Thailand's complete scuba diving information source: dive centres, dive courses, dive equipment, dive sites

About Pocket Guide DIVE Thailand

	The 2011-12 edition of Pocket Guide DIVE Thailand, follows the Pocket Guide philosophy: “Written by experts who are passionate about their subject and widely distributed to reach active, travelling divers and those interested in taking up the sport, providing an informative, quality publication.”
The contents start with a series of introduction sections: ‘Introduction to Thailand’, ‘Travelling to & around Thailand’, ‘Diving & snorkelling in & around Thailand’, ‘Health & safety for divers and ‘Learning to dive in Thailand’. The book then covers the different diving regions, each with its own introduction and map, plus descriptions of featured dive sites. These are followed by detailed listings of featured dive operators and a regional directory of local services and travelling logistics. Each dive operator listing and directory has a uniform layout to maintain the high standard and profile that are the hallmarks of a Pocket Guide publication. Although every effort has been made in putting together this edition of Pocket Guide DIVE Thailand, conditions at dive sites or facilities can change after going to print. If you find that we’ve misrepresented any details, please send an email. Your input will help us correct errors for the next edition. Comments to: info@diveguidethailand.com.

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Pocket Guide GOLF Thailand gives an in-depth overview of each of the golfing regions around the country including featured courses and how best to play them. These are complemented by, amongst others, informative sections covering golfing tips and tricks, healthy playing, golf for all the family and living the golfing lifestyle. A worthy companion to any player’s scorecard!

Pocket Guide FOOD Thailand (due for release first quarter 2011) is packed with signature dish recipes and how to create them from top restaurants around Thailand. There are also sections covering regional flavours, different cooking styles, preparation and presentation techniques, as well as healthy and alternative ingredient suggestions making it an ideal meal planner and food shopping guide where ever you are. After all, everyone has to eat!

Pocket Guides are available on Bangkok Airways and Nok Air flights and/or in the airline hospitality lounges

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About the author - Paul Lees

British born writer and photographer, Paul Lees, has travelled extensively throughout Asia, gaining first-hand insight and absorbing local perspective along the way.

Numerous valuable experiences have been stored in the form of pictures and words, which have since appeared in many internationally acclaimed publications including New Holland’s best selling coffee table presentations Top Dive Sites of the Indian Ocean, The Dive Atlas of the World and Diving with Giants, as well as Dorling Kindersley’s Eyewitness Guide to Thailand.

Aside from spearheading the Pocket Guide series, Paul holds the qualification of Master Instructor under two scuba diving training agencies and Open Water Instructor in a third. He also specialises in underwater photography and is a regular contributor to regional and international scuba diving magazines.

He has also been bringing the underwater world to the surface in the form of natural history documentaries and TV shows, including ABC Kane’s The Living Edens and the BBC’s Really Wild Show.

When not engrossed with the range of Pocket Guide titles, he continues to pay attention to expanding his extensive image library on subjects both above and below the ocean surface.

He also coordinates and runs his own special brand of underwater digital photography workshops and training courses at a number of the most popular diving destinations throughout the Asia Pacific region, including Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.

Paul currently lives in Thailand with his family.