Join PADI at the Birmingham Dive Show this Weekend!

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PADI Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) is delighted to exhibit at DIVE 2014, taking place at the NEC, Birmingham, UK from 25th – 26th October. Visit the PADI stand for the breaking news from ReActivate to the amazing NEW PADI App and the latest in PADI Touch products.  Come and get interactive with our iPads! […]

Learn to Record Your Underwater Memories

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Resurfacing and saying goodbye to the wonders underwater for another day is always a difficult task. Whether your next dive is only a few days away or months off in the distance, having video footage of your experience will help pass the time a bit more quickly. But any old footage won’t do! You certainly […]

Fluorescence: A New Way to Night Dive

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Flourescence Night Diving - Coral illuminated in glowing green and blue I’ll never forget my first night dive. I was a new diver with maybe twenty pages filled in my logbook. I was very wary of night diving and could not understand why everyone was so into it. A more-experienced diving friend, Karin, encouraged me to try a night adventure dive. Not wanting to admit I […]

Video of the Week: Kittiwake Wreck Dive Grand Cayman

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Kittiwake Grand Cayman Wreck Dive video Our video of the week is a popular wreck dive in Grand Cayman, and comes to us from Ocean Frontiers, a PADI Five Star IDC shop. The Kittiwake was a Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship that was part of the U.S. Navy’s fleet until it was decommissioned in 1994. Since 2011 it’s been an artificial reef […]

New Zealand – a unique experience for new divers

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Separated into the North and South Island, New Zealand offers a huge variety of diving spots and is a great cold water destination for scuba divers. The expanding kelp forests, interesting wreck dives and marine diversity makes this country an exciting location to learn to dive, or continue your diving education. The North Island waters are […]

5 Common Mistakes New Scuba Divers Make

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As a new diver there are plenty of unknowns. Everything is new and exciting, which can lead some divers to make some rookie mistakes. Set yourself on the path to a fun and relaxing scuba career by avoiding these common missteps. 5. Rushing Don’t push yourself to keep up with experienced divers. Take your time […]