I was about to book my holiday in the Indonesian Tasik Ria Resort, when I heard of yet another earthquake around Sumatra's Aceh province.
Quite a strong earthquake - 7.2 on the Richter scale - with a tsunami warning in place but the good news today is that it was false alarm.
My friend just returned last week end from the Tasik Ria Dive Resort, which seems to be an ideal place for diving in Sulawesi's Bunaken National Marine Park. Diving sites are a plenty and even beginners can join in the fun as well.
Snorkeling over the house reef seems to be quite ok and every evening you can relax at the Sunset Jetty Bar enjoying a marvelous sunset.
The Tasik Ria Resort is on the main land, which means you can stay some extra days without diving but doing excursions inland. You can buy fresh fish at the market and ask to cook it at the resort.
The spa is quite cozy with individual rooms and the management is British, which gives this resort just an extra oomph compared to the normally more slow and relaxed island resorts.
