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Rik Pavlescak, FL, US
Sr. Contributor, 23 Reports with 19 Helpful Votes
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"Costa Brava, Roatan, Key West, Cozumel, Key Largo, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac, Bonaire, Philippines, Bali, North Sulawesi, St. John, St. Croix, Curacao, St. Eustatius, Fiji, Komodo, Lembeh, Belize, Utila"

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Dive Destination	Dive Op/Resort	Live Aboard?	Review	Rating	Date	Photos/ Helpful Votes
Honduras/Utila	*Utila Lodge*		"Great Resort and Dive Operation; Fair Diving Due to Bleaching/Rain" Great Resort and Dive Operation; Fair Diving Due to Bleaching/RainWhile the diving in Utila was disappointing, I was impressed with the service provided by Utila Lodg... Full report		11/2023
Belize	*Turneffe Flats*		"Great Diving With Most Caribbean Critters Spotted, W/Few Exceptions" Great Diving With Most Caribbean Critters Spotted, W/Few ExceptionsTurneffe Flats was designed for sports fishing (bonefish, tarpon, pilot) but offers scuba diving. On... Full report		8/2023	1
Philippines/Anilao	*Anila Photo Academy*		"Excellent Way to Improve Photography Skills & Great Blackwater Diving" Excellent Way to Improve Photography Skills & Great Blackwater DivingAn acquaintance recommended that I check out Anilao Photo Academy and I am very glad they did. Rina ... Full report		10/2022
Indonesia/Manado	*Murex Dive Resorts & Live-Aboards/Murex Manado*		"Quiet Stay As Resort Reawakens" Quiet Stay As Resort ReawakensSpent a week at Murex Manado in June 2022. My flight was late, but I was greeted at airport by the d... Full report		6/2022	1
Indonesia	*Dive Into Lembeh*		"Second Visit, Still a Delight!" Second Visit, Still a Delight!This was my second time staying at Dive Into Lembeh. Sadly, the owners Steven and Miranda were not o... Full report		6/2022	1
Indonesia/Manado	*Murex Dive Resorts & Live-Aboards/Murex Manado*		"Quiet Stay As Resort Reawakens" Quiet Stay As Resort ReawakensSpent a week at Murex Manado in June 2022. My flight was late, but I was greeted at airport by the d... Full report		6/2022	1
Indonesia/Komodo	*Blue Manta*		"First Liveaboard Trip For Me; I'm Most Likely Spoiled: Excellent" First Liveaboard Trip For Me; I'm Most Likely Spoiled: ExcellentThis was my first liveaboard and I wasn’t sure about what to expect. From the moment I was picked up... Full report		6/2022	1
Fiji and Tuvalu	*Waidroka Bay Resort*		"5 Star Service in Comfortable Setting" 5 Star Service in Comfortable SettingI stayed at Waidroka Bay Resort March 17- 29, 2022, after a stay at VoliVoli resort. Waidroka arrange... Full report		3/2022
Fiji and Tuvalu/Bligh	*Ra Divers/Voli Voli*		"Colorful Dive Trip" Colorful Dive TripI stayed at VoliVoli March 8- 17, 2022, traveling from West Palm Beach to San Francisco to catch the ... Full report		3/2022	2
St. Eustatius	*Scubaqua/Old Gin House*		"Pleasant Dive Trip Made Quirky With COVID Protocols" Pleasant Dive Trip Made Quirky With COVID ProtocolsDiving in the time of COVID can be a challenge and travel is no longer particularly enjoyable. Being... Full report		10/2021	2
Virgin Islands/St Croix	*Adventures in Diving STX/Victoria House*		"EXCELLENT SERVICE FOR A WEEK OF STRESS-FREE DIVING" EXCELLENT SERVICE FOR A WEEK OF STRESS-FREE DIVINGI was scheduled for a trip to Little Cayman but it still isn't open, so I decided to check out St. C... Full report		5/2021	2
Virgin Islands/St. John	*Low Key Watersports/Grande Bay Resort*		"Nice, Stress-Free Diving" Nice, Stress-Free DivingI was supposed to dive in Utila for a week, but dive wife was concerned about COVID and backed out. ... Full report		12/2020	5
Bonaire	*Captain Don's Habitat*		"Basic Level Dive Resort With Poor Service With A Few Exceptions" Basic Level Dive Resort With Poor Service With A Few ExceptionsI admit it, I've been spoiled by "valet diving" and dive guides who go out of their way to assure th... Full report		11/2019
Philippines/Dumaguete	*Atlantis Dive Resorts*		"Pleasant Dive Trip--Everything Good" Pleasant Dive Trip--Everything GoodThis resort was better than its sister property in Puerto Galera in terms of luxury, layout, and ame... Full report		6/2019
Philippines/Puerto Galera	*Atlantis Dive Resorts*		"Decent Service, Good Food, OK Accommodations" Decent Service, Good Food, OK AccommodationsGetting to the resort including flying into Manila, spending a night at an airport hotel (The Belmon... Full report		6/2019
Indonesia/Lembeh	*Dive Into Lembeh*		"Great Location in Lembeh" Great Location in LembehDive Into Lembeh was clearly designed by divers who understand (and love) diving. I booked my stay o... Full report		10/2018
Indonesia/Bangka, North Sulawesi	*Murex Dive Resorts --Bangka*		"Fantastic Staff, Great Accommodations, Treated Like a VIP" Fantastic Staff, Great Accommodations, Treated Like a VIPBooking at Murex Bangka on my own (no travel agent) was easy via email- - responses to questions were ... Full report		10/2018
Indonesia/Tulamben	*AquaMarine Diving - Bali*		"Great, Personalized Service With Private Dive Guide; Nice Solo Safari" Great, Personalized Service With Private Dive Guide; Nice Solo SafariKnew I'd be in Bali for 4 days without anyone else and wanted to dive. Did some searching and found ... Full report		10/2018	1
Honduras/West End, Roatan	*Reef Gliders/Caribbean Reef Life/Tanglewood Villa, West End Resort*		"Caribbean Reef Life Underwater Photography Class in Roatan, A++++" Caribbean Reef Life Underwater Photography Class in Roatan, A++++The purpose of this trip was to take an underwater photography course with Mickey Charteris, from Ca... Full report		7/2016
Cayman Islands/Cayman Brac	*Brac Reef Beach Resort*		"Easy Dive Trip: Good Food, Valet Diving" Easy Dive Trip: Good Food, Valet DivingI had the opportunity to travel with a group of divers. The package included round trip airport tran... Full report		5/2015
The Continental USA/Key West, Florida	*Southpoint Divers*		"Nice, Easy/Shallow Reef Dives in Key West" Nice, Easy/Shallow Reef Dives in Key WestWent out on afternoon run: two reef dives. Both were shallow- - less than 25 feet each. One hour on ea... Full report		9/2015	1
Honduras/Roatan	*Reef Gliders*		The Good: Reef Gliders was a great find! Upon my arrival in Roatan, I signed up with another div... Full report		8/2012	1
The Continental USA/Key West	*Bonsai Divers*		Peter at Bonsai Divers is an easy- going, laid- back no- stress kind of guy. On Friday I contacted him ... Full report		3/2008

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All Reader Reports Filed by Rik Pavlescak, FL, US Sr. Contributor, 23 Reports with 19 Helpful Votes Subscribers' version

All Reader Reports Filed by
Rik Pavlescak, FL, US
Sr. Contributor, 23 Reports with 19 Helpful Votes
Subscribers' version