If you’re a certified Scuba diver, you know this scene too well; floating around beside a beautiful underwater wall abundant with vibrant coral, getting up-close and personal with a timid pygmy seahorse, or holding on and feeling the force of a strong current blasting over your face as you watch sharks and schools of barracuda [...]

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Tourist excursions to Indonesia’s West Papua province are often dreamt about and rarely undertaken. Those who do head to Papua usually congregate in the Baliem Valley, in Papua Province’s Highlands, or in Papua Barat’s northern Raja Ampat. In the Baliem, trekking is popular, as is climbing: Trikora is a popular peak, as is Puncak Jaya. [...]

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Bonjour Catherine Parent! The French Canadian dance teacher who’s fanatical about diving.   What do you prefer to be called? Nobody can pronounce my name properly because I’m French Canadian and my name should be pronounced Katerine with the rolling ‘r’, but since nobody can say that, most people just call me Cat.   So [...]

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“What a great idea – if only I had thought of it: take a trip to paradise, stay in a cozy bed, get around by boat, snorkel and dive everyday like there’s no tomorrow, and look for some interactions with the locals; not too much, but definitely more meaningful.” That was the plan. So. A [...]

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