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Dry Sharm DosDo Remember we owe it to them. Oh yes. They are only part way through their first democratic elections 'cos of us, the Brits. Here's a potted history. Befezzed King Farouk was our favourite royal in North Africa. We kept him there rather like we did the Shah in Iran. Seemingly independent, he had rooms at the Ritz, did our bidding and made sure Egypt stayed as much like the 'red' on old colonial maps, subject to our political whims. Now you can run other parts of the world like that, and some still are, e.g Columbia and the US, Denmark and Greenland, but at some point the worm will turn. And it did big style. Farouk was booted out to spend his days by roulette wheels in casinos, and a more Egypt minded man came to power. But like all new potentates he only lasted a year. This began a succession of despots ending in the recently overthrown Moustachiod Man Mubarrak. (Doncha just love the way our politicos suck up to them when in power, then dump them when the wind changes – see Gadaffi, Assad and soon the Saudis).Diver – if you have any concerns over your welfare during this politically unstable time – it was our fault in the first place. It is our duty, nay, obligation, to get our neoprene covered asses there and dive, dive, dive. Do Lovingly dream of the reef there. I've seen all the coral in the world, and frankly for a 'time getting there/ beauty equation', the Red Sea rocks. Barrier reef – 20 hour flight, OK. Caribbean – 9 hours, mediocre. Mexico – 10 hours via Houston, mmmm could be better. Sharm – 5 hours, freakin' awesome. It's a no-brainer for any diver. As long as EasyJet haven't got an engine problem. You're there door to door in the time it takes to get Sky to answer their 0800 complaints line. And cheaper as well. To read the rest of this article, you'll need to get your hands on Tanked Up Magazine. It's free. What are you waiting for? |
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