Scuba Diving In Thailand

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If there’s one activity that must be experienced in southern Thailand, it’s scuba diving. My friend Sean Aiken put together this excellent short film showcasing his own underwater adventure from spring 2006.

A warning: if you are currently living in a cold climate (like myself) this film will induce a strong urge to flee the icy streets of your own town and book a flight to warmer waters.

But in Sean’s case, the tropics were not all leisure and sun. He also spent some time volunteering at a Burmese refugee camp in Mae Sot, a sobering experience and compelling article not to be missed.

For further adventures with Sean, check out his profile here.


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Ian MacKenzie is the founder and editor of Brave New Traveler. He is currently editing the One Week Job documentary. Aside from writing, he spends his time exploring the fundamental nature of existence and wishing he did more backpacking.

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  • Trip Sweeney replied on February 1, 2007

    wow! certainly not going to lurk on this one. that is an amazing video. Never been scuba diving…remarkable. Awesome to hear that the trip was coupled with work in a refugee camp. In my opinion, that represents characteristics of the brave new traveler.

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  • ianmack replied on February 4, 2007

    hi trip, glad you like the video. even though i spent time in southeast asia myself, i never did a full scuba dive (stuck with snorkeling). i told myself they are basically the same thing — that is, until i saw sean’s video here. now i’m wishing i had splurged for the whole scuba adventure.

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  • graciedeguzman.com replied on February 4, 2007

    scuba diving in the Philippines is Good! You should try it sometime.. btw, nice site..=)

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  • ryanair baggage allowance replied on July 16, 2007

    I’ve never had a scuba dive before. It’s really amazing on what you can see and experience on a different realm in our world.
    Very nice video indeed.

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  • Terence-Scuba Florida replied on June 7, 2008

    A good friend of mine came back home enthusing about Thailand scuba diving and the video is certainly enticing – will have to start saving for yet another trip!

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  • Sandwagon replied on January 9, 2009

    Love this! I can't wait to get my open water in Dahab in April and then travel the world meeting fish like these beauties!

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