| Diving can be a truly spectacular hobby,
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| | the cost of diving, as well as being a
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| and many people now go on holidays
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| | unique place to stay. However, be careful
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| especially to go diving in some of the
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| | to travel light, and take a short trip on
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| world's best spots - Australia's Great
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| | a boat first to see whether you get
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| Barrier Reef, for example, or South
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| | seasick - you'll have no fun on a
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| America's Galapagos Islands, among many
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| | live-aboard if you do.
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| others. What these dive sites have in
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| | There are lots of other things to be
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| common is spectacular marine animals,
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| | careful of if you do decide to go diving.
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| with sharks being a particular favourite,
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| | For one, you need to make sure not to
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| as well as colourful coral and other
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| | come up too fast, as sudden changes in
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| interesting marine plants.
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| | water pressure can be harmful to the
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| To go diving, first you need a qualified
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| | body. You also need to be careful about
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| instructor and access to scuba apparatus.
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| | the heat of the water you dive in (it
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| It is a good idea to learn the basics of
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| | shouldn't be drastically different from
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| diving in your home country before you
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| | body temperature), and about wearing a
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| travel a long way to go diving, as you
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| | wetsuit to avoid getting stung by the
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| will have more fun in exotic locations if
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| | many underwater creatures and plants that
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| you have at least some idea in advance
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| | can give you a nasty scratch. Don't worry
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| what you're doing.
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| | too much though: as long as you pick a
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| The most popular diving holidays are
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| | good diving school, your instructor
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| often 'live-aboards', which means that
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| | should go through all the risks with you
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| you live onboard the dive boat for the
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| | thoroughly, and give you all the
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| entire duration of the trip. This allows
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| | equipment and knowledge that you will
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| you to save both on accommodation and on
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| | need to avoid them.
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