What it feels like to float in the Dead Sea

There it was! I stood at the edge of the cliff and marvelled at the scenery. It was one of those unforgettable travel moments. A place I’ve read and heard so much about and finally… I’m here! Stretching from below me to the distant horizon was the blue expanse of the Dead Sea; famous the world over for being the lowest point on Earth (the ‘sea’ is 420m or 1,400ft below sea level), for its extraordinarily high level of salination (it’s more than 8 times saltier…