Florida-based freelance travel writer and journalist, Terry Ward, lives in Tampa and first got certified as an open water diver as a college elective at the University of Florida. She has reported from and dived on every continent except Antarctica and counts Indonesia (all of it), Palau, French Polynesia, Fiji and Northern Norway among her favorite places to explore underwater and topside. She writes Scuba Diving's Roaming Diver column every issue and is a frequent contributor to publications such as CNN Travel, National Geographic, Afar, Conde Nast Traveler and many more, in addition to being an on-air travel expert. She speaks Spanish, French, some Dutch and German and is always keen to learn a new language.
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Terry Ward Articles
Traveling to the Caribbean scuba diving hot spot Little Cayman? Here's what to do when your scuba diving and exploring the island.
This Micronesian paradise calls scuba divers back again and again with incredible drift dives, wall dives and more.
A new technology allows scientists to learn more about enormous underwater avalanches.
Underwater photographer Jennifer Idol is the first woman to dive all 50 states, and she's got an amazing book of photos from her journeys.
Both experienced and new scuba divers will love these easy dive destinations, from cage diving with sharks in Mexico to night diving with manta rays in Kona, Hawaii.
Dive in to adventure with tiger sharks in Fiji, hammerheads in the Galapagos, Humboldt squid in Mexico's Sea of Cortez and 8 more insane spots for big-animal scuba diving.
Looking for the world's best diving? From sharks to humpback whales and beautiful wrecks, French Polynesia is perfect for divers!