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A man who swam in a not-so-secret 'secret' infinity pool has warned others not to follow in his footsteps - for an awkward reason.
For years, visitors have been flocking to Eryri (Snowdonia) in Wales to search for a man-made infinity pool that was built by Wyn Mostyn Jones in 2016 as a green energy project.
It's been dubbed an infinity pool because its location makes it seem like it's merged with the gorgeous scenery, and although it used to be a local secret, over the years thanks to social media it's become quite a popular spot, reports NorthWalesLive.
Urban explorer Chris Schurke admitted he "totally fell for that 'secret' chunk of verbal fishing bait" and went in search of the pool so he could take a dip.
However, when he returned home he realised he had "f***** up" and took to his blog everywherefromwhereyouarenot so others could learn form his mistake.
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Locals use the pool as their water source (Getty Images/iStockphoto)He explained that although the pool was "incredibly nice" and that "photos seriously don't do the view justice", he discovered an awkward fact. He wrote: "Wyn Mostyn Jones has since passed away, and his family have since been pretty vocal about how they want everyone to stop swimming in the pool.
"They say that this water runs down the mountain from the pool and serves as the entire water supply to their house. And that puts me in an awkward position, because I didn't know about that."
He explained that usually he researches somewhere after he visits and that in this case it had "backfired somewhat", although he added that he assumes the family have the natural water filtered or clean.
He noted: "People have drank and bathed in water that has touched my genitals and I feel pretty bad for it." Chris then urged people not to take a dip in the water if they did decide to go in search of the pool and its "phenomenal view".
While in this case it's awkwardness and locals' anger that would be offputting, tourists who headed to Bali were also recently put off a swim for a much more disgusting reason.
Visitors who headed to the popular Kuta Beach this month were horrified to discover a "disturbing, ugly, filthy" beach which had been hit by "trash tsunamis" during the monsoon season. The filthy waters left people swimming among bottles and abandoned shopping bags while children build sandcastles surrounded by the litter and rubbish.
One local who runs a beach bar said: "Every year in the monsoon season the sand gets covered in all sorts of waste. It hits our business, because tourists come for the beautiful beaches they heard about and what they find is very different. We do our best to clean the area up, but it feels like we are losing the fight against the trash with more coming every day."
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