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The Best Educational and Inspirational Diving Blogs To Follow
One of the easiest ways to improve your diving knowledge from your sofa? Signing up for educational diving blogs of course!
These are our picks for diving blogs that we think offer some of the most interesting articles and resources. The creators and contributors have put a lot of time and love into making the information easily available so why not take advantage of it?
Now even easier to find what your looking for with everything from niche blogs, destination blogs, equipment blogs and dive and travel blogs.
Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you go through them to make a purchase we will earn a commission. Our aim is to help our readers through these links so everything we promote will be high quality products we personally believe in.
Best Niche Diving Blogs
These blogs focus on specific diving groups and interests.
Girls That Scuba
Girls that scuba was originally a facebook group created by Sarah Richard looking to make more female dive friends after being the only female staff on a Micronesian live aboard. Obviously the idea was catching and resonated with a lot of other female divers out there because it is now the largest female dive community online!
Their blog focuses on the main issues and inspirations of being a female diver. With the aim to educate and encourage more women to try scuba and empower the ones that have already fallen in love with it.
It is so popular they have also branched out into girls that tech and girls that free dive. Hopefully the good stuff will just keep coming!
Why Girls That Scuba?
- Inspirational writers, features and bloggers
- Community support
- Relatable content for female divers
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Dive O'Clock
Owner of Dive O’Clock Marlies is an experienced PADI staff instructor who has used her 10+ years of professional experience to create a truly inspirational blog. Focusing on dive travel, education and conservation to help people fall head over heels in love with the ocean! Of course also with the aim of helping protect it.
It features a whole host of resources. What we love especially is its unique insight into professional and technical level training. Not something you see everyday and definitely worth checking out!
Why Dive O'Clock?
- Dedicated to education
- Orientated around sustainable travel and conservation
- An experienced and informative perspective
Our Favourites:
- Dedicated pro website!
- All sorts of cool Scuba Quizzes
- Inspiring and personal conservation stories
Best Destination Diving Blogs
Need some travel inspiration? These diving blogs feature the most detailed and in depth travel guides on the internet.
World Adventure Divers
Florine has created world adventure divers, dedicated to helping people discover the underwater world and beyond! She manages to cover a range of topics but the highlight is her detailed focus on diving destinations. She even runs a featured piece on the PADI blog every month so she really knows what she’s talking about!
Not to mention the blog prides itself on providing personal recommendations so it really is a trustworthy site for your diving needs.
Why World Adventure Divers?
- Nice personal touch
- Every post is detailed and relatable
- It promotes responsible diving practises
Our Favourites:
- The Free Dive Holiday planner is super informative!
- Solo travel experiences
- The interactive dive map
Diveplanit
Diveplanit is an online personal dive travel agency created by Simon and Deborah. Their aim is pretty simple and unique: give detailed and practical information about the less advertised dive destinations of the world. Not only do they provide planned trips their blog is full of cool marine life posts and lighthearted diving stories.
Why Diveplanit?
- Information on unique diving destinations
- New and refreshing post topics
- Truly detailed and useful posts
Our Favourites:
More Fun Diving
More Fun Divingis written by Goni, a lady who wears many hats. She is not only a blogger but a full-time traveler, scuba instructor, underwater photographer and biologist to boot!
Her blog more fun diving is part of her mission to help people learn about the best dive sites scattered around the world (with extra tips to help your diving and photography skills).
Why More Fun Diving?
- Clear and understandable breakdowns of marine science (for everyday joe)
- Strong focus on sustainability and conservation
- Professional level knowledge and advice
Our Favourites:
- Super handy travel resources guide
- Wednesday weirdness marine life articles
- Useful beginner photography tips
Divezone
Why DiveZone?
- Clear and easy to read
- Comprehensive. So much travel info all in one place!
- Full of useful links
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Best Blogs For Diving Equipment Reviews
These blogs also tend to come hand in hand with some very useful youtube channels. Making sure you know everything you need to before buying scuba gear.
Make sure you know what you are looking for with our handy equipment buyers guide for beginners.
50ft Below
A passion for exploration has lead 50ft below to feature gear reviews, gear tutorials and to top it all off dive locations too! Not to mention some pretty interesting and quirky blog posts. The majority of which they handle through fun videos on their youtube channel.
Why 50ft Below?
- Honest reviews that aren’t afraid of harsh critique
- Snorkel gear reviews too!
- Modern and interactive
Our Favourites:
Simply Scuba
As a real life, in the flesh diving equipment store in the UK, simply scuba really know what they are talking about when it comes to scuba gear.
They provide advice, product reviews and helpful tips for those looking for detailed help. They also have a dedicated YouTube channel to get you closer to the products and see how they function.
Why Simply Scuba?
- Interactive website
- Trusted, dedicated & experienced professionals
- They are not afraid to have a bit of fun whilst still being super informative
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Best Diving Travel Blogs
Wow! So much awesome stuff. Make sure to follow your favourite blogs on social media, thats where you’ll find the best stuff and people who share your obsessions.
Nowadays there are millions of travel blogs out there but we think scuba gives them a little extra sizzle! These blogs feature both travel and dive travel tips.
The Adventure Junkies
A site that aims to make the outdoors accessible to everyone. The adventure junkies cover topics like scuba diving, hiking, skiing, kayaking and a wealth of other adventure sports.
Why The Adventure Junkies?
- Well connected
- Good resources
- Welcoming and beginner friendly
Our Favourites:
- Online outdoor education courses
- Ebook collection there’s even one for liveaboard diving!
- Online community of other travellers and adventure travellers
Beyond Blighty
Beyond blighty is a three part travel blog that focuses on 3 things scuba, wildlife and photography. Arianwen has created a site (with killer graphics) that is so all inclusive you will struggle to pull yourself out of her content.
Why Beyond Blighty?
- Comes highly recommended
- Focus on sustainable tourism
- Easy to navigate
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Coffee With A Slice Of Life
You may know her from her epic girls that scuba blog but did you know Sarah Richards actually has her own personal travel blog coffee with a slice of life?
Of course there is plenty to do with scuba as it is one of of Sarah’s passions having trained and worked as a dive pro. Yet there is also so much more on offer with main focus on how to travel cheaply and extensively.
Why Coffee With A Slice Of Life?
- Warm friendly vibes
- Awesome graphics
- Catchy and most importantly interesting posts
Our Favourites:
- Travel tips and Inspiration!
- Awesome travel money and job hacks
- Sarah’s fun travel bucket list
Chronic Wanderlust
Chronic wanderlust is a two part dive and travel blog created by diving enthusiast Viktoria. Her passion really comes across in her love for both topics and its infectious!
Why Chronic Wanderlust?
- Easy reading
- Cold water focuses
- Available in english and german!
Our Favourites:
- Best travel resources
- Dive map and shop recommendations
- The Dirndl!
The Midnight Blue Elephant
The Midnight Blue Elephant is brought to us by Annika or better known as ‘the very hungry mermaid’! Her solo travels are fuelled by her love of scuba and cuisine.
Her chic posts range from luxury to adventure travel. Featuring some very snazzy photography and funny writing. Annika has a goal to inspire more people to dip their toes in the sea.
Why The Midnight Blue Elephant?
- Current and topical content
- Upbeat and fun writing style
- Chic and easy to use site design
Our Favourites:
- Of course the scuba posts!
- A fun instagram account full of high quality content
- Solo travel tips
So much amazing content to stick your teeth into. Don’t forget to follow along on social media (you’ll find some of the best stuff on there).
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