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