I had a pretty condensed layover in Tokyo of just under four days. There were a number of things I wanted to do, but none …
A Return to Raja Ampat
I first dove in Raja Ampat (in Papua, Indonesia) two years ago: https://theperennialpilgrim.com/diving-in-raja-ampat
It was a nice experience, but it wasn’t as mind blowing as …
The Magnificence of Triton Bay
When most people die they go to heaven. When avid scuba divers die they go to Triton Bay.
Why is Triton Bay so incredible? Could …
Mucking Around in Lembeh
The Lembeh Strait in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, is the world’s premier “muck diving” destination, famous for volcanic black sand slopes teeming with rare, bizarre macro …
A Return to the Andaman Sea
Two years ago I embarked on a three day liveaboard to dive around the Similan Islands in the Andaman Sea in Western Thailand: https://theperennialpilgrim.com/the-underwater-abundance-of-the-similan-islands
I …
The Ambience of Amed
Amed is a village in Northeast Bali known primarily for two things: diving (both scuba and free diving) and doing nothing. Doing nothing because multiple …
A Getaway to Gili Gede
Midway through my two month stay in Amed in North Bali, a friend invited me to join him and his girlfriend at a small dive …
Learning in Lembongan
Nusa Lembongan is a small island just a few miles from Bali. For all the diving I’ve done, I wanted to learn more about the …
Disembarking In Da Nang
I decided to slow down my travels in 2025 and started the year by disembarking in the Vietnamese city of Da Nang for three months …
Penang: The Goldilocks Island
Penang Island is in the north of Malaysia, just south of the Thai border and separated from the Malay mainland by three large bridges. It …