Personal journal article
Taba Heights: 2003
Where scuba diving started for me in 2003: first skills, first reefs and lessons that stayed with me.
- How MolaQuest travelled
- Resort-based Open Water course
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Places MolaQuest has dived.
A visual journal organised by country, region and dive site. These are places I have personally visited, presented through honest accounts and practical destination information.
16 personal dive regionsRotate · zoom · select an orange pin to open its journal
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17named regions so far
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The collection
One journey, organised properly.
This page brings my journeys together. Large destinations such as Indonesia, Thailand and the Red Sea are divided into the regions and routes I actually visited. MolaQuest uses personal, licensed and commissioned illustrative imagery; full details are available in the image policy.
Personal journal article
Maldives: Royal Island 2004
The 2004 journey of three manta rays, an octopus and the moment I understood what diving could be.
- How MolaQuest travelled
- Island resort and local dive boats
Personal journal article
Egypt: Northern Red Sea 2005
The full 2005 story of discovering liveaboards, northern wreck routes and returning for unfinished business at the Thistlegorm.
- How MolaQuest travelled
- Liveaboards
Journal article ready
Sudan: Red Sea
Remote Red Sea diving across offshore reefs and historic sites.
- How MolaQuest travelled
- Liveaboard
Journal article ready
Palau: Archipelago
Current-swept passes, walls, reefs and an island destination with a strong identity above and below water.
- How MolaQuest travelled
- Boat diving
Koh Lanta journal article ready
Thailand: Richelieu Rock and Koh Lanta
Two contrasting ways to experience Thailand: an offshore liveaboard journey and a month living and training on Koh Lanta.
- How MolaQuest travelled
- Richelieu Rock by liveaboard, Koh Lanta as a local base
Journal article ready
Malaysia: Layang-Layang
Remote oceanic diving around Layang-Layang, reached by small boats from the island resort.
- How MolaQuest travelled
- Island resort and speedboats
Three Indonesia journal articles ready
Indonesia: Pulau Weh, Komodo and Raja Ampat
Three linked 2016 chapters follow two months from Pulau Weh through Komodo to Raja Ampat. Bali will become a separate journey.
- How MolaQuest travelled
- Resort-based diving and day boats
Personal journal article
Tunisia: Hammamet 2004
The 2004 Advanced Open Water journey and the early lesson that responsible divers must sometimes say no.
- How MolaQuest travelled
- Resort-based diving
Journal article ready
Kenya: Watamu 2010
A vivid 2010 journey through Watamu: Indian Ocean diving, windsurfing, unexpected wildlife and encounters that changed how I saw the destination.
- How MolaQuest travelled
- Turtle Bay resort and RIB diving
From the MolaQuest archive
Real moments from the journeys.
These photographs and short clips come from my own dive archive. Dates are shown clearly so each image remains connected to the journey on which it was recorded.
