Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Judy Koutsky covers adventure, luxury and family travel. Learning to dive while on vacation has been a bucket list activity for ...

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Tracy Schmitt spent years trying to find a scuba instructor. She is a competitive sailor, skier and mountaineer, but each dive shop she approached refused to entertain the idea that she could be a ...

Hawksbill turtle and school of grunts over a coral reef in Cozumel, Mexico. Scuba divers always talk to each other about their favorite dive sites. Egypt? Maldives? French Polynesia? Yes, those ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: If you're scuba diving, make slow, steady movements and exhale steadily to avoid scaring away manta rays. The calmer you are, the closer they'll come. – Chantae Reden Bora ...