<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rss version="0.91">
<channel>
 <title><![CDATA[Red Sea -
Divernet]]></title>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com</link>
 <description/>
 <language>en</language> 
 <lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:50 +0000</lastBuildDate>
 
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/1883517/what_instructors_do_on_their_holidays.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[What instructors do on their holidays]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:28 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[What instructors do on their holidays <br/>One of HMS Repulse's 4in gun turrets<br/>540 nautical miles, 11 nationalities, five wrecks, four types of shark, 28° water, three square meals a day. A full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s hot and we’re wearing sunglasses! CATH BATES presents six days in the life of a gaggle of Sharm diving instructors, taking a busman’s holiday in search of some serious technical diving! ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/1840283/characters_of_the_blue_planet_red_sea.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Characters of the Blue Planet & Red Sea]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:17 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[They’re the ones you remember from trips – the life & soul of the party on the boat, the co-operative dugong, the over-keen turtle or the in-demand Napoleon wrasse. JOHN BANTIN looks back on his latest trip]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/1766084/into_the_labyrinth.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Into the labyrinth ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:30 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[This may be a leap into the dark, but here’s a Red Sea travel idea with a difference – a serious cavern-diving holiday where beginners are more than welcome. DAN BURTON goes along for the ride]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/1613731/el_gouna.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[El Gouna ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:36 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[A surprisingly ill-prepared Andy Blackford arrives at the Red Sea resort town to find that they already have everything covered. ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/1613640/the_end_of_the_road_the_coloured_seas_trip_pt_3.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The end of the road - the Coloured Seas trip Pt 3]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:28 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Continuing his motorcycle tour, JOHN KEAN hits an obstacle in the form of Russian bureaucracy, causes consternation in a filling station, dives a virgin lake found on Google Earth and experiences the Black Sea’s own Thistlegorm ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/1588727/slow_n_easy.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Slow ‘N’ Easy]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:46 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The entertainment is all beneath the surface for eager guests at Marsa Alam’s Oasis, and there’s plenty to occupy divers even when the sea-elephants prove elusive, says Steve Weinman ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/1588723/into_the_black_the_coloured_seas_trip_pt_2.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Into the black - the Coloured seas TRIP Pt 2 ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:13 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Run a ‘live’ diary in a magazine, and you’re asking for trouble. JOHN KEAN started his Red, Black and White Sea tour as half of a motorbiking duo, but this month brings problems in the exodus from Egypt, his arrest, and the loss of his buddy. When exactly will he get a dive in? ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/1518802/diving_bikers_in_the_coloured_seas.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Diving bikers in the Coloured seas ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:41 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The Coloured Seas Trip is the first long-distance diving and motorbiking expedition ever undertaken, claims JOHN KEAN. He and YANN VAUTRIN are diving the Red, two White and the Black Sea, and DIVER is chronicling their progress. <br/>Pt 1: A complete tour of Egypt! ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/1453405/flexing_those_tech_muscles.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Flexing those Tech muscles ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:52 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[RedTec is a series of Red Sea itineraries on which technical divers at all levels can pursue dives of a more challenging nature. DAN BURTON joined blue Voyager to find out what it’s all about ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/1356760/new_dawn_in_egypt.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[New dawn in Egypt ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 09:32 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[With the coming of a new era for Egyptians, GAVIN PARSONS investigates what revolution means for Red Sea divers ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/1201759/long_weekend_at_the_savoy.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Long weekend at the Savoy]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:22 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[You can’t spare a full week but you could squeeze in a long weekend, and make up for the short stay by living it up a little. But is the Red Sea a practical proposition? BRENDAN O’BRIEN tries it – you decide]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/1199803/whats_the_rush.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[What’s the rush?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:09 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[When does the boat leave? Well, when can you be here? Gassous Bay near Safaga is a place to kick back and chill out (except when trekking to the Lighthouse), says John Liddiard]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/1159949/get_a_bit_tekkie_egyptian_style.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Get a bit tekkie Egyptian style ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:55 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Want to drive your diving onward and upward on your next trip? Werner Lau Sharm could be just the ticket, says JOHN BANTIN ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/1118527/ras_magic.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Ras magic]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:27 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Where is the spiritual home of British divers? Egypt of course! If you want to argue about it, contact JOHN BANTIN, who has just done his 100th Ras Mohammed dive]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/951046/shore_to_satisfy.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Shore to satisfy ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:56 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Boat-diving isn’t for everyone, but where best to savour the possibilities of shore-diving in the Red Sea? JAMES DAWSON provides a heads-up. Main photography by JOHN BANTIN ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/881519/what_about_the_fifth_wreck.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[What about the fifth wreck? ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 09:08 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The phantom wreck at Abu Nuhas has attained semi-mythical status, but is it just a figment of divers’ imaginations? Only one way to find out, suggests Mike Ward ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/796405/light_my_fire_marsa_alam.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Light my fire - Marsa Alam]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:41 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[NIGEL WADE knows what he likes best – coral reefs in great condition. For fellow aficionados he reckons the trick is to get down to Marsa Alam while the going’s still good ]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/717185/wrecks_reefs.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Wrecks & reefs]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:31 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Never let familiarity breed contempt – the northern wreck and reef circuit may be the best-known way of diving the Red Sea from a liveaboard, but that’s because it’s so good. Keeping her fingernails carefully intact, Farzi Bantin reports <br/>]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/629609/going_solo_on_golden_dolphin.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Going solo on Golden Dolphin]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:45 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Diving the Thistlegorm? Nothing unusual in itself, but it felt strange for Stuart Philpott to be doing so as the only (but not lonely) guest on a liveaboard that can take 20 divers on its dive-platform alone. The experience put the classic wreck in a whole new light <br/>]]></description>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/525048/blue_hole_bonanza.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[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>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/498665/5_undersung_red_sea_sites.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[5 undersung Red Sea sites]]></title>
 <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>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/431588/from_egypt_with_love_007.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[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>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/391539/threeday_break.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Three-Day Break]]></title>
 <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>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/368509/shakedown_cruising_with_the_contessa.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Shakedown cruising with the Contessa]]></title>
 <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>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/333531/six_days_in_the_desert.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[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>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/302280/southern_sudan_odyssey.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[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>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/278994/shake_out_in_egypt.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[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>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/231437/back_to_nature_but_is_it_really_eco.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[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>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/231978/lionfish_duel.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[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>
</item>
 
 <item>
 <link>http://www.divernet.com/Travel_Features/red_sea/220210/frogfish_capital_of_the_world.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[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>
</item>
 </channel>
</rss>