2007 Asian Dive Exposition (ADEX) in Bangkok

by drew Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

On Saturday, 28th of April, Wetpixel and DivePhotoGuide held a gathering at AD Maker bar in Bangkok. Wetpixel bought the first round and Jason Heller of DivePhotoGuide handled the second round. 16 merrymakers showed up, although many more threatened to. The revelers included Marcel & Alison Eckhardt, Angela and Michael Sausman, Nick Hope, ScubaZoo’s Jason Isley and Matt Oldfield, Heather and Nick Jackson, Peter H, Andy Shorten and John Randolph of Archipelago Liveaboards, Andy Miners and Marit Wechsler of Misool Eco Resort, Jason Heller of DivePhotoGuide, and yours truly.

The Wetpixel table

John and Peter look to Jason for that second round of drinks

Andy Miners’ emphatic punchline

Andy Shorten with Jason Isley as they watched West Ham United score (guess who is a WHU fan?)

The 2 Nicks, Drunk and Goofy

Yes there were real women at this party. Angela, Marit and Heather

Jason is amazed how much Andy can drink while watching football (soccer)

Jason Heller workin’ the crowd

Jason Isley smooth talkin’ the 2 Nicks into more foolery (NickJ is holding down his hands with good reason!). NickH,who is the woman staring daggers at you?

Unfortunately for ADEX, this year they were also competing with the Thai Dive Expo (TDEX) to be held at the Queen Sirikit convention center in the center of Bangkok from the 24th to 27th of May. Many local dive shops and divers feel that this will be a much better show so they avoided ADEX at its inconvenient location. Regards Peter
Posted by peterbkk on 2007-05-17 01:00:16 Thanks for posting this Drew. I'm working too much to keep up with world events around diving. Glad to hear of the eco resorts in Misool. There is hope!!
Posted by Scubaskeeter on 2007-05-16 21:49:55 Look out Nick, start running now..
Posted by Mike Veitch on 2007-05-16 00:06:22