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Our blogs about diving, Nusa Penida and more
Purple Dive
Mar 7, 20203 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
Feb 27, 20206 min read
Bali's top dive spots
Our pick of the best Bali dive spots: Amed, Tulamben, Nusa Penida and more
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
Feb 9, 20204 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
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 22, 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 13, 20205 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 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 29, 20195 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 15, 20193 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 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
Dec 5, 20195 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
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 11, 20193 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 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
Purple Dive
Oct 25, 20193 min read
Everything you ever wanted to know about sex and seduction in the underwater realm #1 : Shark Sex
Everything you ever wanted to know about shark sex: weird bizarre facts about shark sex
Purple Dive
Oct 15, 20195 min read
What are underwater cleaning stations?
One of the most fascinating and entertaining activities that happens on the reef is at the cleaning station.
Purple Dive
Oct 12, 20193 min read
Dummy's dive gear shopping guide
Some tips for picking your dive equipment!
Purple Dive
Oct 4, 20193 min read
Tales of Nusa Penida : demons, convicts and a bird with a blue mask.
Nusa Penida is a place of pilgrimage for Balinese Hindus. They go there to visit a temple whose negative energy will balance out the positiv
Purple Dive
Sep 22, 20196 min read
Embarrassing moments in Scuba Diving and tips to avoid them.
Years ago, one of my divers famously came up with the line ‘la plongée, c’est vraiment pas un sport pour draguer’ which loosely translates a
Purple Dive
Sep 10, 20194 min read
Scuba sex, is it as good as it sounds?
Most people have heard of the mile-high club, you know the one where you got a tap up your bum whilst getting it on in the plane’s tiny loo
Purple Dive
Sep 6, 20193 min read
Diving in Manta Point, Nusa Penida
This post was written by Sophie Nougue, who came to dive with us for a few days and was kind enough to share her words and photos with...
Purple Dive
Sep 2, 20193 min read
Why we love octopuses. Part 2
Strange and wonderful alien creatures… Read on to know how amazing and bizarre they really are…
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