scuba divers heading out to the best Chumphon Pinnacle diving spots less than 11 kilometres north of Koh Tao ('Turtle Island').

15/02/2024

Top Vietnam Diving Spots

It's fair to say that recent improvements in the infrastructure has helped Nha Trang and Phu Quoc become popular diving destinations to get scuba certified.

This section contains information about the best dive sites in Vietnam with extra details about the aquatic animals that scuba divers and snorkelers can find in this part of Southeast Asia.

https://www.private-scuba.com/destinations/asia/vietnam/index.html

10/02/2024

Best Scuba Diving in The Philippines

There is an island country in South East Asia famous for diveable historic shipwrecks, macro and muck diving, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to dive with thresher sharks.

This section contains detailed information about the top dive spots in the Philippines with extra tips and advice for new and experienced divers heading to the Philippine archipelago.

https://www.private-scuba.com/destinations/asia/philippines/index.html

08/02/2024

Scuba Diving Malaysia: Where is Best?

Parts of the southern tip of the Malay Peninsular and Borneo provide some of the most exclusive diving locations in South East Asia (SEA).

This section contains a list of dive spots in Malaysia with extra information about the marine life that attracts scuba divers and snorkelers to this sun-drenched country.

https://www.private-scuba.com/destinations/asia/malaysia/index.html

07/02/2024

Best Japan Diving Spots

A string of islands near the east coast of Asia create a picturesque backdrop for the aquatic animals and migratory species that frequent this region of East Asia.

This section contains an extensive list of Japan diving sites with information about the marine creatures that divers and snorkelers can find in the waters that surround this island nation.

https://www.private-scuba.com/destinations/asia/japan/index.html

06/02/2024

The PADI Adaptive Techniques Course

Having reached the professional levels at PADI, all scuba educators will become more aware about giving individual considerations to dive students with physical or mental challenges.

The coaching you receive in the Adaptive Techniques Specialty course enhances your training and prepares you for making adaptations to the standard ways of helping divers meet their needs.

https://www.private-scuba.com/courses/specialties/adaptive-techniques.html

04/02/2024

Isuzu D-Max Models

After winning Pick-up of the Year award from What Van? and 4x4 Magazine in 2023, it's easy to see why D-Max is ticking all the right boxes for capability, durability, and reliability.

This information and data spotlights the history of the Isuzu D'Max and timeline of the variants from 2002 through to the present day.

http://www.kent4x4offroading.co.uk/pickups/isuzu-dmax.html

30/01/2024

This guide contains tips for avoiding starfish sting and recommended dive medicine for treating the painful symptoms of poisonous puncture wounds.

29/01/2024

Scuba Diving Indonesia

There are few diving destinations around the world that can offer divers and snorkelers an amazing combination of crystal clear water and marine life biodiversity.

Yet, there are more than 17,000 Indonesian islands that host almost 200 amazing dive sites that simply ooze with breathtaking opportunities for underwater exploration.

https://www.private-scuba.com/destinations/asia/indonesia/index.html

23/01/2024

P29 Patrol Boat Dive Site Malta

One of the popular Maltese wreck dives near the northern harbour of Ċirkewwa has become a haven for stone bass and chevron barracudas.

This guide contains useful information about a former minesweeper scuttled intentionally to create an artificial reef for marine life and for recreational divers.

https://www.private-scuba.com/destinations/europe/malta/patrol-boat-p29.html

21/01/2024

Daihatsu Vehicles

The Japanese automobile manufacturer called Daihatsu is also one of the oldest surviving Japanese manufacturers of the internal combustion engine (ICE).

This section contains links to a range of Daihatsu cars and trucks with other interesting news items issued by their headquarters in Japan.

http://www.kent4x4offroading.co.uk/suv/daihatsu/index.html

05/01/2024

Classic Cars for Dog Owners

A recent survey suggests medium size SUVs are the most dog-friendly vehicles for drivers who want to take their pet pooch with them in the car.

So what about the good old days? We travelled back a few decades to create a list of the best classic cars for dog owners, and why certain breeds are better suited to a certain vintage.

http://www.kent4x4offroading.co.uk/blog/best-classic-cars-for-dogs.html

04/01/2024

Toyota Hilux Pickups: History and Background

So far, eight generations of Toyota Hiluxes have earned a remarkable reputation for being reliable and dependable light-duty vehicles.

In celebration of the achievement, the information and data in this chronicle spotlights the history of the Hilux and timeline of the variants from 1968 through to the present day.

http://www.kent4x4offroading.co.uk/pickups/toyota-hilux.html

29/12/2023

List of Cars Named After a Place

Automobile manufacturers have used some 'visionary' practices for naming cars. For example, many have named their car models after US states, while others have used famous cities in Europe.

So, we thought it would be interesting to create a list of cars named after places, with a brief anecdote about the relationship between the locality and the car named after it.

http://www.kent4x4offroading.co.uk/blog/car-models-named-after-places.html

26/12/2023

Citroën Ami Pop Review UK

Despite its nickname "the playful one" the Citroën Ami is not a real car. It's an all-electric urban mobility solution that classifies as a light quadricycle.

This review of the Citroën Ami Pop highlights some of its best features, technical specifications, and how much it costs to buy one in the United Kingdom.

http://www.kent4x4offroading.co.uk/suv/citroen/ami.html

24/12/2023

Facts about the Lion's Mane Jellyfish

There is an unmistakable invertebrate with 120-feet long trailing tentacles that drifts near the surface of the water while it feeds mostly on plankton.

This guide contains fun and interesting facts about the "true jelly" species (Cyanea capillata) including where they live and how this enormous creature survives without a brain.

https://www.private-scuba.com/sea-life/marine/invertebrates/jellyfish/lions-mane.html

21/12/2023

Porsche Cars

It's fair to say the German car manufacturer Porsche is one of the most recognised and revered for the production of luxurious SUVs and sedans that are even more thrilling to drive.

This section contains links to a range of Porsche high-performance sports cars with further coverage of news items issued by Porsche Cars Great Britain Limited.

http://www.kent4x4offroading.co.uk/suv/porsche/index.html

21/12/2023

Fun Facts about Blue-Spotted Stingrays

The electric blue spots of these small whiptail stingrays help to identify the species. But beware... there's a deadly sting in those tail spines.

This section contains facts and information about bluespotted ribbontail rays, such as where these venomous rays live, what they eat, and how they reproduce.

https://www.private-scuba.com/sea-life/marine/vertebrates/rays/stingrays/bluespotted-ribbontail-ray.html

17/12/2023

Facts about Stingray Fish (Sea Rays)

By and large, most of the eight known flat-bodied families of sea rays of the order Myliobatiformes possess superb camouflage... but there's a sting in the tail.

This section contains facts and information about stingray fish (also called 'flat sharks'), such as where these large venomous rays live, what they eat, and how they reproduce.

https://www.private-scuba.com/sea-life/marine/vertebrates/rays/stingrays/index.html