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How to Spend a Long Weekend Scuba Diving Florida’s Southeast Coast

Three days in Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach chock-full of reefs and wrecks.

Divers Find Rebounding Marine Life Around Reopened Phuket

Sharks, turtles, barracuda and more are rushing into the waters of Phuket following conservation and pandemic beach.

Scuba Diving in Bonaire

Anguilla's turquoise waters boast seven marine parks: Dog Island, Prickley Pear, Seal Island Reef System, Little Bay, Sandy Island, Shoal Bay Harbour Reef System and Stoney Bay Marine Park. Dive sites include wreck dives, shore dives, mini wall dives, night dives and heritage diving. Anguilla is known for its intentionally sunk shipwrecks. The island is home to a truly unique attraction, a 960-ton Spanish galleon, El Buen Consejo, that rests on the ocean floor with its cannons and cargo serving as a silent testament to the Caribbean's turbulent past. Anguilla also boasts a healthy double reef system, where a wide variety of corals flourish.

Weather: About 80 degrees year-round.

Average Water Temp: Mid-80Fs in summer in the north, dropping to mid-70Fs in winter. Dive season is year-round.

Average Visibility: 100-plus feet.

Travel Savvy: A passport and onward or return ticket is required. Anguilla is 20 minutes north from French St. Martin by ferry. There are a number of options available for getting to the island. Visitors can fly directly into Anguilla's Wallblake Airport from Puerto Rico via American Eagle/American Airlines and LIAT, or opt to fly directly to St. Maarten, Antigua, St. Thomas or St. Kitts for easy transfer to Anguilla

Destination Links: www.anguilla-vacation.com and www.ahta.ai.

What It’s Like to Take Your First Liveaboard Trip

Liveaboard diving is an adjustment, but boat life offers luxuries that make constant diving easy and enjoyable.

The Best Wreck Dives in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia’s Coral Triangle is home to a plethora of WWII wrecks.

My Escape from Reality—Diving the Shores of Bonaire

Divers’ first island getaway since COVID delivers wrecks, frogfish turtles and a soulful refresh in this shore diving paradise.

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Loving Lau’s Liveaboard Life

An experienced diver steps it up in Lau, a remote island chain in Fiji with 11-night Captain Cook Cruise onboard the MV *Reef Endeavour*.

Scuba Travel Tips for Fall 2021

How to beat the rental car shortage, and other tips for fall travel.