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Don't look down!

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Source: Alejandro Luengo on Unsplash Spain to reopen 'world's most dangerous walk' Malaga authorities have begun work on restoring Andalusia's infamous Camino del Rey walkway, a nerve-wracking gorge pathway in disrepair that for the past 20 years only adrenaline junkies and experienced climbers have dared to use. El Caminito del Rey, or the King’s Pathway is a well-known trail through the gorge of the Guadalhorce River near the Malaga town of El Chorro — fairly easy if you're fit and healthy, but next to impossible if you have any kind of fear of heights. "You're wearing a harness and a helmet but you still have to walk along a narrow concrete path ridden with holes," The Local Spain editor George Mills explains.  "In some sections, the path is missing and you have to climb or scramble over rocks even though there’s a massive drop right next to you.  "It’s not that actually difficult: the path is more a mental challenge than a physical ...

Who's afraid of Friday the 13th?

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Caminito del Rey - Confront your Fears

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Source: Jasmin Sessler on Unsplash   Spotlight on Vocabulary : So often I hear the expression "I had fear" to express "tenía miedo". This is wrong. You should use to be afraid ; so the above translation would be - I was afraid . "to have a fear of something" exists in English but is used to describe a physical condition or phobia: My sister has a fear of spiders. (She suffers from arachnophobia) I have a fear of heights. (I suffer from vertigo) More often we use the verb to be/feel afraid: I felt afraid when I heard a bump in the middle of the night. Are you afraid of fly ing ? Remember: preposition + verb- ing . afraid = frightened = scared frightening = scary Have a look at the video of El Caminito del Rey. Don't you feel dizzy ? Would you be able to walk along that path?  Source: You Tube (Lukasz87pl)   Key Words: Caminito Rey King's pathway What are you afraid of? I am afraid of heights - I got dizzy crossing the...