Simply Diving

26 Feb 2014

Simon Diving Costa del Sol, Diving in Spain, Marine life, Mediterranean, Wreck diving Gibraltar, Wreck diving in Spain Camp Bay, diving, diving in Gibraltar, Diving in the Costa del Sol, Diving on the Costa del Sol, diving Spain, IDC Costa del Sol, marine life, Mediterranean sea, octopus, PADI, PADI Divemaster, Project AWARE, scuba diving, scuba diving costa del sol, scuba diving in Spain, Scuba Diving in the Costa del Sol, Simply Diving, underwater, Wreck diving in Spain 1 comment

LOVE ON THE COSTA: The Strange and Wonderful World of Octopus Sex

By Simon Bell, Simply Diving Dive Operations Manager Look at the following photo and it’ll be hard not to miss a huge, eight-legged cephalopod atop a rock. Look even closer and the more taxonomically-minded among you will see it’s the humble Octopus vulgaris, or common octopus to the non sea-dweller. But look even closer still […]

13 Aug 2013

Simon Divemaster Training, Instructor Training, PADI Course Director, PADI IDC, PADI IDC in Spain, PADI Instructor Development Course, PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Divemaster Training, IDC, IDC Costa del Sol, IDC Spain, Instructor, Instructor candidate, PADI, PADI courses, PADI Instructor, PADI OWSI, Project AWARE, scuba diving instructor, Simply Diving 0 comments

Climbing The Final Rung

By Simon Bell, Simply Diving Dive Operations Manager It feels like a lifetime and a half away when I first learnt to float through inner space, blowing my virgin bubbles and marvelling at creatures I had only met before in books, on the tele or through a cheap, steamed-up mask on a childhood snorkelling adventure […]

21 Sep 2011

Simon Diving in Spain, Project AWARE Clean Up, Wreck diving Gibraltar, Wreck diving in Spain diving in Gibraltar, Diving on the Costa del Sol, diving Spain, marine debris, Mediterranean sea, ocean clean-up, octopus, PADI, Project AWARE, scuba diving, scuba diving costa del sol, Simply Diving, Wreck diving in Spain 2 comments

Dive for Debris an Historic Victory

By Simon Bell, Dive Operations Manager How sad it is to see one of your favourite dive sites – bursting with the most vibrant and diverse species of marine life; steeped in the most fascinating naval history that stretches back literally centuries; accessible to divers of all abilities and experience – turned into a rubbish […]

19 Nov 2010

Simon Divemaster Training, Diving Costa del Sol, Diving in Spain Discover Scuba Diving, Divemaster Training, diving in Gibraltar, Diving on the Costa del Sol, diving Spain, Marina del Este, marine life, Mediterranean sea, ocean clean-up, PADI, PADI courses, PADI Divemaster, PADI Divemaster course, PADI Open Water Diver, scuba diving, scuba diving costa del sol, Scuba Diving in the Costa del Sol, Simply Diving 6 comments

Simply the Best Experience Ever!

By Simply Diving Divemaster Rhia Keene Hey Everyone. Wow, I can’t believe how quickly six months went, but sadly it’s the end of my Divemaster internship here at Simply Diving! First things first… I have to say what a great team I’ve been working with for the last half year, from all the Instructors, to […]

11 Oct 2010

Simon Diving Costa del Sol, Diving in Spain, Wreck diving in Spain Camp Bay, Divernet.com, diving in Gibraltar, Diving on the Costa del Sol, diving Spain, scuba diving costa del sol, Simply Diving, Wreck diving in Spain 0 comments

A Weekend Of Getting Wrecked

By Simply Diver Simply Diving’s latest Wreck Diver recruits declared their two days of training “a top weekend” – after beating nearly 1,000 entrants to win the Specialty course in an online competition.

11 Sep 2010

Simon Divemaster Training, Diving Costa del Sol, Diving in Spain, Diving in Tarifa Divemaster Training, diving in Gibraltar, Diving in Tarifa, Diving on the Costa del Sol, diving Spain, Marina del Este, Mediterranean sea, PADI courses, PADI Divemaster course, scuba diving costa del sol, scuba diving in Spain, Simply Diving, Wreck diving in Spain 0 comments

A Degree of Hard Work at Uni of Diving

By Simply Diving Divemaster Trainee Kat Thorpe Hi everyone! As it’s coming to the end of the busiest part of the summer season here at Simply Diving and on the Costa del Sol, it’s the perfect opportunity to share my summer experiences with you all…

23 May 2010

Simon Diving Costa del Sol, Diving in Spain Add new tag, Costa Tropical, Dive For Earth Day, diving, Diving on the Costa del Sol, diving Spain, Marina del Este, marine life, Mediterranean sea, ocean clean-up, Project AWARE, Scuba Diving in the Costa del Sol, Simply Diving, underwater 1 comment

Marine Life Rescued As Divers Come Up Clean

By Simply Diving PADI Instructor Dan Nelmes HOW’S IT GOING DIVE FRIENDS..? April 24th was a particularly important day for divers. Why, I hear you ask? Because all around the world, divers and dive companies got involved with Project AWARE’s Dive For Earth Day: One of the scuba diving world’s most important days in the […]

2 May 2010

Simon Divemaster Training diving in Gibraltar, Diving in Tarifa, Diving on the Costa del Sol, diving Spain, Marina del Este, marine life, Mediterranean sea, PADI Divemaster course, PADI Instructor, Scuba Diving in the Costa del Sol, scuba diving instructor, Simply Diving, Wreck diving in Spain 4 comments

Living the dream

By Simply Diving Divemaster Trainee Rhia Keene To introduce myself… my name is Rhia Keene. I’m 23 and in my first month of my PADI Divemaster internship course at Simply Diving. To be honest, I never thought I would be sat here right now writing this blog about how I’m training to be a scuba […]

30 Mar 2010

Simon Diving Costa del Sol, Diving in Spain, Diving in Tarifa, Wreck diving in Spain Atlantic Ocean, Diving in Tarifa, Diving on the Costa del Sol, diving Spain, Mediterranean sea, Simply Diving, Wreck diving in Spain 1 comment

A Tale of Two Seas

By Simply Diving Instructor Dan Nelmes What’s happening divers…? The first few months of 2010 proved to be a testing time for diving, due to some unnaturally very wet and stormy weather. But a continued break from the rain and wind has yielded some gorgeous dry and sunny days these past few weeks. So it […]

23 Mar 2010

Simon Diving in Spain, PADI IDC in Spain Diving on the Costa del Sol, diving Spain, marine life, octopus, PADI, PADI Instructor, PADI Open Water Diver, PADI OWSI, Scuba Diving in the Costa del Sol, Simply Diving, underwater 1 comment

Just The Start Of Things To Come

By Simply Diving IDC Staff Instructor Jenny Pritchard Introductions then! For those of you who don’t already know me, my name is Jenny. I have been a PADI Instructor for four years, diving for eight years and I am the newest full-time member of the Simply Diving team.

1 2