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Giant clam among colourful yellow, brown, purple and pink staghorn and table corals 12

15 August 2021

 by Teja · Published 15 August 2021 · Last modified 27 January 2023

Explore the Great Barrier Reef in 8 Amazing Ways

Looking out to two forested Pacific islands on the horizon across shallow blue lagoon 24

9 May 2021

 by Teja · Published 9 May 2021 · Last modified 15 May 2022

Visiting Tonga in the Off Season

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8 January 2021

 by Teja · Published 8 January 2021 · Last modified 19 June 2021

How to Spend 7 Laidback Days in Tiputa, Rangiroa

Sculpture of surfboard and curling wave at Teahupo'o 14

14 November 2020

 by Teja · Published 14 November 2020 · Last modified 22 July 2021

Tahiti Lagoon Getaway 2: Teahupo’o On A Shore Trip

Coral pink sunset behind a cargo ship in Papeete harbour, Tahiti | 4 Reasons to Have a Long Layover in Pape'ete 6

17 October 2020

 by Teja · Published 17 October 2020 · Last modified 16 May 2022

4 Reasons to Have a Long Layover in Pape’ete

Bus stop in Tahiti against hill background 6

16 October 2020

 by Teja · Published 16 October 2020 · Last modified 26 December 2020

My Personal Experience with Taking the Bus in Tahiti

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There are some potato cods that regularly come ...

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There are some potato cods that regularly come around when they know divers have come. (Others have better things to do). This one was really tame, obliging many photographs with the divers. I was, of course, in the unusual position of being a snorkeler, taking photos from above them. 
#potatocods #grouper #codfish #coralsea #scubadiving #underwatervideos #uwvideo #videobawahlaut #selamskuba

This fish was intriguing. It had what looked like ...

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This fish was intriguing. It had what looked like two pairs of bright orange barbs near its tail, that looked like four butterflies are stuck to it. Or four little hearts, if you scroll to the close up photo. 
I don't know what fish this is, and I'm not even 100% sure the orange bits are part of it or not. If you know this fish, please comment. 
#fishes🐠 #tailbarb? #marinelife #corallife #coolseacreatures 
#snorkelling🐠 #snorkelaroundtheworld #tejainthewater #inspiringinsightfultravel

As if to console me even more for not being able ...

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As if to console me even more for not being able to scuba dive, a turtle came over to swim around with the fishes. 
#snorkeling #snorkelinggbr #snorkelling #snorkelphotos #tejainthewater 
#turtlesofinstagram #turtlesofig #seaturtle #seaturtles🐢 #greatbarrierreefqld

Who else loves seeing #lionfish ?

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Who else loves seeing #lionfish ?
#fishesofinstagram #fishespics 
#sealover #snorkelers

After being a snorkeler on a dive liveaboard, I ...

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After being a snorkeler on a dive liveaboard, I went back to the reef on a day tour boat. As it was a day tour, the snorkeling/diving sites weren't very far from Cairns. But the coral reef was still gorgeous. 
#snorkelingday #corals #batukarang #snorkellingphoto #daytour #cairnsdaytrips #greatbarriereef #lifeunderwater #lifeunderthesea #marinehabitat 
#exploreunderwater #scubadivers #cairnstourism #passionsofparadise #greatbarrierreefaus #unescoheritagesite

Can someone tell me what the strange wriggly thing...

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Can someone tell me what the strange wriggly thing is? It looks like it's hiding behind the coral, but the camouflage makes it look like the coral is extending a tentacle! 
#mysteriousseacreature #mysterioussealife #strangeseacreature #weirdsealife #camouflage  #tejainthewater

#unicornfish #unicornfishes #ribbonreefs
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#unicornfish #unicornfishes #ribbonreefs 
#tejainthewater

Do you see what I see?

By the way, ...

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Do you see what I see? 
By the way, scroll to second photo and let me know if you know what this is. Coz I can't for the life of me figure out what I saw. 
#camouflage #inspiringinsightfultravel 
#mysteriousmarineorganism #mysteriousmarinelife

The final dive site was Cod Hole. As far as the ...

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The final dive site was Cod Hole. As far as the coral reef was concerned, it wasn't a great site. But potato cods come around regularly, and a few are particularly tame with divers, which is why it's on the itinerary. 
Nonetheless, there were still some fishes that you normally find along sandy or rubble seabed. And I watched a pair of divers video an eel. 
#scubadivers #morayeel #greatbarrierrreefaus
#coralreef #flutefish #tejainthewater #underwaterphotos 
#shewholovesthesea
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