Hello about a week ago there was a posting on a newsgourp (i think it was
this one) about needing a medicial certificate for diving in Egypt now.
Does anyone know if the BSAC self certificate is suitable or if you can buy
these certificates in Egypt or you need to get them done in ...

Ok, not an advert, well, it is, but as I have no commercial links,
what the hell!.
Just back from Cyprus, Diving with "Dive-in", based out of the Four
Seasons in Limmassol. What a fantastic bunch of guys.

Any recommendations on what I should go for in the way of underwater camera.
Got to be digital. Want to use it out of the water as well as in.
Should I go for a dedicated u/w camera or a surface camera that just so
happens to have a u/w housing?

We have planned our summerholliday in Scotland. Now we are looking for some
information about scuba diving around the eastcoast.
Just for fun we like also to dive in Loch Ness, but we can't find any
information about diving in Loch Ness on the internet (apart from the

Just been talking to an optician (who generally seemed more knowledgable
that others I have seen) who claimed that soft contact lenses should not be
used for diving (ok for snorkeling, and 4-5 metres but not 20m+) as the
pressure change caused the eye to change shape, which may ...

Has anyone ever flown with this airline ?  There is nothing on Callum's site
about baggage allowance, there's nothing on the tickets and I'm in dispute
with Thomas Cook.
I'm not going to Sri Lanka, (I think) but the Maldives on Sunday 13th March.

Well, there is a tenuous diving link :-)
Go to www.google.com, enter the single search word 'fuckwit', then click the
"I'm Feeling Lucky" link
K

A diving center is born in France Near Bordeaux , to Arcachon.
Take a look to : www.cercledesplongeursdepyla.com
We open 10th april.
Sincerly

My wife have booked into a hotel called the Intercontinental Garden Reef
Resort for 2 weeks this summer.
Has anyone been to the hotel and have any comments they can pass on about
it?

At around 10:08 today (Tues) there was yet another power failure at Redbus
Interhouse in London's docklands. This has taken out several ISP's and
numerous web servers, including those owned by the BSAC and Diver. We are
waiting for things to come back online.

I know it's a bit demanding, but I've been looking for a glossy
photo-book which includes Indian Ocean marine life - I've tried the big
London bookshops (Foyles, Blackwells, Waterstones-Simpsons) ... but
can't find anything particularly good ...