Black Friday 2018 – The 12 Best Travel Deals

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Black Friday Dive Travel Deals Black Friday is upon us, and as you probably know, that means big sales on everything from toys to home goods. This year, PADI Travel is joining in on the fun and offering huge discounts on scuba diving vacations. Shop the sale now, and be sure to book before Monday, November 26, 2018 when these […]

What Happened When I Introduced My Friends to the World of Scuba Diving

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Introduced my friends to the world of scuba diving When I first discovered scuba diving, I became obsessed. I became so obsessed with it that I couldn’t stop telling my friends about this new, underwater world I had discovered, and how they simply had to try diving if they ever had the chance. Whenever someone told me they were travelling abroad, I told them […]

PADI Dive Centres in Lombok and Gili Islands Reopening and Working to Rebuild Local Community

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Following the tremendous effort by locals, relief organisations and the diving community, both in Indonesia and around the world, the Gili Islands and Lombok are now open to visitors once again. On 5 August, a 7.0 earthquake and many subsequent aftershocks struck Lombok, causing damage and changing lives not only in Lombok but also on […]

Timor-Leste, where’s that?

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reef in timor leste Guest Article by Ollie Clarke About a year ago, when I first started to tell friends and family I was moving to Timor-Leste to work as a PADI Instructor, the response I got was either, “umm is that … in Africa?” Or, “Ooo err is that safe?” Well having lived here for a year, I […]