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 <title>Blue hole bonanza </title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:32 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Some regard Dahab as a deep-divin' tekkie town, but for TV presenter Miranda Krestovnikoff, it's the perfect retreat for shore-divers with a young family in tow.]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:53 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The Red Sea has plenty of dive sites likely to figure in any 'See Before You Die' or 'World's Top 100' listing - Elphinstone, the Thistlegorm or the Brothers - but what of the lesser-known gems? James Dawson names his favoured five <br/>]]></description>
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 <title>From Egypt with love 007</title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:04 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[It looks like RIP for VIP One, a mature Red Sea liveaboard badly damaged by fire earlier this year. But Stuart '007' Philpott wasn't to know that he might be embarking on a final voyage as he climbed aboard, his imagination running riot ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:59 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[A shore-diving resort may be great for a family holiday, but combined with a short liveaboard getaway, it's even better! John Bantin takes a holiday within a holiday ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:33 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[When a Red Sea liveaboard is about to go into service, it's a good idea to give it a bit of a trial run. Of course, if you invite along paying guests and journalists, you're being impressively brave. John Liddiard volunteers as a lab-rat aboard the Contessa Mia ]]></description>
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 <title>Six days in the desert </title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:21 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[For a wide-angle photographer, Marsa Alam provides spectacular opportunities, says Zac Macaulay, as he enjoys a taste of southern Egypt's underwater world ]]></description>
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 <title>Southern Sudan Odyssey</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:25 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Get far enough south in the Red Sea and you won't see other safari boats, or overdived reefs - just marine life, and lots of it. If only John Bantin had waited till the hammerheads had been and gone before writing up this treat of a trip ]]></description>
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 <title>Shake out in Egypt </title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:09 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The favourite holiday spot for British divers appears to have raised the bar for dive destinations the world over, with its new inspection system for dive centres. Has diving in Egypt just got a whole lot safer? Brendan O'Brien shadows the Chamber of Diving & Watersports inspectors to find out ]]></description>
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 <title>Back to nature - but is it really eco?</title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:29 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Many divers relish the simplicity of a shore-based 'eco-village' diving holiday in southern Egypt. <br/>It's more comfortable than in the pioneering days, says John Bantin - but is it as environmentally friendly? <br/>]]></description>
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 <title>Lionfish duel </title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:47 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[They often look as if they're spoiling for a fight, but on this occasion a battle royal took place - witnessed by Richard Carey ]]></description>
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 <title>Frogfish capital of the world! </title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:58 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[In Taba to conduct a regulator comparison test, John Bantin is taken by surprise when a jolly green giant bowls over to sit on his head!]]></description>
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 <title>Sharm with Camel and a very light CCR </title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:37 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[John Liddiard gets to see some classic dive sites in a new light, and enjoys being bubble-free to get among spawning shoals of snapper and batfish ]]></description>
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 <title>Some kind of wonderful </title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:08 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Drawn back to the diver town of Dahab again and again, Louise Trewavas thought she'd seen everything it had to offer - until her most recent trip ]]></description>
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 <title>Living large at the Savoy</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:24 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The well-heeled diver can now enjoy all the luxury associated with the Savoy name in Sharm, where the reef-diving is as good as ever. All that's needed is a better way of linking diver with site, says Colin Mac Andrias. Anyone seen his butler?]]></description>
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 <title>Time to spare in Fury Shoals</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:03 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[There's not that much to see topside at Hamata, in Egypt's deep south, but staying there does give John Liddiard the unusual chance to explore a famous collection of reefs at leisure]]></description>
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 <title>Diving Miss Nouran</title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:36 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The accommodation was a bit compact, but everyone seemed to rub along nicely aboard this Red Sea liveaboard, as John Bantin passed the time by shooting fish in some old haunts ]]></description>
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 <title>This dugong don't care</title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:31 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Ah, the joy of spending quality time with a rare wild creature in its native habitat! Sometimes you may have to share the experience with a few others, of course, as John Bantin discovers ]]></description>
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 <title>Ancient enigma intrigues the cleaners</title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:43 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[John Bantin gets involved in some archaeological hard graft, as part of a Red Sea mystery tour ]]></description>
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 <title>North to south: the Egyptian Red Sea</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:24 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Have you been to Sharm el Sheikh or Hurghada and wondered what the rest of Egypt's eastern coast has to offer? Or perhaps you're still a Red Sea virgin? John Bantin sums up the possibilities between the Israeli and Sudanese borders ]]></description>
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 <title>Keep on truckin</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:39 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Taking a liveaboard to Sudan from Egypt made a refreshing change from flying for John Bantin, but the trip would veer wildly between episodes of comedy and the odd moment of terror! ]]></description>
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 <title>Plane truth about the Thistlegorm</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:29 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Chris Frost is a diver, a pilot and something of an aeroplane anorak. He reckons it's time to shed light on the aircraft parts to be found on the Red Sea's best-known wreck ]]></description>
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 <title>No desert underwater</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:42 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Sampling the far northern Red Sea, The Word Editor Mark Ellen manages to combine Blue Planet moments with a touch of The Fear. Pictures, Chris Kennedy and Ron Abbotson ]]></description>
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 <title>Famous five plus 1</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:10 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Trying to visit six of the best Red Sea dive sites in a week would have been impossible not so long ago, but John Bantin finds it a doddle by travelling in Tranquility ]]></description>
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 <title>A British destroyer in the Red Sea</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:39 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[... and this is just a bow gun! John Bantin wasn't quite blindfolded, but his hosts in Egypt worked hard to ensure that his final destination remained a mystery. What he found there took him by surprise]]></description>
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 <title>Diving with the Elite</title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:15 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[It's a typical modern liveaboard - which means that you shouldn't have too much to worry about from the minute you step aboard. John Bantin enjoys some imperial treatment ]]></description>
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 <title>Finning for the masses</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 06:12 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[As the dance beats throb through the night, John Bantin uses Camel as his base and takes to the day-boats ]]></description>
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 <title>Shell shock</title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:10 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Why are hawksbill turtles taking such an interest in divers' cameras lately - is it a matter of fight or flirt?, asks Louisa Butler. She and Adam Butler took the pictures]]></description>
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 <title>Out of nowhere at Little Brother</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:17 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[What do you do when the currents are running riot? Try something new in the blue and go with the flow, says Dave Smith. Pictures by Veruschka Matchett]]></description>
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 <title>Buy to dive</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:26 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[You like diving in the Red Sea and you're thinking about investing in a property - so why not put the two activities together? Louise Trewavas checks out Red Sea bargains ]]></description>
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 <title>CAPTURING A SHARK</title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:07 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Oceanic whitetips are once again a familiar sight in the Red Sea - but can your camera do this spectacular shark justice? John Bantin has enjoyed the chance to hone his technique]]></description>
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