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2 comments about Cycling the Bush: The Best Rides in Australia.

1. Sven Klinge is the author of the most comprehensive cycling guide books in Australia. By combining cycling with walking treks, he has explored over 300 of Australia's National Parks and State Forests. Born in Sydney and educated at the University of Sydney, Sven now divides his time between accountancy and other writing projects. CYCLING THE BUSH: MOUNTAIN BIKING IN AUSTRALIA is a comprehensive guide to mountain biking and cycle touring down under. The range of rides includes short one day trips around the states' capitals to extended overnight cycling/walking expeditions in remote and rugged wilderness areas. Almost all of Great Dividing Range's major national parks are covered. Other parts deal with the coast and beaches, pristine lakes and rivers, spectacular waterfalls and lookouts, as well as the great outback, and our world heritage rainforests. Each ride incorporates data on distances, height variation, transport, access, track and rides grades, facilities, map references, and special equipment needed. Extensive information is provided on geological, biological, and historical aspects of natural, Aboriginal, and colonial features along the rides. In COMPACT, LIGHTWEIGHT FORMAT, this guide should be POCKET EQUIPMENT for every cyclist and bushwalker wishing to discover this exciting way of venturing into Australia's great national parks system.



2. This book is a great read to help you plan ahead for your adventure. Most importantly, it is easy to understand and gives you everything you need to know. It is difficult not to be enthusiastic or motivated after reading it.

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1 comments about Top Dive Sites of the World (Top).

1. The title of any book is an indication of the content and "Top Dive Sites of the World" is a very big claim. Of course, any personal selection claiming "the best of" will always be subjective. My list will be different from yours and neither of us is either right or wrong - it is simply a matter of personal choice coupled with our own diving experiences.
   
   This book is laid out in 7 general areas of the World; The Caribbean, Atlantic, Mediterranean, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific and Pacific. Straight away, as we enter the Caribbean, we find two of the world's most outstanding dive destinations are not even mentioned in passing. Not only is Belize (home of the world's second largest Barrier Reef "and" the Great Blue Hole) not even mentioned, the country itself is not even shown on this publisher's map of the world. Next up, the "Atlantic Ocean" is reduced to Scapa Flow and the Canary Islands. The Mediterranean is confined to Sardinia alone - and once again countries such as Malta do not even appear on the map. Predictably, the Red Sea includes the Thistlegorm - but not the Rosalie Moller, which many divers regard as a much better shipwreck.
   
   Of course I could go on about what is missing from the remainder of the book - but the point is made. Too many of the world's acknowledged "Top" dive sites and destinations are missing from this book to allow it's title of "Top Dive Sites of the World" to go unchallenged. "My favourite dives from around the World" would have been a more honest title.
   
   My second criticism is content. The text is not well written and, for example, the section on Scapa Flow tells us nothing whatsoever about any specific shipwreck - and "shipwrecks" are the very reason why divers go there in the first place! It is just an overview of the Flow which takes up less than 2 pages of text. Elsewhere, such outstanding shipwrecks as Egypt's Thistlegorm (and a whole book has been written about that particular wreck!), is reduced to a few words.
   
   In summary, a good book for pretty pictures but these tend to mask an otherwise disappointing book.
   
   NM

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