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Palau to promote snorkelling, scuba diving and ecotourism

February 5, 2014 UWH

Palau, a Pacific island nation will become a marine sanctuary says President Tommy Remengesau Jr. while addressing a United Nations meeting.

Palau President Tommy Remengesau (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This move will enable Palau to preserve “a pristine environment” and to find an alternative path to economic growth through promotion of snorkelling, scuba diving and ecotourism.

Palau to ban commercial fishing, promote tourism (nzherald.co.nz)
Ban commercial fishing: Palau’s goal (islandsbusiness.com)
Palau’s president pleads for international support on climate change (radioaustralia.net.au)

Destinations & Sites

Diving Holidays: Top-10 list of dream dive sites

February 1, 2014 UWH

Great Blue Hole, Coast of Belize - a phenomeno... — Great Blue Hole, Coast of Belize – a phenomenon of Karst topography. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

So, your next diving holiday is still a few months a way and you have not yet chosen where to go. Here is list of the 10 most exotic scuba diving destinations in the world; places to dream about and, who knows, maybe one of them will be your next holiday destination.

Source: www.aluxurytravelblog.com

There’s nothing quite like the scuba dive – you glide downward into what just might as well be another world, and in many ways is. You see things that are impossible anywhere else. It’s a passion that has to be lived to be fully understood. Here’s a look at 10 of the top places in the world to dive, with a look at some specific dives and general locations

Read the full article at www.aluxurytravelblog.com