Doing my first trip to Sharm next week, anybody got any tips on where to
eat, what to do out of the water ?
Also any tips for avoiding the free for all for a visa at the airport ?
Rick

flythomascook has just gone straight to the top of my most useless airline
list, and we haven't even been on the flight yet! We wanted to reserve seats
and order a veggie meal. You can reserve seats online, and on the extras
page there is a meals section. Trouble is, it doesn't ...

I just finished reading The Last Dive, which chronicles the experiences and
deaths of divers Chris and Chrissy Rouse.  Interwoven into Chowdhury and
Rouse stories was the history of diving to present day and the evolution in
sports diving - deeper, longer, farther.

DAN advise that scuba after a heart attack is probably not a good idea.
Has anyone else got any experience, advice or resources to consult.
After my heart attack, I'm looking at a dry future and I don't like it :-(
thanks

Having recently got my OW certification and just come back from my first
time diving abroad I now want to buy my own computer.
From the bit of research I've done already it would seem to make sense to go
for one that is nitrox enabled (thinking for the future).  I don't want a

I'm in the market for a VHF radio having recently completed the RYA
short-range course.
I'd like a handheld unit that is:
Waterproof (1m/30 mins is fine)

in case there is anyone new to the group, several of the James Bond movies
were filmed in Nassau, Bahamas. On my summer vacation, I videotaped three of
the sets: the British Colonial Hilton Nassau used in Never Say Never Again,
the Vulcan Bomber used in Thunderball, and the Tears ...

Is it ok to use a 300bar 7 thread din fitting in a 232 bar cylinder?
I know using a 232 bar 5 thread din on a 300 bar cylinder is no good
cheers

A diver calling him/herself "yellowsauce" recently posted some good reviews
at www.thescubaguide.com. Since the review form is anonymous, there is no
way to contact yellowsauce.
Yellowsauce, whoever you are, if you are reading this, please contact

Can anyone recommend a good Instructor for Inspiration training? One
close to S. Wales would be useful, cheers

I've got some fairly major repairs to do to my Typhoon Nexus membrane
dry suit and I wondered if anyone knows a source in the UK to buy the
material that the suits are made of?
Trilaminate Nylon or whatever the Typhoon membrane suit uses would be

Had my Ikelite UW housing delivered yesterday, for an Olympus C-8080.
Any keen photographers out there .... be interested in advice over best
settings for UW use.
I bought the UR Pro filter as well, so will not be using a strobe  (at

Just a quick question about the above.
Went to LIDS at the weekend, got myself a shiny new Cressi Titanium Ellipse
and Ellipse octopus. We met some chap on the DLR on the way home, who
suggested that Titanium regs are no good for nitrox.

In a couple of posts I have read that Frog Kicks may be better in some
circumstances ... can someone explain what these are ?
are these the type of kicks you do when swimming breast stoke ?
........ or is it like normal fin strokes but only pivoting from the

I am thinking of going to cairo and the red sea in july but I am not sure
if its safe. This is my itinerary: 3 days in cairo, 4 days on a nile river
cruise going to Abu Simbel, Aswan Luxor, 3 days on a live aboard from
hurgada to sharm, 3 days in sharm Can anyone give me any advice.