The European Union (EU), the USA and some other countries have adopted new security rules that restrict the amount of Liquids, Aerosols and Gels (LAGS) that passengers can carry as hand-luggage through security screening points.

"...... . ..Several weeks earlier I had studied the seemingly featureless area of Southern Mozambique on a map and wondered what this remote northern extension of Maputaland was like.

The Indian Ocean Island of Pemba and Mafia offer affordable, exciting and unique holiday destinations, not only for divers but for their non-diving companions aswell.

From the coral gardens of Stone Town in the south, to the exciting blue-water dives of Nungwi in the north and the atoll reefs of Mnemba, Zanzibar offers safe and diverse diving for everyone.

Planning an unforgettable honeymoon means getting the holiday right - absolutely perfect. Adventure, Privacy, romance, luxury and a whole lot more expected, so why not combine it with an activity you both enjoy and go diving.

Jacques Cousteau discovered them. Divers from Europe have known for years that the Red Sea has many of the worlds best dive sites - yet still for us cash-strapped southerners they come at a song. David Bristow joined a Scuba Travel Centre tour and had the time of his life.

In the third and final part of our series on the wrecks of the northern Red Sea, David Steele provides some essential advice on how to safely dive on wrecks - leaving minimum impact on the environment while deriving maximum enjoyment from the experience.

A reef named Sha'ab Abu Nuhas at the entrance to the Gulf of Suez has been the Nemesis of a number of unwary ships. In the second part of our series on the wrecks of the Northern Red Sea, David Steele relives the moments of impact and then explores their encrusted remains on the seabed.

In the first of a three-part series on the wrecks of the northern Red Sea, David Steele recounts the dramatic story of the sinking of the SS Thistlegorm - then descends onto this remarkable Second World War time capsule.