Erwin

When we traveled from Yap to Denpasar, Indonesia, we had a lay over of 12 hours in Guam, USA. We didn’t feel like spending that much time in an airport so we decided it would be best to use that time to see some of the tropical albeit very American island of Guam. It was […]

“The tides and visibility are not very good at the moment for watching mantas.. So no guarantees.” is what Dave, the owner of the Beyond The Reef dive shop, told us when we came to him to sign up for some diving. Of course, we thought, we’re gonna be the only divers to come all […]

We expected a swim through Jello or tapioca pudding, and eventhough there were supposedly millions and millions of them, the Jellyfish Lake was a bit of a disappointment. Luckily the guys at Sam´s Tours, our dive operator on Koror, decided to go there after our last dive with them so we didn´t have to arrange […]

On February 17th and 18th 1944, the U.S. Navy attacked the Imperial Japanese Navy’s fleet that had gathered in the lagoon of the islands of Chuuk; Truk Lagoon. This operation, known as “Operation Hailstone”, turned paradise into hell… Today, Truk Lagoon is known for the many wrecks of Japanese ships and airplanes resting below the […]