Holiday & Tourist Guide and Lifestyle Magazine Spirit of Fuerteventura - Ed 28. Find here a brief review about the articles in this edition.
| Welcome to Spirit of Fuerteventura - Edition 28 |
Dear reader – resident or tourist – I wish you a warm welcome on the first issue 2013 of Spirit of Fuerteventura®! Yes, indeed, it has been a long time since we met last time, but you haven’t been out of my thoughts. And it seems that it is reciprocal, as many loyal readers kept asking me for the next issue of Spirit of Fuerteventura®. Heart-warming and giving me that confident feeling that “I must be somehow on the right track”. Well, dear readers, I will do my best not to disappoint you and to make the coming issues of “Spirit” even better. And I thank you hereby, dear readers and customers, for your comments and support to make all this possible.
- First I would like to inform you that as from 2013 the magazine “Spirit of Fuerteventura®” will be issued every 6 months, but with even more practical information and interesting articles – about the island or from abroad. Issue times are May-Oct and Nov-Apr. Distribution points will stay the same.
- Second I would like to present our new development in print on which we have been working since end of last year: “BiDi-Fuerteventura®”. It is a foldable guide that covers the North and the South in two separate issues and that is built around a new but increasingly popular information system: the scanning of QR codes by mobiles or tablets to connect to dedicated web pages. More technical details on the next pages. “BiDi-Fuerteventura®” focuses on compressed printed and multilingual info, connection to the web and a wider distribution thanks to a higher amount of copies.
The magazine Spirit of Fuerteventura® and the folder BiDi-Fuerteventura® are thus each others complement: the magazine provides articles and in-depth island info and the folder is an easy & handy-to-take-away holiday companion.
- Third I would like to introduce a newcomer in our family: the Spirit of Fuerteventura Hiking & Biking platform of Spirit which will dedicate itself to providing complete and useful information about where, when and how to discover this lovely island in the best way: by feet or by bike. There will be articles about Walking/Biking in each issue of Spirit of Fuerteventura® and the specially designed website will be providing all relevant info and state-of-the-art presentations. Have a look… and be astounded. More info on the next pages.
We will continue to provide interesting suggestions for getting more out of your well-deserved holiday: tasting local products, visiting local crafts people, participating in local events. The info about the latter activity can be found on Fuertebook, a website of one of our co-operators and truly informative. More info on the next pages.
I wish you a nice holiday and an enjoyable reading.
Michel
| New tourist guide - Fuerteventura: BiDi - Fuerteventura. |
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Spirit of Fuerteventura is proud to present a new development in providing comprehensive island information to a broad public of visitors and residents: the BiDi – Fuerteventura® folder. |
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Mini, Maxi, Sexy... BiDi - Fuerteventura: Digital Holiday Guide.
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BIDI is the name for our new marketing tool, based on the worldwide QR-code system. Besides many applications, this code can be scanned in by a compatible phone to link to our web-based promotion platform where you can receive clear and condensed information about cooperating businesses on Fuerteventura. It is available to i-Phone, Android and Smartphone users and to Tablets. |
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Spirit of Fuerteventura - Hiking: A new Hiking & Biking Guide.
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Spirit of Fuerteventura® - Hiking & Biking, a useful and multilingual guide for those who want to discover the island the sportive way. Spirit of Fuerteventura is proud to present a new development in providing detailed information about how to enjoy this beautiful island in a sportive and responsible way: by walking and biking along interesting tracks. |
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Culture & Leisure - Fuerteventura: Typical Products
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Tomatoes were cultivated on industrial level as from 1927, mainly around Antigua and Tiscamanita. The tomatoes from this island are considered to among the most flavoursome in Europe and used in many renowned restaurants on the continent. |
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Culture & Leisure - Fuerteventura: Sands of Fuerteventura.
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When we think about heavenly beaches, we immediately imagine those of the Caribbean, Hawaï, Polinesia and, indeed, they all are of a divine beauty. But we don't have to go that far. Fuerteventura has magnificent beaches situated in privileged places and the sand there does offer us a practically unlimited variation of colours. |
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Culture & Leisure - Fuerteventura: Lidia Nuñez - SEDARTE.
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Lidia was born in Léon and lives on Fuerteventura since 1996. About 17 years ago, she had her first contact with painting silk through Astrid Ethell. Fascinated by the play of colours and textures on silk, she started to investigate and learn on her own about the subject. She also followed intensive courses about the different techniques with Carmen Escolano in Madrid. Lidia gets inspired by the island. |
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Culture & Leisure - Fuerteventura: Bernhard Glauser
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Bernhard Glauser: Swiss creativity and know-how in jewellery. Bernhard studied fine mechanics and goldsmith in Switzerland, his homeland where he also enlarged his knowledge about setting precious stones and engravings. In 1996 he arrived on Fuerteventura, attracted by its surfing possibilities. He stayed and has now a lovely jewellery shop in Lajares. |
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| Announcement about BiDi Scan Software |
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Dear Reader, it has come to our attention that, although the QR Scanning Codes that we generate for our customers' advertisement are 100% operational, some types of scanning software can have difficulties in reading those codes. The reason - we found out - is that there are major differences in scanning software quality. We therefore suggest that you download your compatible scanning software from www.getscanlife.com, even if you already have a build-in software application on your mobile or tablet. Our experience with this provider is that their software runs very well on all types of systems. The Spirit Team. |
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| Home & Property - Fuerteventura: Artificial Grass. |
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Artificial Grass – Benefits for you and for Fuerteventura. When you drive along urban roads and see how much effort is being done to create green islands of natural grass and keep them in good shape, you may wonder why humans always want to fight the elements instead of keeping them as your friend. |
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| Home & Property - Fuerteventura: Construction & Decoration: You can build on us! |
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INTERIORES Y PROYECTOS is your reliable constructor on Fuerteventura who will make your dream of a home on this island become true – even turn-key-ready, cleaned and furnished, if you want! Or did you find your apartment and do you need it renovating , installing a new kitchen or adding some more space? Get detailed info from specialists, look into our catalogues, find the furniture you were looking for or get some inspiration from our interior decorator! |
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Home & Property - Fuerteventura: Recipe - Mixed Butters.
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For all recipes: take the butter out of the fridge at least 1 hour before start.
Tomato Butter
250g Butter
15g Dried tomatoes
3 Cloves of garlic, peeled
3 Black olives, without stone
1 Teaspoonful Tomato paste
Salt
Tomatoes, garlic and olives have to be chopped, very fine. Put all into a bowl and mix together with tomato paste and butter. Add salt to your taste. Very tasty on any type of bread with Jamón Serrano.
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Beauty & Wellness - Fuerteventura: Modern Relationships.
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Modern relationships differ from “older” ones in the way that nowadays people can be more open about their preferences and expectations. Females enjoy more freedom in most western societies and this has an important influence on their self-consciousness and ego. The “romantic ideal” of life-time relationships is – slowly but steadily – transformed into a more pragmatic attitude towards partnerships. |
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Beauty & Wellness - Fuerteventura: Natural Products.
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Beauty & Wellness - Fuerteventura: Aloe Vera Fresca
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Everybody talks about Aloe Vera and you literally can buy it on each corner of the street, including in "bazaars" where they are on display between slippers and other "stuff". But there are major differences in Aloe Vera. These depend on the type of Aloe Vera plant, its maintenance during growth and - last but not least - the processing into the final product. |
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People & History - Fuerteventura: Philippe Laurent - La Folie des Délices.
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Fine French Pastries: La Folie des Délices in Corralejo. Philippe Laurent, a certified "Art Chef Pastry" from Annecy, France and Vanessa started their French pastry business on the Corralejo circumvention in March 2010. Since then the business grew steadily, despite the actually unfavourable economic conditions. Philippe's story, in fact, starts in 1920, the year in which his grandfather Pierre Laurent began his Pastry Shop in Annecy. A couple of years after - in 1924 - he creates "Le Roseaux du Lac Annecy", a pastry based on coffee and chocolate. It soon becomes an international reference for the city of Annecy. Father Bernard continues the tradition with success, together with his brother Jacques. |
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People & History - Fuerteventura: Eva Walder.
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Hiking trough Fuerteventura - by Eva Walder. Eva Walder from Austria knows Fuerteventura since a long time but was eager to discover the island in a more intensive way, by hiking. She chose to walk for most of the time along the new hiking track, constructed by the local government, named “Camino Natural de Corralejo a Punta de Jandía”, also known under GR 131. |
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| People & History - Fuerteventura: Murphy B Good. |
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Murphy B Good - Freedom and Connection by Music... Murphy's exploration to music starts at the age of 5 with his first guitar. Already at that age he sensed a feeling that he later recognised as truly freedom - of mind and emotions. His curiosity guided him into a journey to develop his own perception and expression of emotions through the music. The ability to listen is crucial to him and his creativity. His music is very recognisable and has much to do with a jazzy chilling out and relaxing with a funky touch. His influences are Miles Davis, Jimmy Hendrix, Prince, Johnny Guitar Watson and many more. |
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Nature & Science - Fuerteventura: Astronomy Calendar 2013.
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This astronomy calendar of celestial events for Fuerteventura contains dates for notable celestial events including moon phases, meteor showers, eclipses, oppositions, conjunctions, and other interesting events that can be seen from dark places in Fuerteventura and the northern hemisphere. Most of the astronomical events on this calendar can be seen with unaided eye, although some may require a good pair of binoculars for best viewing. |
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