Sharm el Sheikh is one of those places that provides access to some of the best diving in the Red Sea. It is also a town that has a nightlife enlivened by large numbers of Russian tourists - wearing clothes that could seen a bit out of place in a mainly Muslim country. But the food is all right and the local beer far batter than the local wine. The diving includes the wreck of SS Thistlegorm - one of best wreck sites anywhere in the world - full of vehicles and aircraft parts..