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< p > I'm struggling to find words to describe my trip to Jordan's coastal city Aqaba. Initially, the contrast between dry desert, rocky mountains, and the turquoise water of the Red Sea is visually striking < a href = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(film)" > < em > The Martian< / em > < / a > , but where he goes snorkeling on a coral reef instead of growing potatoes.< / p >
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< p > If that sounds too good to be true, it is! Sadly, I found Aqaba to be dirty < / p >
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