Blogs

December 15, 2020

Covid Safety on Vacation

COVID-19, Your Safety and Our Safety The way we vacation has changed as a result of COVID-19, but you still get to enjoy all the benefits […]
April 18, 2019
Ghost Pipefish at Salaya Beach Houses in Dumaguete Philippines

Hunt Ghosts Underwater In Dumaguete

New at Salaya: Learn about the amazing ghost pipefishes, in the only Ghost Pipefish Distinctive Speciality Course in the world, held in one of the most […]
September 6, 2018

Almost Time to Get Wet!

Dear readers – we have set out to become skilled and confident underwater photographers. As in, photographers who photograph underwater. So far we have talked about […]
August 30, 2018

Critter of the Month: The Mandarin Fish

One of the most flamboyantly colored fishes you will see on a tropical coral reef (and there is a lot of competition for that title) is […]
August 23, 2018

Science for the Tec Diver: Narked with Meyer-Overton

Simple version: If you dive deep, you will get narked. Slightly more sophisticated version: Nitrogen and oxygen act as narcotic agents; if you dive with air […]
August 2, 2018

Reefs Blessed With Cardinals

The Philippines are a part of the coral triangle, the global epicenter of marine biodiversity. We are blessed with a great number of species of corals, […]
July 26, 2018

Sweet Sweetlips

Among all the fishes we see in Dauin, the sweetlips are special to me, and they are even special in two different ways: Dancers! Firstly, they […]
February 1, 2018

Cleaning!

There is nothing quite annoying like having a bad itch. Now imagine a really bad itch. Really, really bad. And now imagine, on top of that, […]