Beat the Holiday Stress – Turn Up the Chill Factor

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Cold Water Diving, Russia This time of year is often jam-packed with holiday preparations, social events, family visits and, somewhere in between, the mania of gift shopping. After all that, it’s no surprise that many of us want to escape to the world of scuba diving for a change of scenery. Part one of this blog series looked at […]

The Blonde Abroad Talks Scuba Diving and Dream Destinations

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The blonde abroad kiersten rich scuba diving maldives   After leaving a stable career in corporate wealth management, PADI AmbassaDiver TM Kiersten Rich began a new journey called The Blonde Abroad, a solo female travel blog. Since then, she has been defining her own version of success by traveling to more countries than most do in their entire lifetimes, discovering new cultures, learning about […]

Over the Horizon with Ellis Emmett

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Ellis Emmett Imagine spending six months on a boat, sailing thousands of nautical miles, suffering from sleep deprivation and sometimes illness, all while filming and editing a television show. This was Ellis Emmett’s life while filming his new show for Outside TV – Over The Horizon. “The key to mobile television production on a boat is keeping […]

4 Facts About the Lumpsucker

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The ocean is filled with tons of exciting animals.  No matter how many articles we write about the fascinating underwater world, there’s always more critters we just can’t get enough of. Today’s featured animal is the adorably inefficient lumpsucker. 1. They really do suck. True to its name, the lumpsucker comes with a literal suction […]

Your Diving Calendar for the Year Ahead

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diver - reef - coral -underwater - maldives Content updated in February 2020. Looking to plan your next dive trip? We’ve got you covered with some amazing dive destinations for every month of the year! January The Philippines Home to the fast and inquisitive thresher shark, the Philippines has year round sightings of some of the world’s most spectacular marine animals. View our […]

Top Diving Photos of 2016 from Instagram

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2016 was a great year for diving. We loved getting to see and share our follower’s favorite photos. For anyone who hasn’t already seen them, we recommend you make your day better by checking out our Instagram at @paditv or searching the hashtag #PADI to see some truly amazing photos from around the world. We’d also […]