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Lupa Anning was born in Munda, Solomon Islands, and is one of many that are lucky enough to call this beautiful and idyllic destination home. With the turquoise ocean as her playground, Lupa spent more time in the water than on land. At just 12 years old, Lupa’s father and uncle, both long time PADI […] Type: Post
Inspiring the Next Generation of Marine Biologists, Citizen Scientists, and Ocean Conservationists As more and more children are getting involved in ocean conservation and climate change activism, it’s becoming clear they have incredible passion, drive and determination to make the world they’ve inherited a better place. We spoke to Shelley Turnbull, of the Maldives Underwater […] Type: Post
You surface from the dive and make your way back onto the boat. You start to remove your scuba equipment and, looking around the deck, you see wet and happy people. Everyone is chatting and comparing their experiences of the dive. Back in the ‘real world’ someone is a teacher, someone is an electrician, someone is a […] Type: Post
Becoming a PADI Instructor is a dream career for many divers, so we spoke to AmbassaDiver, Manu Bustelo about the Instructor Development Course he took last year… What was it that inspired you to become a PADI Instructor? The ocean and all of its creatures. Really, the little that we know of the underwater world […] Type: Post
Until science invents a way for humans to have gills, learning to freedive is the closest you can get to becoming a mermaid or merman. As a PADI® Freediver you can explore the underwater world with minimal equipment and enjoy longer, closer animal encounters. 1. Unparalleled Wildlife Encounters The noisy bubbles exhaled by scuba divers […] Type: Post
Discover 16 of the world's best places to swim and dive with sea turtles and plan your next turtle vacation! 