Interesting Facts About Ribbon Eels

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swimming ribbon eel Click to display the embedded YouTube video Ribbon eels are one of the amazing underwater animals only divers get to see. When the photo below turned up on PADI’s Facebook page from diver Swee Cheng, we decided to find out more about this fascinating creature. Commonly known as the ribbon eel, or blue ribbon eel, these […]

Taking things further

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PADI Tec Sidemount diver Continued Education and Diving Deeper It feels like a life time ago, but only 10 months have passed since I was just your average Advanced Openwater Diver looking to progress their diving. Now as I sit here and type this my thoughts are already on my next trip to finish off my Trimix 65 training. […]

10 Curious Facts About Octopuses

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Octopus facts The octopus is much more than eight legs and tiny suction cups. With 300 recognized species spread throughout our oceans, there are many facts about this amazing creature that may surprise curious divers. Check out our collection of the top 10 fascinating things you may not know about the octopus: 1. The octopus has three […]

PADI Instructor Daria Boruta – Inspiring Others

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Our post this week comes from blogger, technical diver and PADI Instructor Daria Boruta from Poland. Daria shares her passion for diving all around the world, and tips for marketing yourself as a scuba instructor.  Her blog is Zanurzona w błękicie which means “submerged in blue” in Polish. — I really love diving. I loved it […]

Photo Contest Winner David Valencia – The Story Behind the Shot

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David Valencia Whale Shark photo - Winner of the 2014 PADI Diving Society photo contest In 2014, every PADI Diving Society member will receive a membership card with this amazing whale shark photo from photographer David Valencia. David, a marine biologist and PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer has logged more than 7000 dives and currently works on the Solmar V liveaboard out of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. We asked David […]