Revisiting a Classic: Thailand’s 8 Best Dives
by LiveAboard - 20th December 2019
For budget-friendly tropical liveaboard diving and encounters with everything from ocean giants to tiny macro treasures, you can’t beat Thailand.…
Coral reefs enchant when one dives in fluorescence
by Mares - 10th February 2017
Adventures in fluo-diving in Abu Dabab No, it wasn't the Pink Panther, but a pink flathead that was the highlight…
The Switch – Mares’ Revolutionary Concept of Two Suits in One!
by Mares - 26th April 2022
As a pioneer in wetsuit technology, Mares is never satisfied with the status quo, always looking for ways to improve comfort…
Mares presents the Ice Skin
by Mares - 26th March 2021
The Ice Skin brings extreme warmth to cold-water divers! This entry-level semi-dry suit has the same cut-style as the Flexa…
Mares Prism Skin – The Ultimate in Stretch and Warmth
by Mares - 16th March 2021
The Prism Skin two-piece exposure suit by Mares brings a new level of neoprene flexibility to the world of freediving.…
A sneak peak of Mares’ new Flexa Graphene…
by Ivana and Janez - 21st January 2020
The beginning of 2020 brought us the premiere of Mares’ latest products, and their new semi-dry suit probably provided one…
The Seal Skin – My New Dive Buddy
by Ivana and Janez - 10th January 2020
The theory: The Mares Seal Skin is a 6mm cold water wetsuit designed to keep you comfortable and warm in milder…
My experience diving with the Flexa wetsuit!
by Ivana and Janez - 1st January 2019
Diving has become my obsession and great passion! Five years ago, when I first touched the underwater world, I knew…
Macro World
by Mares - 9th August 2017
When we become divers we go through different stages in our diving adventure. We start off scared/excited (nervous-cited) of what…
Post-trip review 3 – BCDs and Torches
by MARES / SSI / rEvo Dive Expedition Team - 13th April 2017
Given the extreme nature of our dive expedition, our first choice of buoyancy device was the Donut Bladder Twin Tank…
12 Great Places to go Diving in New Zealand
by kathryn - 23rd May 2022
With more than 1,500 km of coastline and around 600 islands, hosting everything from subtropical islands to dramatic fiords, New…
The orange colours of Ribnicko Lake
by Ivana and Janez - 8th April 2022
At the start of this year, Mares Ambassadors Ivana OK and Janez Kranjc embarked on an icy adventure on Zlatibor mountain in central Serbia... It has been about…
Cayman Reunion
by Alex - 17th March 2022
After two years away, it was fabulous to return to the Cayman Islands this January. I have been running underwater…
The Last of the Summer in the Red Sea
by Alex - 25th January 2022
The Red Sea is always sunny, but by the time I visited, as November gave way to December, the endless…
Glow in the Dark
by Alex - 20th December 2021
Trying to search for any positive in the travel restrictions of the last few years is tough, but at the…
Tiger Sharks
by Ivana and Janez - 15th December 2021
Tiger Sharks are one of the largest predatory sharks, shadowed only by the Great White. Female Tiger Sharks are larger…
Easing back into scuba diving
by Dan - 12th October 2021
At last, I'm back! I'm sure it's the same for many of you, the lockdown has been incredibly tough. Days,…
It’s a job to save the Napoleon fish!
by Ivana and Janez - 16th August 2021
The Napoleon fish is a humphead species of wrasse living in the Indo-Pacific and Red Sea coral reefs, also called…
Diving Cornwall, England
by Alex - 9th August 2021
Like many people right now, my options for international travel are limited, but that is not stopping me diving. While…
The Hidden City – Zabargad
by Ivana and Janez - 2nd August 2021
After diving on Daedalus and Rocky Island I thought that was it, we had seen the best on this safari. However,…
Crinoids – Flowers of the reef
by Franco and Sabrina - 14th June 2021
One of the things that struck me most during the first dives I made in Papua New Guinea, and especially the…
Alimatha – Shark Paradise
by Ivana and Janez - 23rd April 2021
The Maldives are undoubtedly among the most beautiful dive destinations in the world. The Island of Alimatha Faru is part…
Guitar sharks, anyone?
by Ivana and Janez - 22nd March 2021
I love many things about diving, but what I love the most is the fact that it means constant learning. There…
Lake Malawi : The Lake of Stars
by Franco and Sabrina - 9th March 2021
So here we are. Six divers and I, patrolling large rocks at a depth of 18m, struggling to photograph a…
Tipps für Apnoetauchen im Kaltwasser
by Nik - 8th February 2021
Da es auch in der nahen Zukunft keine Aussicht darauf gibt, dass wir aufgrund der Corona Pandemie wieder reisen können,…
Freediving in cold waters
by Nik - 8th February 2021
Due to covid, the opportunities to travel have been limited, and there is no hope of this changing much in…
Dan’s Dive Destinations: Shark Diving
by Dan - 31st December 2020
Diving with sharks in Fiji In my opinion, every single person should experience a shark dive just once. It can…
Coral and Reef on coral reefs
by Ivana and Janez - 20th November 2020
Coral Man's model - Women's model Different water temperatures require different wetsuits. Of course, most of us feel comfortable when diving in…
Mares Flexa Graphene
by Mares - 13th October 2020
Discover Mares' Flexa Graphene! Excellent thermal comfort in an innovative and elegant semi-dry suit that's easy to don. Let's take a…
Dan’s Dive Destinations: Beqa Lagoon (Fiji)
by Dan - 12th October 2020
With a population of around 900,000, the stunning tropical islands of Fiji (all 332 of them) are home to the most…
B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress
by Franco and Sabrina - 8th September 2020
The water surrounding the tiny island of Vis is the perfect guardian of many wrecks belonging to several historical eras. The aircraft…
Mares’ Ultra Skin Steamer wins a Scubalab Tester’s Choice 2020 award!
by Mares - 7th August 2020
We’re thrilled to announce our Ultra Skin Steamer has been selected for the Scuba Diving Magazine Scubalab Tester’s Choice 2020 award…
Dan’s Dive Destinations: Marlborough Sounds (NZ)
by Dan - 4th August 2020
Located at the north eastern point of the South Island and making up 150km or ⅕ of New Zealand's coastline,…
Junkers 88 in the Adriatic Sea
by Ivana and Janez - 21st July 2020
On August 31, 2008, when a group of divers touched the sea bottom at a depth of 54 meters in…
A Riddle in the Dark – Finally Solved: The Mysterious Sinking of the German U-Boat UC 71 of Heligoland in 1919
by Submaris - 26th May 2020
Up until the end of World War I, UC 71 carried out a total of 19 enemy patrols under five…
A Windy Day in Paradise
by Dan - 22nd May 2020
Here's the worst case scenario. You've planned a brilliant dive holiday to the dive destination of your dreams. You have…
Dive into the Center of the Earth
by Ivana and Janez - 19th May 2020
I believe that Jules Verne would not be angry that I borrowed part of his title to begin the story…
Becoming a freedive instructor
by Dan - 1st April 2020
Freediving is an amazing feeling, some say that it's as close as you can get to flying, some liken it…
Zenobia – An Enchanting Giant
by Ivana and Janez - 13th March 2020
There are a huge number of sunken ships in the seas and oceans. Each one of them has its own…
9 Great Liveaboard Destinations for New Divers
by LiveAboard - 27th January 2020
You’ve got your dive certification and the underwater world awaits you, but where do you dive first? Whether you want…
Wonderland
by Imran - 23rd January 2020
Some of the most magical time spent photographing underwater is when you capture images which people least expect to look…
14 Marine Protected Areas to Dive in 2020
by LiveAboard - 22nd November 2019
Looking for a new dive destination for 2020? We’ve got you covered with 14 of the best marine protected areas…
Diving in the Mexican Cenotes
by Semra - 19th November 2019
Hello everybody and welcome to my new blog! My last blog was about 5 young Egyptian guys with the shared…
An Interview with Freediver Nik Linder
by Ivana and Janez - 15th November 2019
Nik Linder: My name is Nikolay ‘Nik’ Linder. I live in the very south of Germany, close to France and…
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Destination New Zealand: Goat Island, Auckland
by Dan - 8th November 2019
New Zealand is a destination full of exciting diving; from the deep fiords of the south island to the subtropical…
Nurse Sharks: Docile or Dangerous?
by Ivana and Janez - 29th October 2019
There are various theories as to why the nurse shark is called so; one being that the sound they make…
Another Dive Story
by Semra - 22nd October 2019
Hello everybody and welcome to my new blog! My last blog was about my dive experience in Thailand. Check it…
Jackfish
by Ivana and Janez - 17th September 2019
Why so blue, Jack? Jackfish, also known as Bluefin trevally or blue jack, are one of the most common fish…
