Bantin's Dive Equipment Blog for Mike's Dive Store London

The Wonderful Whaleshark

Steve Brown

The whaleshark is the largest fish in the sea and is so-called because it filter-feeds on plankton and shoals of tiny fish just like the great baleen whales. It s...

The Wonderful Whaleshark

The whaleshark is the largest fish in the sea and is so-called because it filter-feeds on plankton and... Read More

by Steve Brown

What a Palaver!

Steve Brown

Few people realise that the little boy of Hans Christian Anderson's story, who declared that the Emperor had no clothes, was hung, drawn and quartered. Sometimes there's a conspiracy of...

What a Palaver!

Few people realise that the little boy of Hans Christian Anderson's story, who declared that the Emperor had... Read More

by Steve Brown

The Red Sea

John Bantin

The Red Sea The Red Sea is a flooded continuation of the African Rift and is bordered on all sides by arid desert. The countries of Djibouti and the Yemen...

The Red Sea

The Red Sea The Red Sea is a flooded continuation of the African Rift and is bordered on... Read More

by John Bantin

Liveaboard Dive Boats

Steve Brown

Nearly twenty-five years ago, I was a dive-guide on a liveaboard dive boat in the Red Sea. It was then considered to be the doyen of liveaboard dive boats. It...

Liveaboard Dive Boats

Nearly twenty-five years ago, I was a dive-guide on a liveaboard dive boat in the Red Sea. It... Read More

by Steve Brown

Diving Holidays

Steve Brown

My wife had a friend who moved to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia so we determined to take a family holiday and go and visit her. We booked a two-week trip...

Diving Holidays

My wife had a friend who moved to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia so we determined to take a... Read More

by Steve Brown