Great NEWS...BUSUANGA AIRPORT in PALAWAN Philippines extended... now more flights,comfort...plus several Whaleshark sightings in the Coron Island area
NATURE is a lot closer now....
BUSUANGA AIRPORT Palawan Philippines...

CLUB PARADISE, EL RIO Y MAR
and the
DUGONG DIVE CENTER
Busuanga
Airport, landing point for
CLUB PARADISE, EL RIO Y MAR
and the
DUGONG DIVE CENTER now has a 1500
meter concrete runway plus a 400 meter gravel extension.
This gives a new dimension to tourism in the islands of the
Calamianes. Whereas before only 19 seater planes were able to land,
Busuanga airport is now being served by the super fast 32-seater Do
28 (needs only 35 minutes to get there from Manila) and the 50
seater Dash-7.
Starting next week, May 17, 2008 the service of a 72 seater plane
from Phil Airlines will begin daily flights. This will bring the
total seat capacity per year to about 100.000 seats yearly. New
hotels, lodging houses and resorts are under construction and on
the planning board. Present room capacity of 400 rooms will be
double within an
year.

© Gunther Deichmann - the spectacular marine life in
Palawan
The Government has decided to pave the road from Coron to Busuanga
Airport to modernize the road system and create more
comfort for all travelers. Guests of the
Philippine-Micronesia Alliance
and
CLUB PARADISE, EL RIO Y MAR and DUGONG DIVE
CENTER will get to
their destination a lot faster and more comfortably now.
This will increase their time to enjoy all the exciting dive sites
to see the Turtles, Dugongs, WWII Wrecks, a whole fleet was sunk in
this area and of course beautiful reefs in this area.
Another great NEWS is, several Whale-sharks have been in sighted in
the Coron, Palawan area, a good reason for planning your next trip
to PALAWAN...the Philippines best kept secret...NATURE at its
best.

© Gunther
Deichmann - the WWII Wrecks of Palawan

©
Gunther Deichmann - the WWII Wrecks of Palawan
Late breaking NEWS from PALAU Micronesia! Conservation issue initiated by one of the founding members from the Philippine-Micronesia Alliance
Late breaking NEWS from PALAU Micronesia!
...brought to you by palautours.com
Ban on live fish export becomes law in Palau Micronesia a step in the right direction to preserve Palau's natural environment and unique Bio-diversity.
See below excerps from a News Paper article by the
Horizon News Staff

With a stroke of his pen, president Tommy Remengesau, Jr. has put a stop to the export of live reef fish yesterday in Bai Mengeliakl,
Ngarchelong. Remengesau signed into law the Senate Bill.
President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. makes it clear, the significance of stopping the exportation of live reef fish yesterday.
PALAUTOURS.COM updated today May 7th 2008...including the FSM...Federated States of Micronesia...plus a lot more very soon.
Before you make all our travel arrangements check it out...why not stop over in the Philippines for a few extra days and Dive some of the best Bio diversity in
the world. Plan your trip as a combination Philippines - Micronesia then you have the very best of both worlds.
Think about it.
PalauTours.com Now... Welcome to Micronesia!
The colors of the Pacific...
(FSM - The Federated States of Micronesia)

Chuuk (Truk Lagoon) - Yap - Kosrae & Pohnpei
Click the image or the link below
http://www.palautours.com/micronesia.html
As promised... we have just updated the
palautours.com site changes and NEW additions are as follow;
Micronesia section is updated see the screenshot on this blog - a Palau and Regional map has been added -
in the Photo Gallery we have now provided caption on all the images for easy identification - Getting here is
been updated - some pages have additional text - plus we have changed some photos in various categories.
More to come by this weekend and an incredible update is in progress for the Dive sites of Palau, we will feature
most of the dive sites and not only the popular ones, a big undertaking but I am sure you enjoy it once that is done.
We try very hard to have our first listings up also by Sunday, please stay tuned or start subscribing.
Your Palau Tours Team
NEW TRUK STOP HOTEL & TRUK LAGGON DIVE CENTER'S WEB SITE...Your tech diving experts...Your facility with HELIUM...TRIMIX...
See below some excerpts from their new HOME PAGE...
GD

Part of the NEW HOME
page...click on the image and go
direct to Truk Lagoon Dive Center
http://www.dive-truklagoon.com/main.php
The Truk Stop Hotel &
Dive Center is a PADI Resort Facility offering great
accommodations plus an excellent, full service dive center for both
the recreational and technical diver.
Truk Stop Hotel inventory of rooms include 2 apartments, 4 suites,
6 deluxe ocean view rooms, and 10 standard rooms. The apartments
are air conditioned and fully furnished with kitchenette. All
suites and rooms are air conditioned, have a balcony, private bath
and furnished with a refrigerator plus TV/DVD player.
LOCAL TIME: 03:20:58 pm | May. 05, 2008
The Truk Lagoon
Dive Center offers up to 4 dives a day (wreck, reef,
shark, night), and our private dock, dive lockers, rinse tanks and
shower make diving with us easy and convenient. We have Bauer
Compressors and use a Haskel Pump for blending Nitrox and Trimix,
and our expatriate PADI certified professional dive staffs take
care of the technical and recreational diver with equal care and
consideration.
Our Hotel
Restaurant serves international, western style and
local food daily from 6:00am till 10:00pm and offers inside dining
in air conditioned, smoke free comfort or outside on our patio
right next to the world famous Truk Lagoon. Enjoy our Wi-Fi
broadband internet connection in the
restaurant or on the patio – for FREE!

© Gunther Deichmann - the view
from your room Balcony at night.
http://www.dive-truklagoon.com/main.php
The Hard Wreck Café &
Bar is the favorite hangout for resident expatriates,
the traveling businessman, island visitors and local residents and
is the place to enjoy a friendly game of pool, your favorite
beverage, karaoke with friends, or just rest up for your next dive
or business meeting.
Other services available through the hotel include a relaxing,
stress busting massage at The Body Shop,
fresh breads, cakes and desserts from our Bakery, handicrafts &
souvenirs from our Gift Shop, u-drives from our Car Rental fleet,
and business services at our well equipped Conference
Facilities.
OUR ENVIRONMENT...& Exhibition in Armenia with images by Gunther Deichmann and many other international Photographers
DID YOU KNOW?
Is brought to you by the
Philippine - Micronesia
Alliance,
the Divers Choice.
We care about our Environment!

To
go to the Center click on the image
The Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art: ACCEA
" NPAK" in Armenian acronymis an alternative center for
avant-garde
and modern art in Yerevan, Armenia
We
have to take care of our PLANET and the ENVIRONMENT otherwise there
be nothing left for our Children…
we all need to contribute & STOP Global
Warming.
Some
of Gunther Deichmann's images have been recently part of an
international Exhibition in Armenia...for more detailed information
some links below… many other international Photographers
have contributed images for the Exhibition and environmental
awareness, for a complete list of all the participants and sponsors
including the
WWF World Wildlife Fund in Armenia go to
the provided links below…
I
am happy and proud to have been part of this Exhibition in
providing images creating awareness for our fragile
environment.

Click on the image above and view the
Exhibition
with images and slide shows from all
the international participants.
The image above was taken in Palau Micronesia it was used as the
Cover
for the official Exhibition Booklet, for other environmental
related images
by Gunther Deichmann click the link
below:
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/environment.html

WHY BURNING MY HOME...THINK!
Slide
show of the images from the Exhibition by Gunther Deichmann
click on the link or image above.
http://www.davosstudio.com/Exhibition/Participants/Gunther%20Deichmann/
Late breaking NEWS…the Photos & an APPETIZER...the real thing from Palawan Philippines with Lee & WILDERNESS TRAVEL… A KAYAK JOURNEY & BEYOND…”where no man has ever gone before”…soon part of the Alliance.
from the Philippine-Micronesia Alliance.

PHOTO:
© Lee Goldman - Palawan at its very best...the camp site.
I wish I could be there...
Today another lad
strolled into the office & not just anybody…my good
friend and soon a new Alliance Partner Lee Goldman Marine Biologist
and Expedition Leader of a great new Tour in Palawan
Philippines.
Supported by Wilderness Travel and our partner in
Manila Blue Horizons,
Dugong Dive Center and Club Paradise in
Palawan…the last
frontier in the Philippines with spectacular limestone cliffs equal
to Palau and Thailand.
Lee’s Expedition was also named as one of the
Best Adventure Trips 2008
A Masked Ball in the Philippines
http://www.concierge.com/ideas/
There
be a lot more in the near future, you just have to stay tuned or
subscribe to our blog…
A lot of exciting things are on the way…see below some of
Lee’s Photos and text from his recent trip in April 2008,
just completed…very cool and amazing…YOU should join
him on his next trip and experience the Philippines like no other
has done before…sounds familiar yes…
STARTREK…but hurry bookings have to be made well in
advance.
Gunther
Deichmann

PHOTO: © Lee
Goldman - "Alien Lights?" No Palawan!
Exploring Palawan by Kayak & in the evening
there is fine dining... under the stars.
Hi
Gunther,
The first PHILIPPINES Expedition for WILDERNESS TRAVEL is in the
books and as I have done in previous blogs I want to thank some of
the Philippine-Micronesian Alliance partners, Dirk Fahrenbach at
Dugong Dive Center at Club Paradise and Blue Horizon Travel for
their help in making it a successful tour. The highlights? How
about Whale sharks, fantastic snorkeling among fields of colorful
corals and abundant fish, Apo Reef National Park, and great
weather! The super-highlight? KAYAKING and LUXURY CAMPING in the
middle of some of the most beautiful scenery on the planet; the
limestone cliffs of El Nido, Palawan. Of course, our 5-star chef at
camp helped in areas all marine enthusiasts are familiar with:
growling stomachs at the end of a full day of fun…&
there be a lot more very soon… this is only an
appetizer.
Lee
Goldman
LATEST NEWS… YOU have to read this very interesting story, again it gets to show YOU…how little we do know about our PLANET and the OCEAN...like an ALIEN from a different WORLD.
DID YOU KNOW?
Is brought to you by the
Philippine - Micronesia
Alliance,
the Divers Choice.
We care about our Environment!
Like
an
ALIEN from a different WORLD...very
cool…the image below is nothing in comparison from what this
article has in store for you… Thanks to Walter Ty
again.
Monster
warning to protect oceans... about twice the size of a London
Bus...& be careful when diving in NEW ZEALAND...YOU never
know.
The landing of a colossal squid by New Zealand fishermen earlier
this year offered a rare glimpse into the mysterious world deep
beneath the waves. Scientist Mark Norman uses this week's Green
Room to argue that it also shows how marine life is being destroyed
before it is understood.
You be amazed to see this one…WOW!

© Gunther Deichmann - just like Aliens...
Squid under a Boat in Micronesia,
for more images from the Philippine-Micronesia Alliance
destinations click on the Image above or this
link.
http://www.alliancediving.com/blog/page2/page2.html
Colossal squid comes out of ice…
By
Richard Black
Environment correspondent
Courtesy
of the BBC
Colossal squid. Image: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa
Tongarewa
( go to the
link below and view the image)
Dr Kubodera
examines the eye of the smaller, partial colossal squid
specimen
Technicians in New Zealand have begun to thaw a rare colossal squid
specimen.
The operation to defrost the 10-metre (34 feet) long, half-tonne
squid began on Monday afternoon in Wellington following a
postponement of 24 hours.
The animal is now sitting in a bath of salt water. Once it is
thawed, scientists will begin to dissect it.
Very little is known about colossal squid, which appear to live
largely in the cold Antarctic waters and can grow up to 15 metres
(50 feet) long.
"They're incredibly rare - this is probably one of maybe six
specimens ever brought up," said Carol Diebel, director of natural
environment at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa centre.
"It's certainly the one that we're being really careful about,
completely intact and in really fantastic condition."
The Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni specimen was caught in February 2007
in the Ross Sea.
Big
unknown
The colossal squid is remarkable for its size, but also for how
rarely it has been sighted.
It was identified first in 1925 from two tentacles found in a sperm
whale's stomach…
You
have to read on...more images and text @
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7367774.stm
PHOTOS & NEWS from the ADEX DIVE SHOW IN SINGAPORE...& party time at the German Club MANILA Philippines with the Jazz Band... Johnny Alegre AFFINITY
Great to see Dirk again even I am fighting a hangover from my Birthday Party at the German Club last night. Some of Dirk’s photos below…Oh boy… Dirk, you missed a great evening…
with the great and ever so cool Jazz Band "Johnny Alegre - AFFINITY"

Photo: © Hermes Singson - Juergen Warnke
from Club Paradise and the President of the German Club
introduces Johnny Alegre and band.
Now back to ADEX
and Dirk; Allan Nash and Tommy from
Asia Divers
with El Galleon attended the
show at the Philippine Department of Tourism Booth…Wow
Philippines. According to Dirk the ADEX show was the very best he
had attended compared to previous years, getting many requests for
diving with
Dugongs and on the
Philippine-Micronesia Alliance.
Jason Heller from
Dive
Photo Guide strolled around
and Michael AW made his presents felt with a presentation for the
up coming Celebrate the Sea Festival.

Our Philippine-Micronesia Alliance partners Dirk Fahrenbach
from
Club Paradise and Dugong Dive Center
in Palawan with Allan Nash from
Asia
Divers with El Galleon Beach Resort in Puerto
Galera Philippines...
posing with the Alliance brochure at the WOW Philippines Booth in
Singapore 2008.

The WOW Philippine Booth at
ADEX DIVE SHOW Singapore 2008

Presentation
on the Celebrate the Seas Festival
soon to be held in Manila at ADEX Singapore
2008
You have to
forgive me today for not writing to much, I am still suffering a
bit, but don’t worry more to come in the next few days
including an article of some exciting new developments in
Palawan…I guess you just have to stay tuned or subscribe to
our Blog.
GD
An Amazing story and a science report… NO SEX for all-girl fish species… plus some sharks have seen numbers fall by as much as 75% in 15 years… lets keep OUR PLANET GREEN & INTACT.
DID YOU KNOW?
Is brought to you by the
Philippine - Micronesia
Alliance,
the Divers Choice.
We care about our Environment!
My
very special thanks go to Walter Ty for bringing this to my
attention…
Sorry no Photos today but if you go to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/
edinburgh_and_east/7360770.stm
There you find a
cool
Pod cast and a photo of this amazing little fish from the
Amazon, discovery been
made everyday and we are learning so much about our environment
except how to take care of it…lets start
now.
GD
No
sex for all-girl fish species
Amazon Molly
(Credit: Dunja K Lamatsch)
Courtesy of
BBC
A fish species, which is all female, has survived for 70,000 years
without reproducing sexually, experts believe.
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh think the Amazon Molly
may be employing special genetic survival "tricks" to avoid
becoming extinct.
The species, found in Texas and Mexico, interacts with males of
other species to trigger its reproduction process.
The offspring are clones of their mother and do not inherit any of
the male's DNA.
Typically, when creatures reproduce asexually, harmful changes
creep into their genes over many generations.
The species will eventually have problems reproducing and can often
fall victim to extinction.
Scientists at Edinburgh University have been studying complex
mathematical models on a highly powerful computing system to look
at the case of the Amazon Molly.
Researchers calculated the time to extinction for the fish based on
modelling genetic changes over many thousands of generations.
They are now able to say conclusively, for the first time, the fish
ought to have become extinct within the past 70,000 years, based on
the current simple models.
Scientists believe the fish, which are still thriving in rivers in
south-east Texas and north-east Mexico, are using special genetic
survival "tricks" to help them stay alive.
One theory is that the fish may occasionally be taking some of the
DNA from the males that trigger reproduction, in order to refresh
their gene pool.
Species
tricks
Dr Laurence Loewe, of the university's School of Biological
Sciences, said: "What we have shown now is that this fish really
has something special going on and that some special tricks exist
to help this fish survive.
"Maybe there is still occasional sex with strangers that keeps the
species alive. Future research may give us some answers."
He added that their findings could also help them understand more
about how other creatures operate.
"I think one of the interesting things is that we are learning more
about how other species might use these tricks as well," he
said.
"It might have a more general importance."
The Edinburgh-led study was carried out in collaboration with Dr
Dunja Lamatsch at the University of Wuerzburg, now at the Austrian
Academy of Sciences.
The research is published in the journal BMC Evolutionary
Biology.
More
info and Photos @
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/
edinburgh_and_east/7360770.stm
Species
loss 'bad for our health'
The physiology
of bears could lead to a better understanding of some
diseases
A new generation of medical treatments could be lost forever unless
the current rate of biodiversity loss is reversed, conservationists
have warned.
They say species are being lost before researchers have had the
chance to examine and understand their potential health
benefits.
The findings appear in Sustaining Life, a book involving more than
100 experts.
It is being published ahead of a global summit in May that will
look at ways to stem biodiversity loss by 2010.
"While extinction is alarming in its own right, the book
demonstrates that many species can help human lives," said
co-author Jeffrey McNeely, chief scientist at IUCN (formerly known
as the World Conservation Union).
Societies depend on nature for treating
diseases
Achim
Steiner,
Unep executive director
"If we needed more justification for action to conserve species, it
offers dozens of dramatic examples of both why and how citizens can
act in ways that will conserve, rather than destroy, the species
that enrich our lives."
Killing
the cure
One creature
whose potential benefits have been lost to science is the southern
gastric brooding frog (Rheobatrachus silus), say the
authors…more info and Photos at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7361539.stm
LATE BREAKING NEWS! "The Pink Pearls of the Pacific" The annual mass spawning of corals on the PALAU archipelago in the western PACIFIC has occurred right on cue
What a contrast!
GD

© Gunther Deichmann - Is this what it looked like in Palau???
For some real images go to the link provided below...
this is only an artist impression.
The annual mass
spawning of corals on the Palau archipelago in the western Pacific
has occurred right on cue. With Sunday night's full moon, coral
polyps let forth a huge swathe of sperm and egg, to seed the next
generation.
The event was short-lived - only about 30 minutes - but so vast in
its scale that it turned the sea water pink. Scientists from Palau,
Australia and the UK are studying the practicality of collecting
coral larvae to help restore damaged reefs elsewhere.
See what a mass spawning at Palau looks like (Reefvid.org)
As we got into the boat for our trip to Luke's reef, I admit I was
not really expecting to see the mass spawning on the exact night of
the full Moon. All the visiting scientists here thought it was more
likely the reproductive extravaganza would happen the next evening
or the following one - based on what had happened the last two
years. The only person who seemed sure it would happen on cue was
Steven Victor, the Palauan director of the Palau International
Coral Reef Center. Local knowledge was spot on, as it turned
out.
Almost as soon as the boat engine switched off, we got a sense that
something might be brewing... you have to see and read the whole
story...and images
@ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7358423.stm
Late News from Scuba Diving Magazine...Bottom Time...announcement of Sam's Tours Digital Photo Center including Aperture 2 in Palau Micronesia
Late News...
just received this press release from Dermot Keane Sam's Tours
Palau Micronesia...please read below
the article in the online Scuba Diving Magazine...Bottom
Time.
GD


Click on the image and go direct to
the Digital Photo Center
ALL
- NEW DIGITAL PHOTO CENTER AT SAM'S TOURS IN
PALAU
Sam's
Tours' all new
Digital Photo Center is fully
equipped to cater to digital photographers of all interest levels,
from those with handy point-and-shoot cameras to the most demanding
digital photographers shooting in RAW format. Their six
top-of-the-line Apple iMac workstations are loaded with terabytes
and terabytes of storage, archiving and secure data backup systems,
lots of RAM, and completely optimized for digital imaging with
Apple Aperture
2 image management
software, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Bridge, Toast, and topped off
with DSL Wi-Fi internet access. No other
photo center in Palau comes near!
Plus, you can rent new Canon SD850 Digital Cameras and Canon ZR830
Digital Minicams with underwater housings. Other camera-friendly
improvements include an expanded "dry zone" for Camera Preparation
and Charging and a new Camera Drying Station complete with towels
and compressed air for post-rinsing camera care.
A Tribute to John Bennett...the Legend lives on...he was the deepest diver in the world & and Pioneer...we miss you John.
GD
"He was the the greatest diver that ever lived... a memorial yesterday for John Bennett who died 4 years ago 15th of March. A very sad day not just for the dive community but his closest friends & loving family ! Gabby, Josh & Katie. We gathered yesterday for a remembrance of this great man that lead the way for divers & pioneers of today, he was a LEGEND, we love him & miss him. The deepest diver in the world John Bennett, we will never forget you,
from Mark Cox, a good friend."

© Photo: Mark Cox,
Australia

© Photo: Mark Cox,
Australia
Blue Horizons Travel...a thank you note...plus Wilderness travel in Palawan...& dive the wrecks of Coron Bay with Asia Divers...dive and explore the last frontier in the Philippines
http://www.alliancediving.com/blog/files/jan-2008.html
In his letter Lee expressed his sincere thanks to Jem from Blue Horizons Travel I like also to take this opportunity and thank Jem personally for his hard work and effort in helping to put together the super package and Prize for the Layang Layang Photo Contest a lot more details on this later, thanks Jem.
Soon a new member of the
Philippine-Micronesia
Alliance,
Lee
will be joining us with his extraordinary and very exiting Kayak
tours in Palawan and beyond, subscribe and stay tuned for the
official announcement.
GD
His
tour has just been in the top listing of the
Concierge,
Best
Adventure Trips 2008!
http://www.concierge.com/ideas/skiadventure/tour/detail?id=1729&page=11
Hi Gunther,
A while back you blogged about my excitement and appreciation for
the significant inclusion of
Club Paradise onto our new
Wilderness Travel Expedition to the Philippine Islands.
I should also mention that another one of your
Micronesian-Philippine Alliance
partners has
made important contributions as well. Jem Kemp from
Blue
Horizon Travel has been
extremely helpful in arranging our flights to and from Legaspi,
where we will continue on to Donsol for a couple of days snorkeling
with Whale Sharks, and for all of the transfers for our guests when
they arrive in Manila.
While it may sound easy, from my point of view, it helped to keep
me from pulling even more of my hair out of my head while trying to
coordinate all of the other activities for our 12 day tour. So,
when coordinating 5 days of luxury kayak
camping (that’s
tents, supplies, equipment, personnel and their travel arrangement,
the outfitting of our new boat, coordination of the daily
excursions, food procurement, and contingency plans) became almost
as much as I can handle, Jem came through by taking care of the
guests in Manila, thus alleviating some of the weight from my
shoulders.
Thanks Jem!
Lee
Goldman, Marine
Biologist and Tour leader
Photos: ©
Gunther Deichmann – Images from Palawan…the last
frontier in the Philippines and a heaven for nature lovers,
pristine beaches, crystal clear water surrounded by majestic
limestone cliffs and spectacular diving…
explore and discover this incredible part of the Philippines
with Lee Goldman and our other Alliance partners. A pure natures
paradise.
Click
on the images above and see more photos from all our partner
destinations.
Asia Divers our partner in
Puerto Galera visits Palawan frequently for the wrecks in Coron
Bay, Asia Divers with El Galleon Beach Resort is also a major
sponsor of the
Layang Layang Photo Contest,
for more info on
Wreck diving with Asia Divers check out our previous blog
from David
Ross at:
http://www.alliancediving.com/blog/files/category-asia-divers-articles.html
Diving and voting for Tubbataha Reef in the Philippines...the seven new wonders of the world, more elections...
More and more elections this time of the
year, we have had Putin and Russia, then in the US Obama v Hillary
plus all the others, I think in Iran soon, it is all over the place
not to mention the Shark vote from the other day on our blog and
now Tubbataha Reef
has been nominated as one
of the seven new Wonders of the World.
Cast
YOUR vote
below!
The
Philippine-Micronesia Alliance is supporting the
conservation and protection
of this unique reef in the
Philippines.
The 96,000- hectare Tubbataha Reef, Asia's best marine park, has
been
nominated as one of the seven new Wonders of the
World.

© Gunther Deichmann - sharks are a common sight at the Tubbataha
Reef
Tubbataha Reef is an
atoll coral reef in the Sulu Sea that belongs to
the
Philippines. It is a marine sanctuary protected as Tubbataha Reef
National Marine Park. The reef is composed of two atolls,
North and
South Reefs. Each reef has a single small islet
that protrudes from
the water. The atolls are separated by a
deep channel 8 kilometers
wide. Over one thousand species,
including many that are endangered,
can be found at on the
reef. These include manta rays, lionfish,
tortoises,
clownfish and sharks.
You can vote for Tubbataha Reef
by going to this site:
http://www.new7wonders.com/nature
Search for the nominees
and you will be asked to vote for 7 sites. The
trick is,
choose Tubbataha Reef as your first choice and for the other
six, select the most unknown nominees. This gives more
chances for
Tubbataha to make it to the top 21 finalists.
Presently, it's ranked
top 29, up from top 35 last
week.
Late breaking NEWS...Philippine- Micronesia Alliance proudly sponsors Layang Layang Photo Contest in Malaysia
Late breaking NEWS...
The
Philippine - Micronesia Alliance proudly announces to be part of
this years Layang Layang Photo Contest
in Malaysia as one of the
sponsors, we announce the operators and destinations very
shorly on our Blog, incredible prizes for the winners of this years
contest, stay tuned for more details in the coming
days.
GD

Late breaking news from Dugong Dive Center…Ghost pipefish in masses at Club Paradise House reef...
Ghost pipefish in masses at Club Paradise House reef and newly discovered Mandarin fish close by.

Ghost
pipefish at the moment in masses at the
Club Paradise House reef
What else do you
need! I guess a tank full of air and camera will do just
fine…Dirk is back on the island... happy to point you in the
right direction, even without Dirk or his dive guides you cant get
lost…you just get up in the morning and after a good
breakfast at
Club Paradise stroll down the
beach…enter the water and you right at the house
reef…the action and critters only a few feet
below.
But if you get
real lucky... you might meet the
sexy Tashina and join her for
an unforgeteable trip to Apo reef, dive the spectacular walls and
catch a glimpse of Mantas and Sharks not to mention the big schools
of jacks on this reef.
Soon island hopping with Tashina...yes very sexy indeed...to
find out more who she is go to: http://www.alliancediving.com/blog/
It comes as
no surprise that VOX television from Germany had choosen Club
Paradise and Dugong Dive Center for one of their
location.
Mandarin fish used to be know only from Yap and Palau... but now
they have arrived in Palawan too, watch their courtship at sunset
right in front of the beach resort, our other partner destination
in the Philppines, Puerto Galera has got them too, just check
with
Asia
Divers, another member
of the
Philippine
-Micronesia Alliance.

Mandarin
fish now in Palawan
Photo: © Gunther Deichmann
So what are you
waiting for, get your gear ready and plan your next weekend or dive
vacation with Club Paradise and Dugong Dive Center, a member of
the
Philippine
– Micronesia Alliance.
Click on the
images and go direct to our partner destination
Photo Gallery, amazing dive destinations from the
Philippines, Micronesia and the
Pacific.
But here is another tip... check out some of the amazing videos
from Dirk Fahrenbach at
YOU TUBE,
go to YOU TUBE and type his name or click the link below for one of
his film clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVstA2zcxXQ
GD
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Dirk has returned...a new boat...more from the Boat Show in Germany...the Maldives plus a lot more.
The
latest news from one of our partners in the
Philippine-Micronesia Alliance...The Divers choice
in the Philippines, Micronesia and the Pacific.

Dirk,
friends and dive guides in the
Maldives...Feb.2008
He is
back…who? Dirk Fahrenbach from
Dugong Dive Center and Club Paradise
walked into the
virtual office yesterday returning from Germany and the
Maldives.
Dirk attended the Düsseldorf Boat show in January in Germany, after
the show he took a few days off and then went straight to the
Maldives for some diving looking after a group of divers.
According to Dirk, the Boat Show was a great event and he was part
of the DOT Booth, Wow Philippines; see below some photos he
provided me yesterday.


Dirk
and friend at the Wow Philippine Booth at the
Duesseldorf Boat Show Jan. 2008
Welcome back Dirk, we did miss you, Dirk also showed me some photos
of his new Boat soon at Dugong Dive Center a new and very big
Tri-Maran …luxury
at it’s best diving at it’s
ultimate… as mention in my
earlier blogs diving with the
Philippine-Micronesia Alliance
is
getting better and better.

Some
of Dirk's guest's in the Maldives
See below some photos from Dirk’s new Boat called
…
...Tashina… very sexy and bold.

Ready
very soon...the very sexy Tashina…

So much more space...the
Tashina
Diving with her
is never going to be boring… over night Safaris with all
your electrical requirements on board, including a 24hours
compressor… now that is what we call island hopping, Apo
reef is going to be fun from now on, the Tashina is very soon in
Palawan, one of the Philippines top dive destinations. The other
images are from the Maldives, Dirk, dive guides and some of his
guest’s.
A lot more very soon from Dirk…Dugong Dive Center and Club
Paradise…and
of course the sexy Tashina.
GD
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Introducing all the Philippine-Micronesia Alliance partners in Spanish...the Divers Choice in the Pacific
Our partners in the Philippines: Calypso/Pinjalo Dive Resort, Boracay, Asia Divers with El Galleon beach Resort Puerto Galera, Club Paradise and Dugong Dive Center in Palawan the last frontier in the Philippines. In Micronesia you dive with Sam's Tours in Palau who has the most sophisticated Digital Photo Service nowhere else to be found a underwater photographers paradise, if you like Wrecks then our Partner in Truk Lagoon the Truk Stop Hotel and Dive Center is your best choice with free Wi-Fi connection for all their guests, you connected even in the most remote part of the pacific with the Philippine-Micronesia Alliance.
For all
our other languages please click this link we
speak...
Alianza
Filipinas-Micronesia ® 2008
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Bienvenidos a
la Alianza Filipinas-Micronesia , sus compañeros para esas
vacaciones de buceo de calidad!
La vasta y remota región comprendida entre las Filipinas y
Micronesia, abarca las aguas tropicales más abundantes del
Pacífico, y de gran renombre entre los buceadores por su rica
bio-diversidad marina que incluye grandes peces pelágicos,
infinitas variedades de temas para macrofotografías, más de 700
especies de corales, más de 1,300 especies de peces, y una gran
colección de restos intactos de naufragios marinos.
¡ Nuestra exclusiva red de balnearios para buceo de primera clase a
lo largo de las Filipinas, República de Palau y la Laguna de Truk
en los Estados Federados de Micronesia, en asociación con nuestros
selectos profesionales en turismo hacen que los buceadores tengan
un viaje y buceo más convenientes, más cómodos y más amenos que
nunca!
La Alianza Filipinas-Micronesia está integrada por los mejores
agentes turísticos regionales especializados en buceo
cuidadosamente escogidos por la Alianza para garantizar que los
buceadores tengan lo más fino en vacaciones de gran calidad y con
los más altos niveles de seguridad, servicio al cliente, y trato
comercial profesional en la industria.
Para mayor comodidad en la planificación de su viaje, nuestros
expertos turísticos regionales planificarán sus exploraciones por
el Pacífico para un relajo mental garantizado por nuestros niveles
de servicio, comodidad y satisfacción ofrecidos por la Alianza. ¡
Tome asiento, relájese y deje la planificación de sus vacaciones a
nosotros!
Sus compañeros para vacaciones de buceo de calidad incluyen
balnearios para buceo en las Filipinas y centros para buceo Asia
Divers. Entre estos están El Galleon Resort (Balneario El Galeón),
en Puerto Galera; Club Paradise & Dugong Diving Center (Club
Paraíso y Centro para Buceo Dugong), en Palawan; Pinjalo Diver
Resort (Balneario para Buceo Pinjalo), en Boracay; y Sam's Tours
(Paseos Turísticos de Sam), en Palau, Micronesia, y el Truk Lagoon
Dive Center (Centro para Buceo de la Laguna Truk), en los Estados
Federados de Micronesia.
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Late breaking News... very large, rare, six-gill shark (most sharks have five gills) taken by researchers in a submarine 1000 meters
Just saw this on Fins Blog... absolutely
fantastic...no
more words needed...you have to check this
out.
Check out this video of a very large, rare, six-gill shark (most
sharks have five gills) taken by researchers in a submarine 1000
meters down in Hawaiian waters.
Almost as interesting as the shark is the excited chatter of the
researchers.
Click the link below:
http://www.finsonline.com/blog/fins/20080217/rare-large-6-gill-shark.html
You
bet this is very cool I just watched it...
GD
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Introducing the Philippine - Micronesia Alliance in Russian
Introducing the Philippine-Micronesia Alliance in
Russian - Your partner in island hopping, inselhuepfen plus a lot
more. We have the best dive locations in the Philippines and
Micronesia with some of the best unspoiled beaches in the
world.
THE DIVERS CHOICE.
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Click the flag and go direct to all our destinations and
partners in Russian.
ФИЛИППИНЫ -
МИКРОНЕЗИЯ
АЛЬЯНСУ ® 2008
ДОБРО
ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ
К НАШЕМУ
ФИЛИППИНЫ -
МИКРОНЕЗИЯ
АЛЬЯНСУ
ЭТО ТВОЙ
ЛУЧШИЙ
ПАРТНЕР
ДЛЯ
ПЕРВОКЛАССНОГО
ПОДВОДНОГО
ОТПУСКА
Огромная
площадь
теплых
тропических
вод Тихого
океана
между
Филиппинами
и
Микронезией
известна
среди
дайверов
всего мира
еще и своим
богатым
многообразием
подводного
мира. Более
1300
наименований
рыб, более 700
видов
кораллов...
Здесь вы
найдете
бесконечное
множество
тем для
подводных
съемок,
включая и
удивительную
коллекцию
...затонувших
кораблей.
Наш
ислючительный
индивидуальный
сервиc от
первоклассных
отелей для
подводников
на
Филиппинах,
Палау и
рэк-лагун в
Микронезии,
а также
разнообразие
туристических
маршрутов
делает
путешествия
и
подводное
плавание в
этом
фантастическом
месте
Тихого
океана еще
интересней
и удобней,
чем прежде.
Пережитые
подводные
впечатления
останутся
в вашей
памяти
навсегда.
Филиппины-Микронезия
Альянс
обладает
лучшими
отелями,
которые
могут быть
предложены
в этих
местах.
Наши
партнеры
подобраны
нами так
тщательно,
чтобы
помочь
каждому
подводнику
провести
первоклассный
отпуск на
самом
высоком
уровне
профессионализма,
безопасности
и
наслаждений.
Итак,
передайте
планирование
Вашего
отпуска
нашим
целевым
экспертам.
Мы
озаботимся
о том, чтобы
Ваши
тихоокеанские
приключения
стали
единственными
в своем
роде
впечатлениями.
Сядьте
поудобнее,
расслабтесь
и
предоставьте
нам
спланировать
отпуск
вашей
мечты,
мечты
каждого
подводника.
Вашими
партнерами
в
высоклассном
подводном
отпуске
являются:
На
Филлипинах
- Asia Divers with El Galleon Resort, Puerto Galera, Club Paradise
& Dugong Diving Center, Palawan Pinjalo Diver Resort,
Boracay
В Паллау,
Микронезии
- Sam’s Tours, Palau Truk Lagoon Dive Center, Chuuk
Alliance partners in Paris France and Duesseldorf Boat Show Germany
Thanks Tommy. You can also click on the flags for the Alliance in German and French, plus there are six more languages to choose from.
In the last three weeks some Alliance members have been to France and then Germany for dive shows.
At the Dive show in Paris January 11-14, both Asia Divers/El Galleon Dive Resort and Calypso/Pinjalo Resort participated in DOT's very nice stand. The show had many visitors and with the Philippines being the featuring country all went very well with a lot of interest.
The following weekend the 9-day long BOOT show started in Düsseldorf, Germany and we were joined by Dugong Dive Center/Club Paradise so now we had 3 Alliance members at the show. Again the Philippine DOT had the most impressive destination stands of them all, with a lot of activities around the stand, the booth created a lot of interest for the Philippines and to all the other Alliance members including our partners from Micronesia, Sam’s Tours in Palau and Truk Stop Dive Center in Chuuk, or better know as Truk Lagoon.
Tommy




