Travelling and diving in this post-coronavirus world
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Diving at The Foot of Volcanoes in Sumbawa
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Sali Kecil, another part of the world in Indonesia
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Everybody Gets into The Water in Alor!
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A Strange Mermaid Called Dugong
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It's hard to make diving travel plans with the Covid-19 pandemic. In the world before the coronavirus, I used to go diving in the Philippines or Indonesia... In the world after, I dive in Brittany in green and cold waters.
In the Philippines, Balicasag Island is a popular dive site. You can observe a huge silvery school of trevallies, spinning near the reef. A fascinating sight...
Making bubbles along coral drop-offs overflowing with life and colour, what a delight! In the Philippines, Cabilao Island 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 will take you diving in the waters of Sali Kecil, a remote little island on the west coast of Halmahera. Magnificent!
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 watch this fascinating animal in its natural environment, in Alor, Indonesia.
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I am Corinne Bourbeillon and Bubbles Underwater & Beyond is my personal blog. Through my underwater photos and videos, I try to share my wonder at the beauty of this other world under the surface of the ocean, so fragile and unknown...
The ocean produces 50% of the oxygen we breathe on Earth. Through these reports, I encourage responsible scuba diving practice. Let's protect the ocean!
Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Egypt, Polynesia, Mexico... All the travels and all the dives 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 are home to the greatest diversity of species in the world!
Tips and Tricks of Travelling Diver...
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.
A few years ago, I was traveling light... Today, in addition to the "normal" stuff, I'm packing some photo equipment, a waterproof housing for my Canon Eos 7D, two underwater flashes, as well as a complete diving gear !
My diving equipment and underwater photography gear now take up the biggest part of my luggage. Impossible for me to travel light as before! But the basic principle is still valid: I must be able to carry all my stuff on my own.
My previous underwater adventures
In the Philippines, Tubbataha Marine National Park is open only three months per year. It is an underwater jewel, with exuberant coral and abundant underwater life.
In the Philippines, it is THE mythical encounter that every diver dreams of: the whale shark, the largest fish in the world.
Tara. This is the name of an extraordinary boat, an oceanographic schooner sailing the Pacific Ocean to study coral. I embarked in February 2018 with the scientists for a media report 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 back 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!
Fancy some exuberant coral and wriggling fish? A little corner of authentic Indonesia? Welcome to Kampanar, Sulawesi!
