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Go reader MÁIRE HEALYescaped the Irish winter by travelling to Sharm el Sheikh, on the Red Sea

I WAS BOBBING on the Red Sea like a mother duck watching her brood diving far below. The children were pointing excitedly at multicoloured fish, swimming in water so clear it was like being in an aquarium. With year-round sun and 20- degree water, the Red Sea is the place to beat winter blues.