About Big Bubble Koh Tao
Saturday, September 27th, 2008
Koh Tao Diving dot com is the new website and blog of Big Bubble, one of the longest established Dive Centers on Koh Tao, the scuba diving paradise in the Gulf of Thailand. Besides all the information about the Big Bubble Dive Resort, you can find all you need to know about Koh Tao on this blog. You can book scuba diving courses, make a reservation for your Accommodation on Koh Tao, Book a Fun Dive Package, view Pictures of Koh Tao or simply leave a comment on one of our articles or picture galleries, so we know you were here.
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Contact Information:
Big Bubble
PADI 5***** Gold Palm Resort
P.O.Box 21
Chalok Baan Kao
84360 Koh Tao / Thailand
Tel. +66 77 456 669
E-mail: contact@kohtao-diving.com
Lorena comes from Switzerland and she is living her dream.After 2 years being Head Divemaster at Big Bubble, it was time to change. She enjoys teaching and having fun with her Open Water students from their first bubble at 1meter to their last bubbles at 18meters. Lorena speaks Italian, German and English, so no matter who you are or where you come from, she is going to have fun with you in the classroom and in the water. She is a happy shiny person. Lorenas passion reaches from the tinyest pipefish to the big whalshark and is always trying to find new and interesting things. In the morning she is like Speedy Gonzales you can really see here Italians roots. Come and join her at Big Bubble and soon you will be on a super cool underwater adventure too.
Coming from Grimsby, in England, Chill “knows” fish! (Albeit fried in batter and served with chips and mushy peas!) He is a real Grimbarian! After traveling the world for 12 years and working in any job that would pay for the next part of the journey, Chill settled here over 4 years ago, when he came to Big Bubble and realized a career in diving would be far better than working for a living!
Since his first “Giant Stride” into the water and as competitive swimmer for most of his life , Gorka knew that somehow he will spend the rest of his life in close relation with the Underwater Environment. So he became Big Bubble’s Head Dive Master. Although he is a certfied PADI diving instructor, he prefers to work as Divemaster. As a former schoolteacher, he brings the professionalism of teaching into Scuba Diving. He will take good care of our certified Divers and our Advanced Open Water Students. Teaching them to become better diver, being confident on a dive deeper, navigate a dive or experience a thrilling Night Dive. If you are already a certified diver Gorka is the right person for you, he will bring you to new Dive Sites every day and show you the secrets and wonders of the Underwater World around Koh Tao. Gorka is a friendly, open and professional Dive Guide and diving instructor who always has a smile on his face. He is helpful and will look after any of your diving-related needs. Any questions you mmight have; don’t hesitate…..just ask him!!!
Phil is from Germany, to be exact from Berlin.
Afraid of Sharks ? HE WAS TOO!!! Tom, our Bavarian Hill-Billy came to Koh Tao the first time 1993 and stuck here since then. The first 6 years we had a hard time to get him in the water. He was very scared to get eaten by the numerous Great Whites around here Koh Tao. In 2000 we tossed him in the water and forced him to do his Open Water Diver Diving Course. And suddenly he changed, and his life changed too! – Sharks became his friends and his diving skills became exceptional and in 2002 he did his Diving Instructor Course. Since that time he taught more then 850 students scuba diving on different levels. Also his German improved a lot, but you can still hear his Bavarian roots. In Thai they say – Chai Yen – what means ‘cool heart’; he is calm understanding and very skilled. Twisting words is one of his favored hobbies. Today he says: “If you don’t want to see sharks.. just close your eyes”. 
Mio is our Longtail Driver, he is the one who will bring you with our Longtail to the Big Boat. Sometimes he is a bit grumpy but he has a good heart and is one of the most experienced Longtail Captains on the Island. Mio works with Big Bubble since … nobody can really remember…! Since more than 15 years has he been driving scuba divers and snorkelers around Koh Tao.
Kwan is the good soul in our dive shop and travel office. She will arange all boat, bus, train or flight tickets to any destination to make sure you have no problems and can enjoy your holiday without any booking hassel. Kwan is also responsible for all administrative tasks in our dive resort. So if you want to pay your fun dives or 
Pi Deng is the captain of our Big Boat and he is the one who will make sure that you arrive safely on all dive sites we go to. He lives on the boat, cooks his food there and has his family is visiting him occasionally.
Chip is our boat technician, he is the one who is filling the tanks for your dives with clean fresh sea air. If you need help to get in or out of the water he is happy to be there for you. Since he is always smiling, Chip takes also a stunt part on almost every dive video.
