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The Unofficial Guide to the World's Best Diving Vacations | 
 enlarge | Authors: Jean Pierce, Brenda Fine
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Category: Book
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 856841
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 506
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 0764562207
Dewey Decimal Number: 797.23
UPC: 785555043305
EAN: 9780764562204
ASIN: 0764562207
Publication Date: March 2001
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Book Description
This new and exciting guide will help both novice and experienced divers plan the underworld trip of their dreams. All types of diving environments are included, from coral reefs and kelp forests to shipwrecks, caverns, and caves. It includes exciting dives for advanced divers and also features:- The best places to get certified and the top-rated dive centers worldwide
- Diver-friendly lodging from affordable to luxurious, plus other adventures to take while on shore
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 Right On Information! October 22, 2002
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I found this book to be incrediably useful. I purchased the guide book before my trip to North Carolina and found the detail about Nitrox availability, camera friendly dive boats, and dive shops to be right on the mark! I've never seen this kind of detail available in any other diving guide book.
I definatley recommend this book to any diver planning a diving vacation.
Kuddos to Jean Pierce for this great guide book!
SUBJECTIVE VIEWS, INTERESTING CHOICES, GOOD SUGGESTIONS September 20, 2002
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A diver for just two years, I have already used this Unofficial Guide on at least three occasions. Yes, the choices presented are highly subjective (as most diving guides tend to be), but there are a wide range of locales and choices to get one started. I have begun all of my diving vacations by referring first to this guide...then researching more thoroughly on the internet. Usually, I end up using one of the dive operators and diving resorts which the book has suggested and finish the process by making reservations via the internet or by phone. If you enjoy reading more comprehensively about diving before making your decision, look elsewhere...if you are like me and prefer to glance at something more condensed or capsulized, check out "World's Best Diving Vacations."
Interesting and Informative July 22, 2002
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is a must have for anyone traveling to diving/snorkeling destinations. My husband and I recently used it while traveling to Long Island Bahamas. Information on lodging, restaurants and points of interest were right on the mark. We have recommended this book to friends who found it very useful also. Divers and non-divers alike would benefit from this guide. The author writes in an informative and interesting style, giving personal and historical information. It is enjoyable and easy to read. I pick it up for pleasure to read about places I want to travel to in the future. This guide makes it possible to travel with confidence to completely unfamiliar places, knowing what to expect when you get there. Don't go diving without it.
Indispensible for the traveling diver July 11, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This Unofficial Guide is a must-have if you like to keep your gear-bag packed for your next adventure. Jean Pierce has been there, done it and dived it. Having dived from Palau to Peurto Rico, myself, I thought I knew all there was to know about getting to the world's best diving, but this book has opened my eyes to even more. Informative, and written from a diver's eyes (as opposed to the travel agent's); it gives you the information you need to know if you want to get maximum bang for your diving dollar and diving time. I believe in traveling light, but I will always find room for this book in my bag -- it's just that necessary.
 Extremely limited perspective May 4, 2002
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
An absolute waste of money! As it turns out, I've been diving recently at many of the locations listed plus quite a few others. Given the title, I thought the list would be quite comprehensive. I expect there will always be differences of Opinion on subjects like this, but I can't figure out the logic of the locations chosen. The authors maintain that ease of travel is important to them, then list Heron Island Australia, but leave out locations like Bali. My biggest criticism, however is the long list of East Coast USA choices.
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