Dive: The Ultimate Guide to the World's Top Dive Locations

[paradise]

Does anyone have this book? I just ordered it from Amazon and can't wait to "dive" through it.

 

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I'm thinking about getting this book too. Please post a review after you've read it!

 

[diversteve]

I've read Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die. I've been to 5-6 of them and found it to be factual. Amazon.com: Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die: Diving Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations (9781584797104): Chris Santella: Books

 

[paradise]

Wow, what can I say? This book is an encyclopedia of very useful information and chockfull of beautiful pictures.

Highlights:

• Point of location on a global and local map
• Quick and standard info in the margin: vis, must sees, downside, getting there, visa, currency, closest chamber, hospital (a mini travel guide for the 71 ultimate dive sites in this book).
• This is great for those who don't know where their next dive adventure would be (and if they have the $$ for it)!
• Major sections are categorized by body of ocean. The intro does a wonderful job of providing ocean data and explaining the types of seas: temperate, tropical, open ocean, polar regions.
• Since this is more like an encyclopedia of sorts, I found myself skimming the geography and dives portion while reading each description about marine life. I like that there was a segment on the type of marine life to expect as well as the possibility of seeing something vs. definitely seeing it.

I think this is a useful book to get if you want to have a good overview of a place you may want to go to one day. This book is a great reference book to have on hand but boy, it made me wish I was a billionaire so I can travel to all these exotic places!