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Article: Trip of a lifetime dive right in: in the middle of a rocky desert, an underwater paradise beckons.
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- Muscle & Fitness/Hers
- Article date:
- May 1, 2004
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When my sister Julie calls to ask if I want go spend the holidays scuba diving with her family in Egypt, I am skeptical. I think of Egypt as the arid land of desert sands, pyramids and pharaohs. "It's the Red Sea Riviera, Liz!" she cries. "Sun 365 days a year and some of the most spectacular coral reefs in the world." Still, I'm not convinced: Julie lives in Moscow and gets desperate by mid-winter for relief from the snow. I live in Los Angeles, so a sunny dose of vitamin D isn't so urgent for me. Plus, I haven't been diving in four years. Will I even remember how?
I do a little investigation on the Internet and sure enough, Sharm el Sheik on the Red Sea is a ...