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POP diving: 007 Thunderball
POP diving. Our journey to discover what has made diving popular: characters, on paper or celluloid, who became cult heroes of the diving community. With 1...
08 March 2017
Claudio Di Manao
DAN Member since 1997, Claudio Di Manao is a PADI and IANTD diving instructor. He’s the author of a series of books and novels about diving, including Shamandura Generation, an exhilarating portrait of Sharm el Sheikh’s diving community. He collaborates with magazines, radios and newspapers, talking and writing about diving safety, marine life and travels.
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The Top 50 Cult Dive Spots
Cult Dive: the USAT Liberty
Location: Bali, Indonesia. GPS: 8° 16' 28.80” S - 115° 35’ 34.77” E Type of dive: wreck Access: beach Level: beginners - experts THE SETTING Tulamben's beach, on the North-Eastern side of the island of Bali,...
16 February 2017
The Top 50 Cult Dive Spots
Cult Dive: Cenote Dos Ojos
Type of dive: cavern/cave-dive Experience level: cavern/cave-diver specialty GPS: 20°19'28.88" N - 87°23'31.16" W Cavern routes (rec.) Barbie line: 515 m Bat Cave line: 312 m Maximum depth: 9.1 m Size of cave system:...
27 December 2016
Features
Why go underwater?
Have you ever imagined an alternate world, where you can fly between mountain peaks, do somersaults with strange creatures, without ever falling? A world full...
14 November 2016
Features
Nitrogen Narcosis: the Test
Take this short test to find out what kind of diver you are. Answer each question honestly with a Yes or a No. Stating that air...
12 October 2016
Member profile
Learning to love sharks: interview with Erich Ritter
Erich Ritter is the Konrad Lorenz of the sharks. Yes he is: Ph.D. from Zurich University in “Behavioral Ecology” he is the only professional applied...
16 September 2016
The Top 50 Cult Dive Spots
Cult Dive: the Thistlegorm
Type of dive: wreck Experience level: advanced, expert divers Location: 27° 48′ 51″ N, 33° 55′ 12″ E Length: 146 meters Date in which it was sunk: 6 October 1941...
05 September 2016
The Top 50 Cult Dive Spots
Cult Dive: Shark & Yolanda Reef
Location: Red Sea, Egypt. GPS: 27° 43’ 51.03” N 34° 15’ 37.99” E Type of dive: deep, drift. Marine life: the entire food chain, vibrant corals, underwater landscape that...
05 July 2016
Member profile
Encounters with extraordinary men: Rolf Schmidt & Hesham Gabr
Rolf Schmidt, age: 65. Owner of Sinai Divers and Ghazala Fleet. He is the one who started it all. Hesham Gabr, age: 56. Owner of the popular award...
29 June 2016
Road Trip
Welcome to Malta, holy land of diving
At night it is the color of ivory. Road signs have more Arabic in them than I could have imagined. The harbors are called Marsa...
14 June 2016
Road Trip
Sicily Coast to Coast
It’s time to leave. Roberto will take the flight to Rome, Cristian and I will travel through Sicily with a pickup truck packed with brochures,...
10 June 2016
Road Trip
Let’s dance…
Monica walks towards us across the terrace of the café restaurant, with a cheerful smile on her face, and dark sunglasses. A gazebo, tables and...
08 June 2016
