Whale Shark Destinations in Asia Pacific

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Whale Sharks. Uttering those words to any diver is like mentioning the moon to an astronaut, with the chance to dive with one forming an integral part of the ultimate diving experience. Chance encounters with the oceans biggest fish are largely reliant on the shark’s migratory movements, with these spectacular creatures preferring warmer, more temperate […]

10 Fascinating Manta Ray Facts

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Manta facts Header Are you mad about mantas? Then you need to brush up on your manta ray facts! A manta ray sighting is one of the most breathtaking experiences a diver can have. Watching such an enormous creature glide through the water with such grace and effortlessness, it’s easy to fall under the manta’s spell. Just don’t […]

Live the Diving Dream Contest (Asia Pacific)

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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 […]

Marine conservation through Eco-tourism and Scuba Diving

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Each year, the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society (OWUSS) awards three Rolex Scholarships to young people around the globe that are considering a career in an underwater-related discipline. The 2013 Australasian winner was PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Stefan Andrews who will spend a year working alongside current leaders in underwater fields. Below is a short video looking at […]

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 […]

Video: Making A Difference – Dives Against Debris

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An amazing video from PADI Instructor Joanna Hurford who lives on Gili Trawangan, Indonesia. The video shows the dedication of everyone involved in making a real difference. Over the space of around 10 beach clean ups, this rubbish was collected on Gili Trawangan which is a small island off north west Lombok, Indonesia. Project AWARE […]