Dive: The Ultimate Guide to 60 of the World's Top Dive Locations (Ultimate Sports Guide)

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 797.23
EAN: 9781552979969
ISBN: 1552979962
Label: Firefly Books
Manufacturer: Firefly Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 318
Publication Date: 2004-10-02
Publisher: Firefly Books
Studio: Firefly Books

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Summary: Great trip advice!
Comment: This is a great introduction to dive destinations around the world. The only thing I would add is more detail to the different destinations. Each site typically covers around 2-3 pages of information and the "top sites" at the locations. It has opened my eyes to many places I will visit in the future.

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Summary: Great general resource.
Comment: While the book does not "dive" too deep into any location, it does a great job of giving you a brief on what to expect. The quick reference areas that provide quick reference are great.

While the book will offer limited details if you know where you are going, if you doing a general search for your next dive it is perfect.

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Summary: The Ultimate Guide
Comment: Actually, an "ultimate guide" would have a greater variety of more detailed information for planning a trip. That said, it is a gorgeous book. Gave it as a gift to my dive buddy/husband, and he loved it. Great ideas for places to go that are off the beaten path.

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Summary: Dive: The Ultimate Guide to 60 of the World's Top Dive Locations
Comment: This book has great descriptions of the selected dive sites and excellent pictures. It is however one man's opinion of the best dive sites and it doesn't specify exactly where the dive sites are so it serves only as a planning guide and does not help locate the dive site.

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Summary: Good world overview of top dive destinations
Comment: This book has beautiful photography and covers most of the world's great dive destinations. Considering that it is primarily a picture book, it also offers a good deal of information on the classic dives at each location. I liked that it included information on water temperature, weather and seasons, dive difficulty, and local travel tips. While it doesn't provide enough information to plan a complete trip, I feel it does provide the right kind of depth to choose a destination. Another reviewer complained that the maps left a little to be desired. In my opinion, that level of detail is more appropriate for a destination travel planning book, such as Lonely Planet or Frommers. I don't know of another book that offers as much information on dive destinations on the world scale.

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The world's top scuba diving destinations.

The world's oceans and seas offer one of the greatest opportunities for adventure and exploration in modern times.

Dive is an authoritative and lavishly illustrated guide with over 300 color photographs and maps. This is a scuba diver's reference to 400 dives in sixty of the world's best locations.

The book provides practical details of specific dive sites as well as a grading system ranging from beginner to expert. Important safety aspects are listed along with key support facilities: hospitals, recompression chambers and dive governing bodies.

The book is organized into specific dives in eleven countries and regions:

Pacific Ocean
North America
Caribbean
Atlantic Ocean
Britain
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Africa
Indian Ocean
Australia
Southeast Asia.

Details include geographical information, marine life, advice for travel and accommodations, local culture, visa requirements, related web sites and contact details.

Dive is the definitive scuba divers' bible: an indispensable world travel guide.

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