Scuba Diving in the Mediterranean
Just a few hours’ flight time from the UK, the Mediterranean is home to a unique ecosystem of underwater life and some of the most…
Diving with Disabilities
Most of us take our able-bodies for granted, grumbling when we feel a twinge of backache and feeling miserable when an injury prevents us from…
The World’s Best Wall Dives
With their plunging depths and fascinating features, wall dives present some of the most colourful and breath-taking scuba experiences going.…
Diving: How Low Can You Go?
For the majority of us, enjoying the wonders of scuba means marvelling at colourful coral reefs in the Caribbean, diving with hammerhead…
Learning to dive on holiday: which course, how long, and where
A PADI Open Water course takes three to four days: theory, five pool sessions, four dives to 18m. Ages, medicals, agencies and where a first…
Jacket or Back-mounted BCD – Which is best?
Your BCD, or ‘buoyancy control device’, is what keeps you bobbing at the surface and helps you maintain a comfortable level of buoyancy…
PADI Open Water or BSAC Ocean Diver?
It goes without saying that the two best known diving agencies for UK divers are BSAC – the UK based British Sub Aqua Club – and…
Dive Holidays for Singles
Now a growing trend, singles holidays are available all over the world, from Cayman Island resorts to Red Sea Liveaboard adventures. But, with…
Scuba Diving with Sharks
Whether you’re heading off on a Maldives Diving holiday or an African adventure this summer, diving with sharks is one of the most thrilling…
Red Sea Dive Books
Four Good Guides 1. Red Sea Sharks (1999) by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch A photographic guide to sharks of the Red Sea, aimed at scuba divers…