Discover the wonderful world of underwater photography

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PADI Digital Underwater Photographer course Perhaps the next best thing to experiencing the wonder of life underwater is capturing those special moments on film to remember long after you’ve surfaced. Not only does photography serve as a reminder of the magic right below the water’s surface, it can also be a fun way to share your love of diving with […]

New Divers: Buying a Dive Computer 101

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When the diving bug bites, it bites hard – plenty of divers will tell you that. As you start buying equipment and learn more about diving through PADI courses, you’ll find that taking a careful approach will help get you ready for years of diving enjoyment – with much less stress. One key component in […]

5 dive sites to tempt you east – Diving in Ukraine

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Tarhankut Ukraine Sitting between Western Europe and Russian is the Ukraine, a country rich in history and maybe surprising to you, appearing at number 8 of most tourist visitors in Europe.    This history is reflected in a number of its top dive sites and like the Crimean peninsular are also top tourist destinations. With thanks to […]

From Open Water Diver to Course Director

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Today’s blog post comes to us from guest  blogger and PADI Course Director Stefan Campo… On Friday 15th Feb, I got an email from PADI saying that I made it onto the 2013 PADI Course Director Training Course in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia!  But how did I get this far? Let’s start from the beginning… In […]

Mountain River diving in the Verzasca

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Verzasca river diving Tucked away on the other side of some formidable mountain passes (still closed in June this year due to snow) and long road tunnels sits the Italian part of Switzerland – The canton of  Ticino. The change from one side of the mountains to the other can be drastic, not just from the linguistic point of going from […]