Do nudibranchs have the best sex life of all? Or not?
It's been a while since I wrote a blog about sex, so here it comes (pun intended), long overdue. I recently discovered that I am envious...
Our blog about diving, Nusa Penida and more
PurpleDivePenida
- Jun 10
- 3 min
10 awesome things to do in Nusa Penida (part 2)
Awesome things to do and what to visit on Nusa Penida!
PurpleDivePenida
- May 4
- 4 min
10 awesome things to do in Nusa Penida (part 1)
Our top things to visit in Nusa Penida. Discover the best things to do in Nusa Penida.
PurpleDivePenida
- Oct 27, 2021
- 4 min
5 good reasons and 5 bad reasons for becoming a dive instructor
Some good reasons to become a dive instructor! And also a few bad ones...
PurpleDivePenida
- Oct 22, 2021
- 3 min
'Kill Bill' Indonesian style...(When Tarantino met Sergio Leone in Sumba)
'Marlina', an Indonesian 'satay western' film. Sometimes you come across a truly incredible film and you just have to tell everyone about...
PurpleDivePenida
- Sep 6, 2021
- 5 min
Sea Tribes of Indonesia
The fascinating culture of the Indonesian sea tribes
PurpleDivePenida
- May 15, 2021
- 4 min
Whale sharks, waterfalls and white sand beaches : Bali to Sumbawa overland.
1100 kilometres, 1 scooter, 2 kids, 3 islands and a breathtaking trip to Sumbawa and back . Indonesia is made up of 17 000 islands and a...
PurpleDivePenida
- Apr 4, 2021
- 4 min
10 fun diving-related things to do when you can't go diving
A lot of people are stuck at home, unable to travel, even within their own country and all they are thinking about is the next time they...
Purple Dive
- Nov 16, 2020
- 4 min
World's Worst Dive Buddies, a non-exhaustive list (part 2)
We continue exploring the worst dive buddies ever....Any of these sound familiar?
Purple Dive
- Oct 16, 2020
- 3 min
World's Worst Dive Buddies, a non-exhaustive list (part 1)
The worst buddies you can have when scuba diving
Purple Dive
- Aug 19, 2020
- 3 min
Coolest mermaids, sea goddesses and female sea monsters (part 2)
Read the first part here if you haven't done so! Lusca, the half-shark, half-octopus lady from the Bahamas Lusca is a sea monster with a...
Purple Dive
- Aug 7, 2020
- 3 min
A brief history of Bahasa Indonesia
Some facts about Bahasa Indonesia, the language of Indonesia
Purple Dive
- Jun 28, 2020
- 3 min
Personality quizz : What fish are you?
Do you have a fish spirit animal? Count the number of a), b), c) and d) answers you have to find out which fish you are.
PurpleDivePenida
- Jun 2, 2020
- 4 min
Freeloaders, friends, or bloodsuckers? (Symbiotic) Relationships in the sea
Just like in any community the ocean’s ecosystems are rife with interesting relationships.
Purple Dive
- May 19, 2020
- 4 min
Coolest mermaids, sea goddesses and lady sea monsters (part 1)
Coolest mermaids and sea goddesses
Purple Dive
- Apr 23, 2020
- 2 min
Masakan Padang story: matriarchs, wanderers and excellent cooks, the incredible Minangkabau people.
If you’ve spent any time in Indonesia, you’ve eaten Masakan Padang. As pervasive as the Irish pub or the Chinese restaurant in other...
Purple Dive
- Mar 29, 2020
- 4 min
Are flirting and scuba diving mutually exclusive?
Warning: another complete random nonsense rant, not an ounce of seriousness or real information in this post. Read at your own risk. Ah,...
Purple Dive
- Feb 20, 2020
- 3 min
Gay dolphins and camp orcas, homosexuality in marine mammals is a fact!
Is homosexuality innate or acquired? A very controversial question.
Purple Dive
- Feb 12, 2020
- 2 min
Why are there so many Wayans? Balinese names explained
Visitors are often surprised that when they meet local people in Bali, they hear the same five or six names again and again.
Purple Dive
- Jan 29, 2020
- 3 min
Great women in diving (part 2)
Simone Melchior Cousteau, the great woman behind the man Simone was the world’s first female scuba diver,