DAN Member since 1997, Claudio Di Manao is a PADI and IANTD diving instructor. He’s the author of a series of books and novels about diving, including Shamandura Generation, an exhilarating portrait of Sharm el Sheikh’s diving community. He collaborates with magazines, radios and newspapers, talking and writing about diving safety, marine life and travels.
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Location: Bali, Indonesia. GPS: 8° 16' 28.80” S - 115° 35’ 34.77” E Type of dive: wreck Access: beach Level: beginners - experts THE SETTING Tulamben's beach, on the North-Eastern side of the island of Bali,...
Type of dive: cavern/cave-dive Experience level: cavern/cave-diver specialty GPS: 20°19'28.88" N - 87°23'31.16" W Cavern routes (rec.) Barbie line: 515 m Bat Cave line: 312 m Maximum depth: 9.1 m Size of cave system:...
Have you ever imagined an alternate world, where you can fly between mountain peaks, do somersaults with strange creatures, without ever falling? A world full...
Take this short test to find out what kind of diver you are. Answer each question honestly with a Yes or a No. Stating that air...
Erich Ritter is the Konrad Lorenz of the sharks. Yes he is: Ph.D. from Zurich University in “Behavioral Ecology” he is the only professional applied...
Type of dive: wreck Experience level: advanced, expert divers Location: 27° 48′ 51″ N, 33° 55′ 12″ E Length: 146 meters Date in which it was sunk: 6 October 1941...
Location: Red Sea, Egypt. GPS: 27° 43’ 51.03” N 34° 15’ 37.99” E Type of dive: deep, drift. Marine life: the entire food chain, vibrant corals, underwater landscape that...
Rolf Schmidt, age: 65. Owner of Sinai Divers and Ghazala Fleet. He is the one who started it all. Hesham Gabr, age: 56. Owner of the popular award...
At night it is the color of ivory. Road signs have more Arabic in them than I could have imagined. The harbors are called Marsa...
It’s time to leave. Roberto will take the flight to Rome, Cristian and I will travel through Sicily with a pickup truck packed with brochures,...
Monica walks towards us across the terrace of the café restaurant, with a cheerful smile on her face, and dark sunglasses. A gazebo, tables and...
That you’re on an island, you know right away from the light, and even if this is a big island, the sea is always telling...
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