Blogs - what is happening at Atmosphere?

Divemaster Richard, between his favorite frogfish and the scarier Finding Nemo versionScuba Diving

King Richard and the Frogfish

It was December 2010 when, like a new lone gunman, Richard appeared in the Atmosphere Dive Center having heard that they were in need of a freelance Divemaster that day. For those of you who have dived here, we could say that the rest is history. King Richard, as he is known amongst our Atmosphere guests, is a stalwart within the dive team and well known on the Dauin coast…
Adam Detre
10th September 2013
The mothers at the Atmosphere Soup Kitchen showing off their Piggy BankSoup kitchen

The Piggy Bank Project

On a recent visit to the Atmosphere Soup Kitchen (ASK) with resort guests Emma and Lexie from California, we once again had the opportunity to admire the ingenuity of the people living around the dump site in Candau-ay. The Atmosphere Soup Kitchen is a part of our Gives Forward program. It opened in June 2011 and we feed 85 kids five days a week. Why? The main objective is to…
Ulrika Kroon
27th August 2013
The greatest reward - blog from a PADI Course DirectorIDC

The greatest reward – blog from a PADI Course Director

When our next PADI IDC begins in September, not only the candidates have to come prepared. As a Course Director, Gabrielle knows about all the hard work behind those two fun but tough weeks… Let’s hear what she has to say. This is my first time to write a blog… Not being the social networking person, when asked to write one I had to ask what a blog was… so…
Gabrielle Holder
17th August 2013
Victoria AFTER dry dockScuba Diving

Victoria’s new sensational look for high season 2013

When we – the Atmosphere management with me, Adam, as the new dive center manager – sent our beautiful dive vessel Victoria to her yearly dry dock, we decided on some drastic changes… If you have been to the Philippines, then you will no doubt have encountered their traditional style of boat – the banka. This might conjure up images of wealth and prosperity but in this case, it is…
Adam Detre
12th August 2013
Matt and Rae hard at work, tasting the new wines...Dining

Broadening our horizons – new wines at Atmosphere!

We have been very proud of our French boutique wine cellar for four years now at Atmosphere Resorts, but we have finally decided to go international. Rae tells you all about the exceptionally tough selection process… France is known for its fantastic vineyards and production of good quality wines. For the last four years, our wine list at Atmosphere has been an exclusive mix of some of these great wines,…
Rae Collins
4th August 2013