Apply for 2019 PADI Women’s Scholarships

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women scholarships To support women in diving, PADI® has partnered for the second year with the Women Divers Hall of Fame™ to offer the PADI training scholarships below. The PADI training scholarships are open to women worldwide, and applicants have until 31 October 31 2018, at midnight U.S Eastern Standard Time, to submit their applications. Applicants will […]

Exploring the Underwater Archaeological Park of Baia, Italy

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If I ask you what diving into history makes you think about, a legitimate answer would be wreck diving. However, Italy, home of the ancient Roman Empire, can show you a new dimension about what it is like to go diving back in time. In Baia, Italy, near Naples in the Underwater Archaeological Park of […]

The Art of Diving – Sunken Statues and Amphorae in Cyprus

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Amphorae underwater Written by Alexandra Dimitriou Pottery Cyprus has a rich history. Dive sites are littered with ancient pottery called Amphorae. Most of them have been there so long that they’ve slowly been enveloped into the sedimentary rock, and are a permanent feature of the underwater landscape. They’re heavily protected by Cypriot law however, so take your beautiful […]

Mission Blue Hope Spot: Malpelo Island, Colombia

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Malpelo Photo - Grant M Henderson Approximately three hundred miles off the coast of Colombia lies the tiny Island of Malpelo. This sheer and barren rock juts out of the Pacific Ocean to a peak of nearly one thousand feet, stretches only one mile in length, and has a dozen or so small oceanic rocks as the only other terra firma […]

Best Family Dive Resorts

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open water diver elearning Just because you’re a diver doesn’t mean you have to forgo your favorite sport when your family comes along. These 11 dive resorts and locales are custom-made for water-loving families of all ages. Jamaica – Beaches Jamaica-bound families can take in 22 acres of tropical gardens and private white-sand at Beaches Ocho Rios, nestled on […]