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 […]
January 14, 2018

Nitrox!

In Dauin we have a dive site called pyramids, with a number of nicely overgrown pyramidal artificial reef structures. A tad below the pyramids, at about […]