Spotlight on Szilvia Gogh, Stuntwoman and PADI Course Director

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Stuntwoman and PADI Course Director Szilvia Gogh In honor of International Women’s Day (March 8th), PADI is spotlighting several women who have made important contributions to the sport of diving and introducing Women’s Dive Day, a series of dives and events to take place around the world on July 18th, 2015. To kick things off, […]

Scuba Diving in Cape Town, South Africa

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Click to display the embedded YouTube video Scuba Diving in Cape Town South Africa from Stephen Kramer on YouTube This week’s Video of the Week comes from Cape Town, South Africa, where Stephen Kramer dives with seals and sharks. Dive Sites visited were Starwalls and seal Island in Hout Bay as well as A Frame and Cowsharks/Pyramid rock in False Bay. If you’re […]

We Asked PADI Staff: What is Your Favorite Scuba Course and Why?

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We asked PADI Staff to tell us about their favorite scuba course – one they took as a diver, or their favorite course to teach as an instructor. Mary Kaye Hester – PADI Training (Americas) Rescue Diver – I loved the feeling of empowerment it gave me when I took the course. I felt like […]

5 Facts About Sea Otters

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As a scuba diver, you get the opportunity to encounter all kinds of animals and marine life. Scuba diving underwater is akin to visiting another world, however what you’re able to see is largely dictated by factors such as visibility, time of year, geographic location and sometimes just plain luck. Although majority of sea otters are […]

Video of the Week: Key West Florida

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Best of Key West – Scuba Diving from Pierre Molin on Vimeo. The PADI Video of the Week comes from Key West, Florida where Pierre Molin dives with a moray eel, barracuda, blue damselfish and more. The Florida Keys are internationally renowned and are simply breathtaking, they are ideal for all types of divers who will love the living […]