The Unofficial Guide to the World's Best Diving Vacations (Unofficial Guides)

Pierce, Jean; Fine, Brenda

ISBN 10: 0764562207 / ISBN 13: 9780764562204

Published by Wiley, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Unofficial Guide to the World's Best Diving Vacations (Unofficial Guides)
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764562207
• ISBN 13: 9780764562204
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

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

About the Author

Author Jean Pierce has been diving since 1985. She now works as a divemaster with her husband Kris Newman. Reeldivers, their California dive business, provides dive support to underwater film productions, such as the Warner Brothers movie Sphere. In addition to being a PADI divemaster, Pierce is Nitrox-certified with the International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers and cave-certified with the National Speleological Society/Cave Diving Section. She has written for scuba magazines like Dive Training and Sport Diver, and she authored the dive guide Diving and Snorkeling Cayman Islands. She is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers and is a recipient of a Lowell Thomas Award, a Maggie Award, and the Bahamas Discovery Award. Pierce and her husband are also avid underwater photographers, supplying much of the photography for their published work.

Contributor Brenda Fine wrote the chapter on Fiji Islands diving. Also a member of the Society of American Travel Writers, she has been diving since 1986. Her byline appears regularly in a variety of national travel publications.