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
Football and ocean awareness come together to empower local students to step up in protecting their island home.
The largest of the ABC Islands is a Caribbean gem—above the water's surface and below.
On a liveaboard trip, you're bound to run into a whole cast of characters. Take enough of these trips, and some of their behaviors start to look a little... familiar.
Dive camps help kids as young as 6 learn the skills needed to become tomorrow's snorkelers, divers and ocean lovers. Here, we explore the many options available at Jack's Diving Locker in Hawaii.
On a dive trip in Mexico's Baja California Sur, one diver fondly recalls a trip that put her (almost) face to face with one of the ocean's gentlest giants.
A diver never forgets the first time they encounter a shipwreck. Here, one diver recalls her first up-close experience.
On a trip to circumnavigate Svalbard by sailboat, one diver finds extreme adventure—and temperatures.
There's something magical about passing your love of diving on to someone else, especially the kids in your life. Here, one diver shares a special moment with her niece.
There's something magical about the allure of the deep that creates a spark inside you—one powerful enough to even rekindle a long-lost romance.