Diving in Thailand [Paperback]

Colin Piprell (Author), Ashley Boyd (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 215 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books (November 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781803152
• ISBN-13: 978-0781803151
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,305,630 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm in the business of generating alternative realities and then exploring them. This, I claim, is not schizophrenia. A Canadian writer and editor based in Bangkok, I've also lived in England, where I did graduate work at Oxford, and in Kuwait, where I learned to sail, waterski, and make a credible wine in plastic garbage bins.

My chief skills are words and tunnels. Before the Oxford and Kuwait days, my employment experience included, among other things, four jobs as a driller and stope leader in mines and tunnels in Ontario and Quebec. There's been little call for tunneling these days, but since moving to Thailand I've produced many articles on a wide variety of topics, four novels, a collection of occasional pieces, a diving guide to Thailand, another book on diving, and a book on Thailand's coral reefs. I've also co-authored a book on Thailand's national parks.

I'm currently at work on a fifth novel, the second of a futuristic triogy that begins with MOM.

Aside from MOM and Diving in Thailand, my books are currently out of print.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is how a diving guide should appear., August 29, 2004

By 

Ned Middleton (British professional underwater photo-journalist & author) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diving in Thailand (Paperback)

The minute I saw this book I thought to myself "well at least it looks like a reasonable guide" and, for once, I was not disappointed. The book measures 9" x 6" (23cm x 15 cm) and contains over 200 pages packed with information which includes all the information a visiting diver wants to know.

Geographically, Thailand's coastline comprises southern Thailand, both the east and west coasts of part of the Malay Peninsular and the offshore islands on either side of that peninsular. The book commences with an Introduction followed by details on; Weather conditions, diving regulations, marine life, conservation, some basic tips about photography and how to use the book itself, the guide is then skilfully divided into easy to follow geographical locations which cover every Thai destination you could possibly visit.

Throughout the book, the 84 separate dive sites are interspersed with a good selection of maps and charts to help you on your way and set out in the way a diving guide should appear. The photography by Ashley J. Boyd is quite outstanding - although the author does not allow this to take over his book at the expense of written detail.

My only criticism is that 5 pages were wasted by including those tips on underwater photography - which, in itself, is a subject for another complete book. My cameras are different from your cameras and together they are all very different from the cameras used by other people. Basic tips, therefore, quite often do not apply. Nevertheless, this is a first class guide.

NM