Top Scuba Diving Destinations: Marine Sanctuaries & Hope Spots

Type: Post

Photo: NOAA When planning your next dive trip, set a course for a marine sanctuary or Hope Spot. These ecologically-diverse areas are known for unusual critters, animal migrations, or other features that warrant special protection. By visiting these areas, you’re investing in both local conservation efforts and exceptional diving memories. Marine Sanctuaries – Nature as it was […]

4 Romantic Dive Destinations

Type: Post

Whether you’re planning a honeymoon or a very elaborate first date, a diving getaway can be an incredibly romantic way to spend time with the one you love. Lucky for you, some of the world’s top scuba destinations are also beautiful, tropical, low-stress areas. Here are a few destinations to look in to for an […]

Interesting Facts About Ribbon Eels

Type: Post

swimming ribbon eel Click to display the embedded YouTube video Ribbon eels are one of the amazing underwater animals only divers get to see. When the photo below turned up on PADI’s Facebook page from diver Swee Cheng, we decided to find out more about this fascinating creature. Commonly known as the ribbon eel, or blue ribbon eel, these […]

Live the Diving Dream Contest (Asia Pacific)

Type: Post

Phil Voss from Singapore is the first monthly winner in the PADI ‘Live The Diving Dream’ Contest (Asia Pacific). The Live the Diving Dream Contest is open to anyone who completes the PADI Divemaster course in the PADI Asia Pacific territory (1) from July to December 2013. You simply enter, tell us what you enjoyed about the […]