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In Cork & Kinsale with the Addicts
The weather looks grim as JOHN LIDDIARD makes his way to southern Ireland for a week exploring WW1 wrecks he hasn’t dived before, but he is in for some pleasant surprises
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Quick on the trigger
JOHN BANTIN visits the mid-Atlantic Azores to see what it has to offer beyond the blue sharks of Pico on which DIVER reported in February – and faces a challenge from a tantalising quarry
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Tapas diving in Gran Canaria
On a four-centre tour of Gran Canaria, John Liddiard gets a real flavour of the tasty mix of diving on offer at this year-round destination
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Lone wolf & sole lemon
Don't knock the rock - the volcanic Atlantic island of Madeira boats an assortment of interesting underwater celebrities, says Steve Weinman
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Falklands life in the Jasons
Marine biologist Claire Goodwin heads south to the unexplored Jason Islands in the Falklands, for thrills, chills, undiscovered marine life - and an awful lot of mutton
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Bermuda - Reaching for the remote
You may not think of Bermuda as a remote island but it is - official. It also has a lot of wrecks, and very kempt coral reefs. Andy Blackford spends a week there
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Why should surfers have all the action?
John Liddiard heads for the Canary island of Fuerteventura and, yes, there is always somewhere to dive out of those infamous winds
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Market forces in the Algarve
ANCHORS LINE THE BEACH behind us, a ghostly testament to a long-gone fishing fleet. A mile out, Salvador had just finished his dive briefing. We were about to finish kitting up when he looked over
to the beach and then turned to us: "Don't expect to see any fish or lobster down there, they're all in the market..." more...
The race is on to Cape Verde
The Atlantic islands of Cape Verde have been touted as the next big dive destination for a few years now. John Bantin visits the island of Sal to find out if it's true
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Tenerife in the ROUND
They say diving in Tenerife is varied and rather fine. But who are "they"? And who better to report on that claim than our whirlwind-tour specialist, John Liddiard?
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Whirlwind Canaries
We wanted to cover the Canary Islands - but which one? Could John Liddiard cope with diving more than one, we wondered? The project slowly grew until, in a rush of insanity, he agreed to attempt all seven in 15 days. That's two days' diving on each, an overnight ferry, then a day to decompress at the end...
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Fish and rocks
Our best-kept-secret recommendation this year is a rock that once marked the end of the known world. John Bantin reports.
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Concealed Bermuda
Bermuda may have its strengths as a diving destination, but they're not the ones put forward in its brochures, says Brendan O'Brien. He reckons the island is keeping its real treasures too well hidden
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Piece of Cake
The name might make you think of teatime, or of the kind of fortified wine favoured by your gran, but it's unlikely to summon images of spectacular diving. Louise Trewavas went expecting little but found some cracking dives, conducted in style and comfort from a surprisingly gorgeous island backdrop. You can only be charmed by Madeira, she says
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In Dublin's Fair City
Ireland's capital city makes a good destination for a long weekend city break, but did you realise that you could also get in some useful diving within sniffing distance of the Guinness Brewery? John Liddiard, a devotee of the black stuff, had to investigate
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