PADI Ambassadiver Chapter 3: Afelandra – The nudi expert
Afelandra Gonzalez, sea slug and Nudibranchs expert Former professional model turned PADI Instructor, Afelandra, works in La Paz, Mexico (home to a gang of unruly sea lions that love to play with divers!). She loves to teach both adults and children about the wonders of the underwater world, encouraging her...
How to Adjust Your Travel Plans to Accommodate COVID
What destinations are open, and what should you expect when you get there? In this month's edition of Ask a Travel Expert, travel writer Terry Ward addresses how to make trip plans around COVID restrictions and if you can swim with whale sharks during the pandemic. Q: What added safety...
15 Curious Scuba Diving Facts…
You Most Probably Don’t Know There are a few facts that most divers know. Facts such as SCUBA stands for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus or that the inventor of Scuba was Jacques-Yves Cousteau. But there are some others that might be a bit more unknown in the diving world....
PADI Ambassadiver Chapter 2: Cassiopea Cerrier Doneys
The Conservation Queen Cassiopea Carrier Doneys earns a double MA in International Ecology and Environmental Management and currently works as Director of Takata research centre; an NGO working to restore the biodiversity of the Caribbean Sea. She leads eight different programs, all related to ocean and coastal ecosystem conservation. To...
Music and beach: the International Jazz Festival in Mazunte
This festival brings 3 days of music plus workshops and art exibitions to Mazunte. The most important musical event on the Oaxacan coast is the Mazunte International Jazz Festival that is usually held in the second week of November. For 14 years, Mazunte has dressed up in colors and flavors to host this totally free jazz...