Tagged: diving

How to Get Scuba Diving Certification: Should You Take the Plunge?

Updated July 15, 2024 Like seatbelts and slaughterhouse inspections, scuba diving certification arose as a way of regulating an industry that had previously operated with…

7 Places to Swim With Whale Sharks Responsibly

When travelers swim with whale sharks, which can be as big as a school bus, their concern need not be for their own safety. Whale sharks are like the cows of the underwater world and…

Dive Into the Best Underwater Photography of 2021

About 71% of Earth is under water, yet that vast submerged realm remains aqua incognita for most of us, even if we take the occasional snorkeling excursion during vacation. Maybe…

Dive in! World's Deepest Pool Now Open in Poland

A new aquatic facility in Poland lays claim to having the "deepest diving pool in the world." Located in the town of Mszczonów (about 30 miles southwest of Warsaw), the aptly named…

Best Caribbean Islands for Family Vacations: Which One to Choose

Not all Caribbean islands are the same. Yes, you can water ski, parasail, and sunbathe almost anywhere there, but islands come in different flavors, and some shine in specific areas.…

Visiting This Australian Museum Will Require Flippers and an Oxygen Tank

Deep-sea divers with an interest in sculpture should mark their calendars for December, when the first installation of visionary artist Jason deCaires Taylor’s Museum of Underwater Art…

Partially Underwater Artwork Welcomes Snorkelers in the Maldives

The world's first semi-submerged sculpture park is now open for snorkel-equipped art lovers off the coast of the Maldives in the southern Indian Ocean.Dubbed Coralarium, the…

Great Barrier Reef Tours: Gateways to Australia's Underwater Wonder

Beneath the aqua blue waters off Australia’s northeastern coast lie the jewels of the deep—1,500 kinds of fish, 400 species of coral, 4,000 kinds of clams and snails, and…

New Virtual Gallery Lets You Explore Underwater Marvels from Dry Land

The underwater wonders just off America's coasts can't be seen firsthand—to state the obvious—except by divers and snorkelers.But a project launched this month by the National…

Virtual Dives at Marine Sanctuaries, A Second Seattle Airport?, and America's Best Beaches: Today's Travel Briefing

MAY 31, 2017 — Good morning, everybody! Here's the latest from the world's airports, beaches, and dive sites. A SECOND AIRPORT FOR SEATTLE? (USA Today)The Seattle area could soon get a…

Underwater Tours of Titanic Shipwreck Coming in 2018

Underwater tours of the Titanic shipwreck site will begin heading beneath the waves in May 2018. And just like a first-class ticket aboard the doomed ship's first and only sailing in…

The Bahamas Underwater: Top Dive Sites

The Bahamas, a coral-based string of 700 islands, is sun-drenched with near-perfect weather year-round. Four million annual visitors come for its blush-colored sands, splashy resorts,…

Not Snorkeling, Not Scuba, But Snuba

For decades, those who wanted to see the wonders beneath the surface of the sea had to either peer at them through a snorkeling mask or invest the time (and money) to become a…

5 Things You Don't Know About Tuscany

No matter how many times I travel to Tuscany, each visit teaches me something new. One welcome find this year is that accommodation prices have remained static, or even dipped,…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Spain

The big news for visitors? The government has ordered all bars, restaurants, and nightclubs to create sealed off-smoking areas or else to ban the butt altogether. A law went into…