Bubbles Underwater & Beyond: Scuba Diving and Travel Blog
Useful Infos and Stories Before Leaving To Make Bubbles
To make bubbles along the coral drop-offs overflowing with life and colors, what happiness! In the Philippines, the island of Cabilao is a real little underwater gem.
Near Bali, Indonesia, Sumbawa Island and its volcanoes offer a fantastic variety of dives. From manta rays to nudibranchs, the underwater world is full of wonders...
Fancy Indonesia ? I take you diving in the waters of Sali Kecil, a remote small island located on the west coast of Halmahera. Beautiful !
It was last summer, in July 2018. I was back diving in the waters of the Alor archipelago in Indonesia, to explore its gorgeous coral reefs... often swept by crazy currents !
It is called dugong or "sea cow". I was lucky enough to observe this fascinating animal in its natural environment, in Alor, Indonesia.
In the Philippines, Tubbataha Natural Park is only open for three months in the year. It is an underwater jewel, with exuberant coral and abundant underwater life.
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Petites Bulles d'Ailleurs is the blog where I tell about my travels and my dives. I publish my underwater photos and videos, my terrestrial and underwater impressions. As well as tips for those who, like me, travel to put the head under water and make bubbles with the fish! I especially try to share my wonder at the beauty of this other world under the surface of the ocean, so fragile and unknown ... ...
Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Egypt, Polynesia, Mexico ... All the trips and all the dives that I have told on the blog since 2006 are here ....
I'm getting tons of emails asking me for information about Raja Ampat ! So I gathered everything in one single post. But be aware, a trip to Raja Ampat requires you to behave as a respectful and responsible visitor. Tourism, which is booming in the region, is endangering one of the world's most magnificent reservoirs of biodiversity.
The huge Indonesian archipelago is my favorite diving destination. At the heart of the Coral Triangle, its waters contain the greatest diversity of species in the world! ...
Tips and Tricks of Diver Traveler ...
Sometimes you can choose your seat on the plane. Dilemma : is it better to sit in the front, or in the middle, or at the back of the aircraft ?
For many people, traveling solo is inconceivable. Yet, we never make as many encounters as when we travel alone.
Trips and dives: my previous adventures
Tara. Two syllables that roll from one side to the other.... It is the name of an extraordinary boat, an oceanographic schooner that sails in the Pacific to study coral. I boarded with the scientists for a journalist assignment last February in the Philippines....
In 2003, I dived on the Amoco Cadiz wreck in Brittany, France. At the time Facebook did not exist.... My story had only been published in print, on the final page of the newspaper Ouest-France.
In video, here is a striking encounter, of which I have a very vivid memory... A very close, intense and unexpected face-to-face with an oceanic white-tip shark in the Egyptian waters of the Red Sea.
Fancy the big blue ? Let's get in the water ! I take you to the Red Sea for scuba diving, freediving and underwater photography....
In Komodo, you can' t miss the majestic manta rays. They can be seen either by scuba diving or by snorkelling from the surface. A glorious show!
Looking for exuberant coral and wriggling fish ? And for a little slice of authentic Indonesia ? Welcome to Kampanar, Sulawesi !
He's such a great guy. Opo, my dive guide in the waters of Central Sulawesi, became my hero. Because I can be a real burden sometimes...
Ah, Indonesia! My favorite diving destination. But when you travel there, it's better to get used to jam karet, the "elastic time" ...
