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 Navigating the ongoing threats of  travel Inflation and GeoPolitical Disruption

 Question and Answer with Dive Travel Buff Richard Woulfe---March 19, 202Desert Dolphins Dive Club

 

 

WITH  Richard Woulfe www.richtravels.com

 

Bring any travel questions!

March 19, 2025 DD Monthly Meeting

Desert Dolphins SCUBA Diving Club monthly meeting: 5:30 Social, 6:30 Meeting, 7:00 Program. 

For those attending by Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82512846447?pwd=TzA4MDVudTVOWTlpbVB3WG1laEZRQT09 

For those attending in person (with or without a meal) RSVP HERE

Venue - Elks Lodge No. 385, 1800 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, AZ 85705 


Richard has over 47 years of dive travel experience. He was certified as an  Open Water Scuba Instructor in 1981 and has logged more than 5000 dives in over 50 destinations around the world. These destinations include the Philippines, Indonesia, Komodo, Bali, Raja Ampat, Ambon/Banda Sea,  the Forgotten Islands, Thailand, Maldives,  Cuba, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, Costa Rica/ Cocos Island, Galapagos, Sipadan/Mabul, Oman,  Palau/Yap, Japan, Colombia,  Florida, California and multiple Caribbean destinations including Panama ,Cozumel,  Barbados, Roatan,   BVI and USVI, Bonaire, and Belize. 

 

Richard is an expert on marketing and selling adventure group and individual trips to remote dive and snorkel/water adventure locations.  He serves top dive retailer, and dive/water adventure travel specialists

 

Since 1986 Rich has been traveling around the world an average of 150 days a year.

 

Since May, 2020 Rich has been traveling most of the time to over 32 states, Mexico, Iceland, Greece and Costa Rica.

 

Rich is avid water sports and fitness/wellness enthusiast. He spends extended periods of time in Thailand, West Texas, New Mexico and Chicago. 

 

 

RichTravels on SoFly So Jannelle! Travel to Philippines , please forward to anyone you think might be interested

 



Desert Dolphins Happy Hour

Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 5:30pm


Meets monthly on the fourth Tuesday of each month at Borderlands Brewing Company, 119 E. Toole Avenue Tucson Arizona 85701. We gather around 5:30ish until we leave. It is an outside venue so dress according to the weather. 

Next Board Meeting: April 7, 2025 5:30 pm

SAVE THE DATE April 16, 2025 General Meeting Ola Lundemo and Shark Safaris in South Africa

 

Ola Lundemo will be sharing key highlights from her shark research and my experience owning and operating Educational Shark Safaris cc in South Africa, where she guided divers through some of the most spectacular marine environments in the world. Her work has centered on both research and responsible ecotourism, providing people with the opportunity to encounter sharks up close while fostering conservation awareness. She will also discuss shark diving practices in Southern Africa, highlighting some of the more than 100 shark species found in the region.


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