Posts Tagged ‘Travel’
Monday, March 21st, 2016

St. Lucia is a favorite Caribbean destination for its lush landscapes, iconic Pitons reaching over 2,600 feet high, gorgeous beaches and a plethora of historic plantations. Below the surface, the topography is equally impressive with dramatic wall dives, swift currents and shallow shelves housing everything from frogfish to seahorses. Divers […]
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Tags: Caribbean, Diving, News & Events, PADI, Travel
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Wednesday, March 9th, 2016

Seven years ago, I traveled to Koh Tao to get my PADI Open Water certification, the first step in a long road – er, swim? – that led to me becoming PADI’s newest AmbassaDiver. While I can now rattle off more than a dozen countries I’ve been lucky enough to […]
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Tags: Diving, Thailand, Travel
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Saturday, March 5th, 2016
Why do the Top 100 Readers Choice Awards, now in their 23rd year, still matter to divers? Because these are your picks, based on thousands of votes from the most experienced dive travelers on the planet. Why do they matter to us? Because every month you hear from our editors on what we think matters in the world of dive travel. For the January/February issue of Scuba Diving we get to listen to you, and we’re taking notes.
Here, we proudly present the No. 1 ranking destinations in the Best Beginner Diving category of the awards. The full list of winning destinations is below.
Best Beginner Diving in the Caribbean and Atlantic
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Bonaire
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Dominica
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Curaçao
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Cayman Islands
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Bahamas
Best Beginner Diving in North America
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Florida
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California
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Washington
Best Beginner Diving in the Pacific and Indian Oceans
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Hawaii
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Indonesia
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Philippines
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Thailand
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Red Sea
How We Got the Numbers Thousands of Scuba Diving subscribers and online users rated their experiences at dive destinations in a variety of categories on a scale from one to five. Final scores are an average of the numerical scores awarded. A minimum number of responses was required for a destination to be included in these ratings.
Tags: Bahamas, Bonaire, california, cayman islands, Curacao, Dominica, Florida Keys, hawaii, Indonesia, North America, Philippines, photos, Red Sea, Thailand, Travel, Underwater Photography
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Monday, February 29th, 2016
PADI is excited to announce the launch of our newest Vacation Spotlight – Singapore! Singapore, an international melting pot of five million people, is known as a hub for shopping, hotels, restaurants and international business. But amid all the distractions, there are great diving experiences to be enjoyed in locations […]
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Tags: Singapore, Travel
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Friday, February 26th, 2016
Tags: cayman islands, Travel
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