'Kill Bill' Indonesian style...(When Tarantino met Sergio Leone in Sumba)
'Marlina', an Indonesian 'satay western' film. Sometimes you come across a truly incredible film and you just have to tell everyone about...
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Our blogs about diving, Nusa Penida and more
Purple Dive
Sep 6, 20215 min read
Sea Tribes of Indonesia
The fascinating culture of the Indonesian sea tribes
Purple Dive
May 15, 20214 min read
Whale sharks, waterfalls and white sand beaches : Bali to Sumbawa overland.
1100 kilometres, 1 scooter, 2 kids, 3 islands and a breathtaking trip to Sumbawa and back . Indonesia is made up of 17 000 islands and a...
Purple Dive
Apr 4, 20214 min read
10 fun diving-related things to do when you can't go diving
A lot of people are stuck at home, unable to travel, even within their own country and all they are thinking about is the next time they...
Purple Dive
Nov 16, 20204 min read
World's Worst Dive Buddies, a non-exhaustive list (part 2)
We continue exploring the worst dive buddies ever....Any of these sound familiar?
Purple Dive
Oct 16, 20203 min read
World's Worst Dive Buddies, a non-exhaustive list (part 1)
The worst buddies you can have when scuba diving
Purple Dive
Aug 19, 20203 min read
Coolest mermaids, sea goddesses and female sea monsters (part 2)
Read the first part here if you haven't done so! Lusca, the half-shark, half-octopus lady from the Bahamas Lusca is a sea monster with a...
Purple Dive
Aug 7, 20203 min read
A brief history of Bahasa Indonesia
Some facts about Bahasa Indonesia, the language of Indonesia
Purple Dive
Jun 28, 20203 min read
Personality quizz : What fish are you?
Do you have a fish spirit animal? Count the number of a), b), c) and d) answers you have to find out which fish you are.
Purple Dive
Jun 2, 20204 min read
Freeloaders, friends, or bloodsuckers? (Symbiotic) Relationships in the sea
Just like in any community the ocean’s ecosystems are rife with interesting relationships.
Purple Dive
May 19, 20204 min read
Coolest mermaids, sea goddesses and lady sea monsters (part 1)
Coolest mermaids and sea goddesses
Purple Dive
Apr 23, 20203 min read
Masakan Padang story: matriarchs, wanderers and excellent cooks, the incredible Minangkabau people.
If you’ve spent any time in Indonesia, you’ve eaten Masakan Padang. As pervasive as the Irish pub or the Chinese restaurant in other...
Purple Dive
Mar 29, 20204 min read
Are flirting and scuba diving mutually exclusive?
Warning: another complete random nonsense rant, not an ounce of seriousness or real information in this post. Read at your own risk. Ah,...
Purple Dive
Feb 20, 20203 min read
Gay dolphins and camp orcas, homosexuality in marine mammals is a fact!
Is homosexuality innate or acquired? A very controversial question.
Purple Dive
Feb 12, 20203 min read
Why are there so many Wayans? Balinese names explained
Visitors are often surprised that when they meet local people in Bali, they hear the same five or six names again and again.
Purple Dive
Jan 29, 20203 min read
Great women in diving (part 2)
Simone Melchior Cousteau, the great woman behind the man Simone was the world’s first female scuba diver,
Purple Dive
Jan 6, 20203 min read
Great Women in Diving
Like in most areas, and particularly in extreme/ adventure sports and activities, men tend to be the ones recognised for the advancements an
Purple Dive
Dec 13, 20194 min read
Scuba Diving is Therapy = Forget your shrink, Go diving!
Diving can do more for your mental health than you know....
Purple Dive
Nov 26, 20194 min read
The kink in neoprene: the wet suit fetish.
Warning: complete nonsense post: random rambling content without an ounce of serious fact The wet suit fetish? Yes, it’s a thing.
Purple Dive
Nov 4, 20192 min read
Nusa Penida’s hidden gems: those secret dive sites nobody ever mentions!
I’ve started to refer to Manta point as the Eiffel tower of Nusa Penida. Yes, it’s super famous, yes, it’s pretty amazing, yes, it’s big and
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