9 Reasons to Be Obsessed with Orcas

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orca facts Orcas, also known as killer whales and blackfish, are the largest member of the dolphin family and one of the world’s shrewdest predators. Killer whales are not, in fact, whales; but they occasionally attack whales and also great white sharks. Basic facts about orcas: A male orca can grow up to 32 feet (9.6 meters) […]

Simple Mistakes You Make When Learning to Dive (And How to Avoid Them)

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Diving Mistake I am a huge advocate for learning to dive, and believe it is an experience everyone should get to go through. I am constantly telling friends and family that they just have to do it, and am trying to convince everyone I know that this is an experience they’ll never forget. I am often met […]

PADI Women in Diving: Dimpy Jacobs, Indonesian PADI Instructor & Marine Biologist

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Photo supplied by Murex Dive Resort In Indonesia, local female PADI Professionals aren’t common, but this didn’t stop Dimpy Jacobs, who was one of the first Indonesian females to earn her PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor certification. Not only are female instructors few and far between here, but female marine biologists are even harder to […]

My PADI Story: Sine Sara

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Photo by Nashville Severance When Sine Sara first learnt to dive on her gap year, she never dreamed is would change her life like this. Three years later, Sine is a PADI Dive Instructor living out her dream in Thailand.  When did you start diving? I went on a gap year after finishing university in […]

Four Things That Surprised Me About Learning to Dive

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Lisa Learning to Dive Getting your PADI Open Water Diver certification is a great first step in learning to dive, here guest blogger Lisa lets us in on the four things that surprised her most when she learnt to dive… I got PADI certified in the Maldives last year, while spending a week on an island where the only activities offered […]