Alright...horrible title.
And in fact, this isn't a story, but hopefully it might initiate some.
The point of my thread, and I'll do my best to keep this short, is that I'm just now starting to venture boldly into the next tax bracket here in the states.
I've started make enough money for a trip somewhere outside of my beloved-yet-mind-racking country. As I've only been to a secluded private island in the Bahamas when I was eight, I consider myself never to have actually been out of the states as a self-sufficient individual. I'd like to make my first flight out of the nest a nice one.
That's where the worldly people I love hearing from at DeeperBlue come in.
I'm looking for a place to dive that might not exist, but I'll give you some of my descriptions I'm looking for, and maybe somebody can suggest a place that best suits my expectations:
1. Someplace warm/hot with comfortable water temps for skin-diving.
2. At least one person in-town who can squeak by as an english-speaker.
3. I'd like a place that seems prehistoric, preferably with lots of eroded earth and stone.
4. Little to no life. I don't mind critters on land, I'd like to just be alone in the water without being distracted or cautious of possible dangers. I deal with jellyfish/sharks or snakes/snapping turtles here in Texas.
5. American-friendly (or at least feigns tolerance towards Americans). From what my friends in other countries tell me, I'm running out of options.
6. Definitely must be quiet for meditation.
7. Not tourist-y. I'd rather shack up in a dung hut than stay at a hotel. Toilets are nice, though.
8. Clear water a must. I'm not that picky about salt/freshwater.
Erik's trip to Danau Mananjau sounded almost like a dead ringer, however I was hoping such a place existed a little more around the Mediterannean, or middle eastern areas. I'd like to visit Greece for a little while after I go to this dream-spot.
I know, I know...
I probably sound like one of those jackasses who asks the waiter to pick him out something on the menu that has fish in it, but tastes more like chicken.
I'd love to hear from the well-traveled and often-submerged for some ideas on where I can put a tack on the old atlas, and start saving for a trip later this year. Spring is almost here, and my longfins are starting to make dolphin sounds from the back of my closet.:t
I'll appreciate any input.
Don't ever change...well, except maybe your underwear.
And in fact, this isn't a story, but hopefully it might initiate some.
The point of my thread, and I'll do my best to keep this short, is that I'm just now starting to venture boldly into the next tax bracket here in the states.
I've started make enough money for a trip somewhere outside of my beloved-yet-mind-racking country. As I've only been to a secluded private island in the Bahamas when I was eight, I consider myself never to have actually been out of the states as a self-sufficient individual. I'd like to make my first flight out of the nest a nice one.
That's where the worldly people I love hearing from at DeeperBlue come in.
I'm looking for a place to dive that might not exist, but I'll give you some of my descriptions I'm looking for, and maybe somebody can suggest a place that best suits my expectations:
1. Someplace warm/hot with comfortable water temps for skin-diving.
2. At least one person in-town who can squeak by as an english-speaker.
3. I'd like a place that seems prehistoric, preferably with lots of eroded earth and stone.
4. Little to no life. I don't mind critters on land, I'd like to just be alone in the water without being distracted or cautious of possible dangers. I deal with jellyfish/sharks or snakes/snapping turtles here in Texas.
5. American-friendly (or at least feigns tolerance towards Americans). From what my friends in other countries tell me, I'm running out of options.
6. Definitely must be quiet for meditation.
7. Not tourist-y. I'd rather shack up in a dung hut than stay at a hotel. Toilets are nice, though.
8. Clear water a must. I'm not that picky about salt/freshwater.
Erik's trip to Danau Mananjau sounded almost like a dead ringer, however I was hoping such a place existed a little more around the Mediterannean, or middle eastern areas. I'd like to visit Greece for a little while after I go to this dream-spot.
I know, I know...
I probably sound like one of those jackasses who asks the waiter to pick him out something on the menu that has fish in it, but tastes more like chicken.
I'd love to hear from the well-traveled and often-submerged for some ideas on where I can put a tack on the old atlas, and start saving for a trip later this year. Spring is almost here, and my longfins are starting to make dolphin sounds from the back of my closet.:t
I'll appreciate any input.
Don't ever change...well, except maybe your underwear.
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