Bony Fish – CREATURES OF THE MONTH: FEB 2019

February = Fish Well at least one of the main groups; Osteichthyes or bony fish, is an extremely diverse group. Commonly, defined by those whose skeleton is primarily bony tissue as opposed to cartilge (like that of sharks and rays). Overall, the vast majority of fish belong to this group. Additionally, they are vertebrates (1 of only […]
Places to eat in Timor – part 2

We all know a big part of your trip can be the food so here are a few of Dreamers Dive Academy Timor recommendations and insights of where to eat in Dili. There are so many more options than mentioned here hence “part 2 – see part 1 too”. Prices are an average for a […]
Jellyfish and more – CREATURE OF THE MONTH; JANUARY 2019

January = Jellyfish. Well technically Cnidarians which is inclusive of jellyfish, box jellies, corals, hydroids and anemones but everyone loves a bit of alliteration right… All species are aquatic and predominately marine. Cnidarian is a strange word so let’s break that down to begin. The C is silent so you pronounce it like NI-DAR-RIANs […]
2018- A quick review for Dreamers Dive Academy Timor

2018- A quick review for Dreamers Dive Academy Timor Intro This time last year (2018) Dreamers was a concept already in existence, created by Kate Barker and Ivan S.Loria Shelley. However, Dreamers Dive Academy Timor was still in it’s planning stages. The very very early planning stages, so much so it didn’t even have it’s […]
Have you done your predive safety checks?

Have you done your predive safety checks? Introduction Hopefully, most of us remember this part of our open water course. Just after you’ve been explained all this alien looking equipment but before you actually get into the water. After all that they make you practice it before every dive! Fundamentally it’s the same regardless […]