Mar
18

We are looking for you!

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Diveheads.com started as a project/experiment to create a better diving community website. We want to grow and develop this website but because of limited time, we need a new technical maintainer. We could use your help!

  • Are you a webmaster with experience in Drupal?
  • Do you (preferably) enjoy diving?
  • Would you like to build this site into a real community?
  • And maybe earn a little on the way?

If you have question or remarks, leave a comment or email us! Drupal is open-source and we would like to give this project a much more open-source character!

May
05

Australia through the eyes of an Australian

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That 1.5 kilogram of travelguide in your backpack will still come in handy. You can't ask people on the street every little detail. But the best traveltips often come from locals, not guides. And that's why we're very pleased with Kelly Van Der Kolk, an Australian diver willing to share her knowledge on Diveheads. First she checked our descriptions of Australian destinations and corrected our piece on Cairns. Then she provided input on Byron Bay en Julian Rocks. And she doesn't stop there...

Apr
10

Diveheads visits Indonesia and Malaysia

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It is our goal to forget about goals! We are building Diveheads to forever expand, and we thank the people who help us do just that. Diveheads currently comes in two fine languages: Dutch and English. Currently we offer the most content in Dutch. Translator Melissa Geijp is helping us to correct this injustice. She translated our descriptions of Malaysian and Indonesian scuba diving destinations.

Apr
02

Diveheads expands into Australia

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Today the Diveheads database has entered Australia. Freelance translator and copywriter Patrick Bakker took the Dutch texts and turned them into English. Right now we cover Cairns, Port Douglas and the Great Barrier Reef on the eastcoast; Exmouth, Coral Bay and Ningaloo Reef on the westcoast; Christmasisland and the Cocos Islands off the mainland. Go check them out and leave your comments! Want to add a missing destination? Just let us know.

(photo on right by cringel.com)

Mar
27

Your Flickr photos on Diveheads!

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On the right side of Diveheads we're showing pictures from a Flickr pool. We're using an excisting group for now. In near future we would like to use our own brand new Flickr group for this purpose. Are you a Flickr user? Please join our group! The picture accompanying this blog is made by Flickr photographer dphershman.

Mar
21

Attention bloggers, cartoonists, fotographers....

Blogging divemasters, fotographing travellers, cartoonists suffering from nitrogen narcosis and all other creative divers: Diveheads is looking for contributers. Do you want to use this website as your podium? Send a mail to info@diveheads.com!

Mar
20

Diveheads: information from divers like you

Here we are then! From today Diveheads is online: a website with information about dive holiday destinations. Just like all the others? No, not at all. Diveheads is not trying to sell you a holiday. And we don’t advertise for diving holiday companies. On Diveheads we offer a platform for divers to share their travel experiences. Here you will find unembellished information, from divers like you.

Mar
13

Diveheads launches!

After a couple of months of writing, designing and building: Diveheads is here.  On this website you will find a platform to share information on diving destinations. We are still checking and tuning, so if you run into a problem: please tell us!

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Cairns

The swinging gateway to the Great Barrier Reef

Cairns is a lively town full of backpackers and is a popular base to dive at the Great Barrier Reef. The town has a good infrastructure, a lively night life and accommodations for every price category.

About Cairns
Cairns is often visited by all types of tourists, but mostly by backpackers. That you’re not the only one to visit Cairns, you notice through the huge amount of hotels, resorts, hostels, souvenir shops, restaurants, pubs and clubs. On the streets you meet as many tourists as locals. All those backpackers enjoy a night on the town, just like the Australians. The catering industry flourishes obviously. The international airport completes the touristic package. If you are looking for something more quiet, go to Port Douglas.

Starting point for diving expeditions
Cairns is an ideal starting point for expeditions to the beautiful countryside of Queensland. The former fishing town is well located to the scenic beauty of both Daintree National Park, the Outback and Atherton Tablelands. In Cairns itself you don’t have to be bored either. Popular ways to spend your time here include: swimming in the lagoon, taking a boat trip over to Green Island or travelling on the skyrail at Kuranda to see the majestic Barron Gorge Waterfall. There isn't really a beach in Cairns, more... mudflats. If you want to spend a nice day in the sand, go to Palm Cove or Trinity Beach, both about 20 minutes North of Cairns.

Day trips and live-aboards
From Cairns a large number of diving expeditions are organised. The possibilities are enormous: from day trip to live-aboard. Many spectacular dive spots are easily accessible. Still, a live-aboard is definitely recommended, because it is the only way to reach the amazing dive spots in the north and the Coral Sea.

 

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