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Our blogs about diving, Nusa Penida and more


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 28, 20203 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
Jun 2, 20204 min read


Coolest mermaids, sea goddesses and lady sea monsters (part 1)
Coolest mermaids and sea goddesses
Purple Dive
May 19, 20204 min read


The dark world of Octopus sex: cross-dressing, erections, cannibalism and suicide.
In recent months, in Nusa Penida,Bali, Indonesia, when diving, we’ve been seeing a lot of octopus (mostly octopus cyanea or day octopus)...
Purple Dive
May 9, 20204 min read


Why do your Divemaster training in Nusa Penida?
Why choose Nusa Penida for your Divemaster course?
Purple Dive
Apr 30, 20204 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
Apr 23, 20203 min read


Great Women in Diving : modern fearless trailblazers
Another post in our series about great women in diving
Purple Dive
Apr 7, 20203 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
Mar 29, 20204 min read


Dive gear shopping for dummies : the dive computer
Our tips to buy your dive computer
Purple Dive
Mar 13, 20204 min read


Great women in diving: a new generation of communicators and awareness raisers
Today we look into Ocean Ramsey, Scuba Sarah, Madison Stewart and more...Women raising awareness about ocean's protection
Purple Dive
Mar 7, 20203 min read


Bali's top dive spots
Our pick of the best Bali dive spots: Amed, Tulamben, Nusa Penida and more
Purple Dive
Feb 27, 20206 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 20, 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
Feb 12, 20203 min read


Best Ocean Themed Documentaries
Our pick of the best ocean related documentaries. Check out our list of best ocean theme documentaries and submerge yourself on your sofa!
Purple Dive
Feb 9, 20204 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 29, 20203 min read


5 tips for beginners underwater photographers
Some tips to start underwater photography...it's not as hard as it sounds!
Purple Dive
Jan 22, 20203 min read


How to learn how to scuba dive
You’ve always been intrigued by the ocean realm and now you’ve done the snorkelling, you’ve had the Discover Scuba Diving experience...
Purple Dive
Jan 13, 20205 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
Jan 6, 20203 min read


Why is a good dive briefing so important?
A few key points about what the dive briefing should cover and why it is so important.
Purple Dive
Dec 29, 20195 min read


How to get to Nusa Penida from Bali
There are many different ways to get to Nusa Penida depending on where you’re coming from, how much you want to spend, how long it takes.
Purple Dive
Dec 15, 20193 min read


Scuba Diving is Therapy = Forget your shrink, Go diving!
Diving can do more for your mental health than you know....
Purple Dive
Dec 13, 20194 min read


Citizen Science – Support Conservation Efforts as a Diver
Most ocean lovers wish they could do more to protect the fragile environment they love. You can help science too!
Purple Dive
Dec 5, 20195 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 26, 20194 min read


4 reasons to do the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer speciality course
Once you realise that you are actually drooling when the guy on the dive boat with the big camera shows you his pictures, you know it’s time
Purple Dive
Nov 11, 20193 min read
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