8 Tips and Techniques for Wall Diving

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Photos supplied by Murex Dive Not all dive sites have flat bottoms or sloping reefs; in some parts of the world the geology of the area is nowhere more apparent than underwater where submerged coral encrusted walls form part of (or all) of a dive site. Walls can vary in size. “Mini walls” may only […]

My Top Five Dives to Date

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Manta Rays, Komodo National Park: My top five dives to date ‘My top five dives to date’ is written by Guest Blogger Lowri James Like most divers, Oli and I are just happy being in the water. We feel privileged to share the underwater world with the incredible marine life which exists below the surface, and to us every dive is an adventure.  We have been lucky […]

A New Reason to Visit Raja Ampat

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When diving at what is considered to be the epicentre of marine biodiversity, you expect to see a few species that you’ve never seen before. What you might not expect to see is species that have never been seen in that location before. The list of marine species documented for the Bird’s Head Seascape is […]

Join PADI at the Thailand Dive Expo (TDEX) 2017

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Calling all dive enthusiasts, join PADI at the Thailand Dive Expo (TDEX) from 11-14 May at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok. TDEX is great a place for to learn about that latest and greatest in diving innovation and dive travel. Visit PADI at booth P3-P4 to take part in a range of […]

Visit PADI at the Malaysia International Dive Expo 2017

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  Don’t miss the upcoming Malaysia International Dive Expo (MIDE) running from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th May in Kuala Lumpur. You can’t miss the PADI Booth as it’s front and centre at booth 701 & 702. Now in its 12th year, MIDE has moved to a larger hall to showcase more than 2000 exhibitors […]

Protecting the Coral Triangle with Mission Blue

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Diving the Coral Triangle Photo: Henley Spiers For divers, the fact that the Coral Triangle holds 75% of the world’s coral species should be enough to fall absolutely in love with this ‘Amazon of the Seas’. And when we say that nearly 90% of those reefs are threatened, we should have your full attention. Mission Blue is calling for all hands on […]