Travel

This month’s padi.com vacation spotlight featured the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Without question, the Great Barrier Reef is truly an amazing dive destination. Being Australian (or Aussie!) myself, one of the most common questions I am asked when traveling overseas is, “Have you dived the Great Barrier Reef?” I [...]

To celebrate the 20 Millionth Diver Certification, PADI ran a worldwide competition to mark this incredible milestone. Alexandra Swanson (Lexi) became the recipient of the 20 millionth PADI certification when she earned her PADI Open Water Diver course certification on 4 September 2011 in Guam. The prize was a three night dream [...]

Here are five things to add to your to-do list, or five things to do to kick of 2012!

Is diving in the Philippines amongst the best in the world? Although I have never been, within a few minutes of researching diving in the Philippines I was very captivated. The coral reefs, thousands of species of marine life, over 7000 islands, wreck diving, whale sharks and more make it [...]

Over the past several weeks, seasonal rains that are heavier than usual have resulted in widespread flooding in Thailand. While the flooding is having some impact, most key tourist destinations and attractions throughout Thailand have not been affected by the floods and almost all remain open. The floods are mainly [...]