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Kathmandu, Nepal – Day 2 : A Tour Around the Valley
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Kathmandu, Nepal – Day 2 : A Tour Around the Valley

Posted on December 14, 2012 by fizzyfizah • 2 Comments

Raj had arranged for a driver and a local guide to take us around Kathmandu, so after breakfast we jumped into the car and went on our way to tour some famous sites within the valley. I say valley, and not city, because I learnt today that what everyone refers to as “Kathmandu” is actually … Continue reading →

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One of my ultimate pet favourite dive sites, the Sugar Wreck (registered name MV Union Star 17) is a 90m cargo ship that sank in the year 2000 in the shallow channel separating Perhentian Islands and Kuala Besut, Malaysia. She lies on her starboard side in mere 18m deep waters, and the abundance of marine life that have made her their home makes it an amazing spot do dive on. I have done hundreds of dives on her, watching her change due to the forces of natural elements over years, and she still captivates and excites me every time I return! I was lucky to have been greeted by good visibility too when I dived there earlier this week, I felt so blissful on this dive I almost cried. She’s such a beauty 💙 Definitely a must-dive spot if you’re ever on the island, and there’s no better dive center to do it with than the great folks at @turtlebaydivers 🤗🐢🏝 • • #fizzyinthesea #perhentian #perhentianisland #sugarwreck #scubadive #scubadiverslife #wreckdive #turtlebaydivers #underwatervideo #paditv #girlswhoscuba #gopro #goprohero5 #goprosplice
It’s not often you find six women happily sharing one man 😜 💜❤️🧡💛💚💙 #thornamongtheroses #besties #lifepartners #nbs #onceayear
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How many animal ejaculations have you witnessed in your life? 😏😁 That is exactly what is happening in this video - this is a male Barrel Sponge (common name for the type of coral you see here.. there are up to 5,000 different species of sponges in total!), and this male sponge is spawning by sending sperm directly into the water column. Female barrel sponges will send out eggs, and fertilization occurs midwater. The sponge larvae will then disperse with ocean currents until they settle on a patch of reef to grow and begin new life. In my 3000-dives life I’m still waiting for a chance to see female barrel sponges spawn their eggs. • Sponges are highly important contributors towards a healthy reef. They pump and circulate vast volumes of water, which help recycle large amounts of organic matter and convert them into food for other reef organisms. Now here’s something else that’s highly fascinating: even though sponges have no brain, no head, no eyes, no limbs, no nerves, no organs... THEY ARE ACTUALLY ANIMALS! This is why I ABSO-FRICKIN-LUTELY LOVE THE OCEAN... it’s got so much unbelievable magic in it! 🤩 • For me, diving and exploring oceans and reefs isn’t all about encounters with your usual ‘superstar’ giant animals - the sharks, the mantas, the dolphins, the whales, the whalesharks, the dugongs. It is also about learning to observe all the intricacies and behaviours that make up the ever-vibrant, ever-magical, ever-efficient, ever-significant eco-system of a truly diverse coral reef community. On every single dive I can count on witnessing something amazing, something I have not witnessed before - corals spawning, fish cleaning, tool-uses, animal play behaviour, mating rituals, and the list goes on. You just have to know where to look, what to observe. Like this moment of creation of new life here, the spawning of a barrel sponge, soon-to-be barrel sponge babies 💜😍💦 🤱🏽 • To read more about Sponges, click on the link in my bio 🔎👌🏽
A month ago we at @compassdiving team were privileged to work alongside Conservation International Timor-Leste in approaching local and rural communities to discuss ways of bringing eco-tourism into their lives, whilst safeguarding and ensuring the protection and conservation of the natural environment that makes their very surroundings so special. Ocean conservation and community development is something I hold very closely and tightly to my heart and I truly do hope this work will bring benefit to the beautiful people of this amazing hidden-gem-of-a-country I’ve been blessed to currently work in. The effort was observed by Mr Ben C Solomon, a New York Times journalist, who took this photo of me as I gave him a short tour of one of my ultimate favourite reefs in the entire world, and published his write-up in the April 9th 2018 issue of the @nytimes . • • #Repost from @nytimes The tiny country of East Timor is surrounded by some of the world’s most magnificent and untouched marine life. But 16 years after gaining its independence, #EastTimor remains the poorest nation in Southeast Asia. Tourists could be the country’s lifeline. But one question is clear: How can the country both develop tourism and keep its pristine beauty? For generations, local fishermen have safeguarded their supplies by creating marine protected areas where fish and coral develop untouched. “These fish are our life, and the reef is their house,” said said Zanuari Marteans, a 60-year-old fisherman from Atauro Island. “If someone has no house, how can they live?” Trudiann Dale, the East Timor country director for Conservation International, has another perspective: “If these corals will stay strong, the people around them will need the money to keep them safe,” Trudiann said. “Eco-tourism, if done right, could provide that.” @bcsolomon took this photo of Fizzy Moslim, an instructor for Compass Diving tours, examining the #reefs around Atauro Island. Swipe left to see some of the hundreds of reef fish species that call these waters home. Then visit the link in our profile to read more. 🐠🐟🦈
That irresistible happy dance when you’re literally sailing off into the sunset then look back to see there’s a massive, full, double-rainbow behind you... ’cuz you feel like you’ve just received the biggest hug filled with love from the planet 🤩💃🏽🧜🏽‍♀️😍🌈 #ohmygod #happiness #naturemakesmedance #sailing #catamaran #sunset #fullrainbows #doublerainbows #beautifulskies #lifesbestmoments #fizzyfarfaraway #timorleste

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