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		<title>The Mountain by Terje Sorgjerd</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luis Suarez</dc:creator>
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There is probably nothing better, and perhaps even more adequate, than getting started another week at work with something really inspiring that can get you going off to a great start, don&#8217;t you think? That&#8217;s why as I am about to get things going with what promises to be another one of those rather hectic [...]]]></description>
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<p>There is probably nothing better, and perhaps even more adequate, than getting started another week at work with something <em>really</em> inspiring that can get you going off to a great start, don&#8217;t you think? That&#8217;s why as I am about to get things going with what promises to be another one of those rather hectic and buzzing weeks, I thought I would create this short blog post with a link to <a href="http://vimeo.com/22439234">one of those video clips</a> that has been making the rounds already all over the place, but that one cannot stop watching over and over again. Of course, I am talking about &#8220;<a href="http://vimeo.com/22439234">The Mountain</a>&#8221; by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/TSOPhotography">Terje</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/TSOPhotography">Sorgjerd</a>. Can you spare a bit over three minutes as you get started with your own week at work? Not to worry, it will be worth it, I am sure. It is <em>that</em> good and <em>so much</em> more!</p>
<p>Terje is already a well known photographer, and film maker, after the stunning &#8220;<a href="http://vimeo.com/21294655">The Aurora</a>&#8220;, which I can also strongly recommend you have a look into, if you haven&#8217;t seen it just yet, but this time around with &#8220;<a href="http://vimeo.com/22439234">The Mountain</a>&#8221; he has surely raised the bar on redefining the concept of <em>wonderfully beautiful. </em>A couple of weeks ago he visited <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife">Tenerife</a>, one of the neighbour islands from <a href="http://www.grancanaria.com">Gran Canaria</a>, where I live, and certainly one of my favourite <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Islands">Canary Islands</a> as well, to &#8220;<em>capture the beautiful Milky Way galaxy along with one of the most amazing mountains I know </em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teide"><em>El Teide</em></a>&#8220;. And the end-result would probably exceed the expectations from anyone out there, even the most demanding. If not, judge for yourselves&#8230; Here&#8217;s the embedded code of the video clip he put together with some fantastic music that surely fits in right along with the overall theme and be ready to be wowed big time!:</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/22439234">The Mountain</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/terjes">Terje Sorgjerd</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p>Pretty amazing, don&#8217;t you think? I have watched it a few times already, and I am certain you would do, too!; and cannot help but remembering a whole bunch of great memories from when I was there a couple of years ago, on a short holiday break, enjoying one of the most wonderful and humbling life experiences I can remember having visited a couple of times <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teide">Mount Teide</a> and its <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parque_Nacional_del_Teide">truly inspiring National Park </a>. Back then I went <em>a bit crazy</em> and took <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr/sets/72157622975986166/">a whole bunch of photos</a> (That I have put together in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr">my Flickr account</a> under <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr/sets/72157622975986166/">the Tenerife set</a>), so I couldn&#8217;t help it this morning, as I was sipping my cup of coffee, to go through a bunch of those pictures in the context of Terje&#8217;s video and remind myself I need to visit the island, and <em>father Teide</em>, once again. So this year, I am planning already on coming back very soon for plenty more and I can certainly recommend that if you haven&#8217;t been there just yet, make some time to spend a few days there, because I can guarantee you it would be totally worth while the visit &#8230; and the stay altogether.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Tenerife - Los Roques De García &amp; Mount Teide by elsua, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr/4200289099/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2601/4200289099_d5f292a06b.jpg" alt="Tenerife - Los Roques De García &amp; Mount Teide" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p><a title="Tenerife - Los Roques De García &amp; Mount Teide by elsua, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr/4201020238/"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/4201020238_b19c44dd8d.jpg" alt="Tenerife - Los Roques De García &amp; Mount Teide" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Tenerife - Los Roques De García &amp; Mount Teide by elsua, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr/4201045718/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2594/4201045718_aef4994133.jpg" alt="Tenerife - Los Roques De García &amp; Mount Teide" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>Happy week everyone! <img src='http://www.elsua.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<strong>Update 26/04/2011</strong>: And my good friend <a href="http://www.yourdonreport.com/">Ed</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/yourdon">Yourdon</a> just <em>tweeted</em> across <a href="http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/sorgjerd-video-the-mountain-teide-1405/">this particular article</a>, where it is mentioned how Terje put together the final video clip having to work with up to 2.4 terabytes of data, to create one of those gems that one learns to treasure and love more and more every time you keep hitting the <em>Play</em> button. Mind-blowing probably falls very short on the description of Terje&#8217;s hard work. Well done and thanks much, Ed, for sharing it across! Much much appreciated!</p>
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		<title>Little Venice in the Spring</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luis Suarez</dc:creator>
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Now that I have finally managed to get my hands on a decent piece of equipment, which I had the great pleasure of taking it for a spin not long ago (And was really impressed with the results, I must admit!), I thought it would be a good time again to reintroduce a new series [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr/4523692177/" title="Gran Canaria - Puerto de Mogan in the Spring by elsua, on Flickr"><img height="240" border="" width="180" style="float: left" class="" alt="Gran Canaria - Puerto de Mogan in the Spring" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4523692177_1aab7f8458_m.jpg" title="" /></a>Now that I have <a href="http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/panasonic_lumix_dmc_fz38_review/">finally managed to get my hands on a decent piece of equipment</a>, which I had the great pleasure of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr/sets/72157622975986166/">taking it for a spin</a> not long ago (And was really impressed with the results, I must admit!), I thought it would be a good time again to reintroduce a new series of blog posts to make justice to the beautiful island I have been living in for the last six years: <a href="http://www.grancanaria.com">Gran Canaria</a>, Spain. It&#8217;s about time, I think. </p>
<p>If you have been reading this blog from the beginning, you would remember how some time ago, every so often, I <a href="http://www.elsua.net/categories/gran-canaria/">used to put together a series of posts</a> about places of interest (And worth while checking further, or exploring further, if you are that kind of adventurer&#8230;), things to do, landmarks to check out from an island that I can never get tired of, nor does it cease to amaze me time and time again. So I&#8217;m going back! I&#8217;m going to start sharing, ever so often, the odd blog post where I will try to share some further insights from what it is like living in such a paradisiacal island I discovered over a decade ago and from which I just can&#8217;t get enough!</p>
<p>Actually, there is also a specific reason why I would want to take up sharing these blog posts once again. It all begins with combining two other passions of mine: <strong>photography</strong> and <strong>Gran Canaria</strong> itself. It&#8217;s funny, because I never thought I would be saying this, but it was this island that one that made me appreciate the wonderful world of photography. Yes, I still consider myself a newbie with lots and lots of things to learn in order to master this fine art of taking snapshots, specially when you tend to discover plenty of tricks as you go along. But the way I see it is that I have got <em>plenty of time</em> as well as some of the most breathtaking landscapes, and a few other things, too!, that continue to help me improve my skills. </p>
<p>And, like I said, with that <a href="http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/panasonic_lumix_dmc_fz38_review/">new piece of equipment</a> I got my hands on a few months back, I just couldn&#8217;t help avoid the urge of coming back to this blog and start sharing that new series of blog posts detailing why I fell in love with this island over ten years ago, when I landed over here on my first holiday. I know that most people would think that Gran Canaria is a holiday island on its own and, in a way, they are rather accurate. However, that&#8217;s just a small fraction of all of the stuff you can do, watch, learn about, experience, enjoy and treasure. A small fraction, indeed!</p>
<p>That&#8217;s why with each and everyone of these blog posts I&#8217;m hoping to share with you some of those <em>hidden</em> treasures that this island has got to offer to everyone who may want to spend some time visiting and wanting to have a good time. So, from here onwards, every now and then, there is going to be a new set of articles I&#8217;ll be putting together where I am hoping to share with you some of the <em>golden gems</em> that this island has got to offer to anyone who may be interested. </p>
<p>At the same time, I am going to do things a little bit different than the initial round of blog entries, since I&#8217;m also planning to share further details on interesting places to check from a culinary perspective. Yes, that&#8217;s right! I will also be sharing some further insights on restaurants to check out throughout the island, so if you ever come and visit you would probably have a handful of good options to check out. I already got a couple of lists (Top 5, Top 10 and Top 20 restaurants I just can&#8217;t wait to share across!) that I&#8217;m sure you would be interested in &#8230; So hang in there!</p>
<p>Finally, there is also another motif for me to get things going with this series of posts. And that&#8217;s to show to plenty of my worldwide friends out there, those who I have met over the course of the years with all of that travelling (I knew it would pay off at some point!), the kind of place where I have been living for the last few years, so that they, too, can see that it&#8217;s not just all about sunshine and gorgeous beaches, nor fish &amp; chips, or steak with fries! So it would be interesting as well to share with you other tidbits I may bump into out there on the Web that I would think would be worth while sharing across as well, so that you folks (You know who you are!) could have a better overview of what it is like living in Gran Canaria. </p>
<p>Like, for instance, did you know that we have got a small place called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_de_Mogán">Little Venice</a>? That it is one of my favourite places from the entire island, because it combines, rather perfectly, both the flavour of a local fishermen&#8217;s village with that of a rather popular tourist destination? But that it keeps it all in good harmony and it&#8217;s quite a treat walking through the various streets, the harbour, the upper side of the village, etc. feeling that would be that perfect place where you can picture yourself enjoying your retirement for <em>so</em> many good reasons? <strong>Welcome to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_de_Mogán">Puerto de Mogán</a>!</strong></p>
<p>Well, last weekend I spent there the entire Saturday afternoon over there, and, of course, I took my camera with me. Most of the pictures I took are already in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr/tags/puertodemogan/">my Flickr account</a>, but I thought I would share with you over here a couple of them to give you a taster of what is awaiting for you on the southwest of the island of Gran Canaria. </p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr/4523698169/" title="Gran Canaria - Puerto de Mogan in the Spring by elsua, on Flickr"><img height="500" width="375" alt="Gran Canaria - Puerto de Mogan in the Spring" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2736/4523698169_367698fb81.jpg" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr/4524335752/" title="Gran Canaria - Puerto de Mogan in the Spring by elsua, on Flickr"><img height="375" width="500" alt="Gran Canaria - Puerto de Mogan in the Spring" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4524335752_dc52ca78c1.jpg" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr/4523651495/" title="Gran Canaria - Puerto de Mogan in the Spring by elsua, on Flickr"><img height="375" width="500" alt="Gran Canaria - Puerto de Mogan in the Spring" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4523651495_8bb719373e.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>Not bad, eh? Well, I hope you do enjoy this new series of posts I&#8217;m about to re-launch over here in this blog, hoping that one of these days you may perhaps drop by <em>my island, </em>my <em>home, </em>so that I can then show you around and enjoy a drink or two, or some of the amazing food served by some of the most interesting and intriguing restaurants you can imagine. Get ready and prepare yourself! It&#8217;s going to be a fun ride! <img src='http://www.elsua.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':-D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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Goodness! Where does time go?!?! It looks like it was only yesterday when I created the last blog post over here and when checking things out it turns out that it is eventually nearly two weeks since the last one! Whoahhh! Talking about being busy, eh? Well, not really. Errr, I mean, I have been [...]]]></description>
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<p>Goodness! Where does time go?!?! It looks like it was only yesterday when I created the last blog post over here and when checking things out it turns out that it is eventually nearly two weeks since the last one! Whoahhh! Talking about being busy, eh? Well, not really. Errr, I mean, I have been rather busy, indeed, as we are coming closer to finish off another amazing year, but I have also been <em>busy</em> in doing something else that happens usually at this time of the year for me and which I can&#8217;t skip just like that: <strong>my holidays!</strong></p>
<p>Yay! Indeed, it looks like the yo-yo effect that you folks are seeing with my recent blog posts over here has got to do with the fact that holidays have taken their toll and have managed to keep me disconnected and away from everything online for a little while. Then when coming back to work things are rather hectic, as usual, trying to catch up and, before I know it, it is nearly two weeks that I have been away from this blog. Whoah! (Again!)</p>
<p>Anyway, I am now back again into the full swing of everything online and, as such, regular blogging activities will resume in this blog from here onwards. Just my usual self. In fact, next article is going to have an interesting observation I have been pondering about on what, to me, seems to be *<strong>the*</strong> real barrier towards full adoption of social software within the enterprise. And, in this cases, just before you jump into the wrong conclusions out there, it hasn&#8217;t got anything to with work, enterprise nor business. (Interesting, eh? Well, coming up shortly!).</p>
<p>To get things going though, and to resume my regular blogging activities, I thought I would share with you folks a few words of where I have been over the last few days (Although I have been back at work for a couple of days already!). As you may have noticed, for a good number of months, I have developed that habit of sharing a picture every time that I put together a blog post over here. Most folks have realised that those pictures are actually rather <em>special</em> to me.</p>
<p>Yes, they are all pictures I have taken myself from the island I have been enjoying tremendously for the last five and a half years: <a href="http://www.grancanaria.com">Gran Canaria</a>. Each of them has got <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr/sets/282761/">its own story</a>; some of them are even related to the article I publish next to them; some of them just bring back so many good memories from when they were taken; most of them are dear to my heart making me realise how lucky I am of living where I live. </p>
<p>Either way, beginning of December, I decided to finally put an end to something that I almost felt embarrassed about: the fact I have been in Gran Canaria for nearly six years and I didn&#8217;t had the <em>decency</em> :-O to go and check out some of the other equally stunning Canary Islands. Yes, I know! Shameful! So I thought it was a good time to put an end to that and a couple of weekends ago I decided to spend a long one in the other one island that has been attracting me for a while now, right from the start almost: <a href="http://www.tenerife.es/wps/portal/tenerife">Tenerife</a>.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s right! I decided to jump into the ferry and spend a whole weekend of disconnectedness and just pure unwinding! And wildly successful, in my opinion! Why? Well, you may want to pop over into <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr/">my Flickr account</a> to get a taste of it, but mainly because of breath-taking, mind-blowing and incredibly humbling experiences as this one: </p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr/4175337782/" title="Tenerife - Mount Teide por elsua, en Flickr"><img height="375" width="500" alt="Tenerife - Mount Teide" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2609/4175337782_44e72b6d17.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>Or this other one: </p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr/4174580851/" title="Tenerife - Mount Teide por elsua, en Flickr"><img height="500" width="375" alt="Tenerife - Mount Teide" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2597/4174580851_7f683b4d56.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>Or how about this other one?:</p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr/4174567493/" title="Tenerife - Mount Teide por elsua, en Flickr"><img height="500" width="375" alt="Tenerife - Mount Teide" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/4174567493_ae49a29b8e.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>Not bad, eh? Well, I could tell you a whole bunch more of the stuff I went through, constantly being wowed with full <em>unbelievable</em> emotions and experiences, but I think I&#8217;ll just leave you with those pictures for now letting you know I will be adding a whole bunch more over the next few hours into <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr/sets/72157622975986166/">a new set</a> I created a couple of days back &#8230; As stunning and incredibly amazing as this one: </p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr/4184804898/" title="Tenerife - The Rose por elsua, en Flickr"><img height="375" width="500" alt="Tenerife - The Rose" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2781/4184804898_097c6b7852.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>Like I said, regular blogging activities will resume from here onwards, as usual, but that weekend I spent in Tenerife surely made me wish I would have taken on photography when I was a lot younger, because these pictures don&#8217;t really make justice to some of the stunning sceneries and magnificent landscapes I got to witness over those four days of intense brilliance!</p>
<p>Thank you, Tenerife! I will be back again! One day. I know. For sure!</p>
<p><small>Tags: <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Holidays">Holidays</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Weekend+Breaks">Weekend Breaks</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Breaks">Breaks</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Unwinding">Unwinding</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Disconnectedness">Disconnectedness</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Disconnected">Disconnected</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Work">Work</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Life">Life</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Balance">Balance</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Work+Life+Integration">Work Life Integration</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/WLB">WLB</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Work+Life+Balance">Work Life Balance</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Spain">Spain</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Canary+Islands">Canary Islands</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Gran+Canaria">Gran Canaria</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Tenerife">Tenerife</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Mount+Teide">Mount Teide</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Teide">Teide</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/La+Rosa">La Rosa</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/The+Rose">The Rose</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Flickr">Flickr</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Pictures">Pictures</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photography">Photography</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Humbling+Experiences">Humbling Experiences</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Landscapes">Landscapes</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Brilliance">Brilliance</a></small></p>
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		<title>On Holidays!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luis Suarez</dc:creator>
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<p>I was on my way to put together a new blog post over here on this blog, one of the various drafts I have got piled from the plenty of stuff that happened this week, and to comment on a few others I have bumped into in the last couple of days, yet my brain has not been very co-operative for the last couple of hours. Main reason being that <strong>as of now</strong> I am officially <strong>on holidays!</strong> Yay! </p>
<p>Yes, indeed, I am going to take a short break, from the moment I get to post this entry and till November 17th when I would be back again to work! One full week of doing nothing else than enjoy the lovely sunshine, get a very much needed rest (Specially for my heavily overused wrists!), enjoy the lovely food &amp; friendly people around me and catch up with some very much needed work / life balance! And then back on to my favourite activity: <strong>face to face social networking!</strong> Not bad, eh? Yes, I know! Not bad at all! heh</p>
<p><a href="http://zenhabits.net/about/">Leo Babauta</a>, over at the fine <a href="http://zenhabits.net/">Zen Habits</a>, put together just recently a <em>wonderful</em> <a href="http://zenhabits.net/2008/11/how-to-find-that-elusive-balance-between-work-and-life/">blog post</a> on the topic of striking a good balance between life and work under the title &quot;<a href="http://zenhabits.net/2008/11/how-to-find-that-elusive-balance-between-work-and-life/">How To Find That Elusive Balance Between Work and Life</a>&quot;. Plenty of really good and helpful tips shared over there and worth while reading the article. For sure. </p>
<p>For me, it is now my own turn to find and enjoy that balance for the next few days and here you have got a couple of snapshots of how I am planning to let life win this everlasting battle of work vs. life: </p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74023844@N00/3010286111/" title="Gran Canaria - Maspalomas Dunes"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://static.flickr.com/3013/3010286111_d49d23b14a_d.jpg" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74023844@N00/3010288111/" title="Gran Canaria - Maspalomas Dunes"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://static.flickr.com/3019/3010288111_b92629bbe4_d.jpg" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74023844@N00/3011156982/" title="Gran Canaria - Maspalomas Dunes"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://static.flickr.com/3277/3011156982_fabaa33f47_d.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>Thus, if you don&#8217;t see me in the various social networking spaces where I usually hang out, you know <strong>exactly </strong>where I will be, at least, for the next few days. Because, just like Leo finished that blog post on striking a good life / work balance: </p>
<p align="center"><strong>&quot;Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.&quot; &#8211; Albert Einstein</strong></p>
<p>Have a good everyone and see you all soon!</p>
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		<dc:creator>Luis Suarez</dc:creator>
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Today has been one of those days that, although there haven&#8217;t been too many meetings or conference calls, has been packed solid all along and without taking even a breath throughout! Phew! Yes, I know, one of those days. In particular there have been a couple of instances from different interactions, specially with tools!, that [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74023844@N00/2401374551/" title="Gran Canaria - Meloneras"><img height="180" border="0" width="240" style="float: left" class="" alt="" src="http://static.flickr.com/2028/2401374551_25c8c40c8c_m.jpg" title="" /></a>Today has been one of those days that, although there haven&#8217;t been too many meetings or conference calls, has been packed solid all along and without taking even a breath throughout! Phew! Yes, <strong>I know</strong>, <em>one of those days. </em>In particular there have been a couple of instances from different interactions, <strong>specially with tools!</strong>, that have been everything, but enjoyable (Including the fact that <a href="http://elsua.net">http://elsua.net</a> has been down for some time earlier on today, still is a bit shaky, while I am checking things out with my Web hosting provider <img src='http://www.elsua.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':-(' class='wp-smiley' />  ). So I am really glad that is now all over and here I am, once again, sharing that weekly blog post giving you a glimpse of what it is like living in this gorgeous island of <a href="http://www.grancanaria.com">Gran Canaria</a>.</p>
<p>But this time around I am going to be mentioning something else that I thought was really <em>really </em>cool and that I was rather excited about. As you well know, on <a href="http://www.elsua.net/categories/gran-canaria/">this weekly series of blog posts about Gran Canaria</a> I have developed the tendency to share both some pictures and short video clips of various places that have impressed me all along from this island and way at the beginning I was actually making use of <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/elsua">DailyMotion</a> to store those videos, well, it looks like things are going to change from here onwards. </p>
<p>No, I am not talking about stopping with the sharing of those videos. On the contrary, I am going to keep it going stronger than ever. For sure. What I am really going to start doing is making good use of the wonderful new feature that the fine folks of <a href="http://www.flickr.com">Flickr</a> have put together. <a href="http://blog.flickr.net/en/2008/04/08/video-on-flickr/">Yes</a>, <a href="http://blog.flickr.net/2008/04/09/video-on-flickr-2/"><strong><em>video!!!</em></strong></a>  How <em>awesome</em> is that? Right next to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr">good bunch of pictures I have been sharing all along</a> I will now be able to add <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/lsr/tags/flickrvideo/">Flickr videos</a> as well and share them as part of the same flow. Love it! </p>
<p>Yes, yes, I know that most people have been indicating how sharing videos in Flickr is a little bit limiting, since you can only upload videos which are 90 seconds long, but I tell you what, that&#8217;s just more than enough for me! In fact, most of the video clips I am planning on sharing will be that length anyway, so it makes perfect sense to place them together next to the pictures, don&#8217;t you think? And for those video clips longer that 90 seconds? -You may be asking, right? Well, I will continue to make use of <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/elsua">DailyMotion</a>, of course! <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74023844@N00/2402203788/" title="Gran Canaria - Meloneras"><img height="180" border="0" width="240" style="float: right" class="" alt="" src="http://static.flickr.com/2246/2402203788_922d807bd8_m.jpg" title="" /></a></p>
<p>So let&#8217;s get the ball rolling then! Earlier on today I went ahead and shared a couple of <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/lsr/tags/flickrvideo/">short video clips in Flickr</a> in almost no time, with a very user friendly interface and along the same lines of flow you get with sharing pictures and they are both part from a single series I created from one special place in my heart that gives me shivers every time I get to go there. </p>
<p>The name of the place is called <a href="http://maps.google.es/maps/mm?ie=UTF8&#038;hl=en&#038;ll=27.739985,-15.60492&#038;spn=0.010578,0.020192&#038;z=16"><strong>Meloneras</strong></a> and is just on the very south of the island of Gran Canaria. It is one of <a href="http://grancanaria.com/patronato_turismo/21075.0.html">those emergent touristy spots in the area</a> where you will be able to find some of the finest hotels from the south of the island. Definitely, a good place to stay. For sure. However, what it also has is one of those stunning everlasting boulevards that would allow you to take long long walks along the coast enjoying quite some marvelous sunsets, both in winter and summer time! The most spectacular ones are the ones happening during the winter time when the sun sets across the Atlantic ocean. Just <em>brilliant</em>!</p>
<p>The funny thing is that I happen to live about 7 to 10 minute drive from there, so I get to go every now and then with the dog and spend one hour or one hour an a half unwinding from everything else and enjoying just one of those special places that only when you get there you realise the kind of beauty you are contemplating. I tell you, very few things can get better than that! And if not judge for yourself with these two videos I shared earlier on: </p>
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<p>What did I say? It kind of makes you think you would want to be there, right? Well, that is just how I felt myself earlier on today a couple of times while I was struggling with a couple of tools. Perhaps next time I should just leave it and enjoy another one of those <em>unforgettable</em> sunsets @ Meloneras! </p>
<p>Want to join me?</p>
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		<title>What Did You Get for Christmas? I Got an Avatar from Far Far Away!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luis Suarez</dc:creator>
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While James Dellow, over at ChiefTech has put together a really nice and well thought out blog post under The Potential for Enterprise Metaverses where he is actually exploring further the role of virtual worlds (i.e. Second Life) to enhance the overall business collaboration and eLearning experiences in the corporate world, and while Jasmin Tragas [...]]]></description>
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<p>While <a href="http://chieftech.blogspot.com/">James Dellow</a>, over at <a href="http://chieftech.blogspot.com/">ChiefTech</a> has put together a really nice and well thought out blog post under <a href="http://chieftech.blogspot.com/2008/01/potential-for-enterprise-metaverses.html">The Potential for Enterprise Metaverses</a> where he is actually exploring further the role of virtual worlds (i.e. <a href="http://secondlife.com">Second Life</a>) to enhance the overall business collaboration and eLearning experiences in the corporate world, and while <a href="http://blog.wonderwebby.com/about/">Jasmin Tragas</a> has put together an incredibly enlightening article on <a href="http://blog.wonderwebby.com/2008/01/15/avatar-affinity/">Avatar Affinity</a>, here I am again revisiting the world of the metaverse. Yes, that is right. Even though I have been in Second Life for quite some time now, in the last few months I haven&#8217;t spent as much time as I should have, or could have. </p>
<p>Well, things may change from here onwards, folks. Now it seems to be a good time. I think it is time to revisit it again and continue exploring its full potential within a working environment to help improve the way we share our knowledge and collaborate with other knowledge workers across the border in this distributed world. But to me there is one other special reason why I am going to hang out much more in Second Life this year. And that is my current avatar <strong>elsua Gaea</strong>. Allow me to explain further. </p>
<p>Back on the 6th of January, and while over here we were celebrating the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Magi">Three Kings</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Magi">Three Wise Men</a>, I got pinged by <a href="http://blog.wonderwebby.com/about/">Jasmin Tragas</a> saying that there was a lovely present awaiting for me in Second Life and that I should check it out shortly. And I did. Whooooaaahhhh! I got a lovely new outfit for my avatar, which lately was a little bit left behind. Of course, I had to try it out and lo and behold somehow my inspiration to keep on making use of Second Life re-gained its full energy and commitment. So much so that I already got a couple of community events piled up for the next few weeks and I will be participating as well in a couple of interviews around the subject of social computing! </p>
<p>Earlier on today I actually spent a few minutes with Jasmin hanging out together chatting about a few things around knowledge sharing, social software and collaboration. First time we ever hanged out together in Second Life and before we knew it we went further with a photo shooting session, then we played drums and before we knew it time flew, when you are having fun!</p>
<p>Here are some of the pictures we took: </p>
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<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74023844@N00/2200053081/" title="Jazzydee Raymaker &amp; elsua Gaea"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://static.flickr.com/2325/2200053081_a2b6d57608_d.jpg" /></a></p>
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<p>So, if late last year I <em>lost</em> the connection with my avatar, something that for one reason or another may have happened, I guess that <strong>thanks to Jasmin I got it back</strong>, not only for her spot on article on <a href="http://blog.wonderwebby.com/2008/01/15/avatar-affinity/">Avatar Affinity</a>, but also because she spent quite some time and effort in putting together a really cool outfit for my avatar without asking anything in return. There you have it, <strong>the power of social networking and connecting with other knowledge workers regardless wherever they may well be!</strong></p>
<p>And then they may say that <strong>virtual worlds don&#8217;t help get people together and connect</strong>, well, they may need to think about it twice now! </p>
<p>Fancy hanging out in Second Life some time soon? &#8230; I am ready <img src='http://www.elsua.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>(<strong><em>Thanks ever so much, Jazzydee Raymaker, for the lovely present! It is greatly appreciated!!!</em></strong>)</p>
<p><small>Tags: <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Second+Life">Second Life</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Avatars">Avatars</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Jazzydee+Raymaker">Jazzydee Raymaker</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/elsua+Gaea">elsua Gaea</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Jasmin+Tragas">Jasmin Tragas</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/James+Dellow">James Dellow</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/ChiefTech">ChiefTech</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Wonderwebby">Wonderwebby</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Enterprise+2.0">Enterprise 2.0</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Web+2.0">Web 2.0</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Social+Computing">Social Computing</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Social+Software">Social Software</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Social+Networking">Social Networking</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Social+Media">Social Media</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Collaboration">Collaboration</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Communities">Communities</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Learning">Learning</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Virtual+Worlds">Virtual Worlds</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Metaverse">Metaverse</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Affinity">Affinity</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Connections">Connections</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/eLearning">eLearning</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Remote+Collaboration">Remote Collaboration</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Knowledge+Management">Knowledge Management</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Knowledge+Sharing">Knowledge Sharing</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/KM">KM</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Fun">Fun</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Play">Play</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Play+at+Work">Play at Work</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Social+Capital">Social Capital</a></small> </p>
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		<title>¡¡¡Feliz Año 2008!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luis Suarez</dc:creator>
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<p>You probably thought I would actually get busy writing another blog post where I would be summarising 2007 or sharing my views on some predictions for 2008, as we are coming closer to the end of another incredibly exciting year. Yet, I am going to save you the trouble of having to read about such things here, as I am sure there are plenty of other places out there, where you could have some exposure to some really good insights on various different topics. Instead, I am just going to take the liberty to wish all of you, who I have been in contact with through whatever the social software tool, as well as face to face, a <strong><em>Happy New Year </em></strong>and, much more importantly, a <strong><em>very very Prosperous &amp; Healthy 2008!!!</em></strong></p>
<p>Yes, that is going to be my wish for the New Year we are about to get started with. Lots of prosperity and good health, specially for the latter, because, without it, there isn&#8217;t anything we can do. Sometimes we take for granted the little things, those that keep us going day in day out. Health is one of them. We always take it for granted and yet we couldn&#8217;t survive without it. So instead of wishing all sorts of cool things to happen all over the place and to all those folks out there I&#8217;ve been in touch with, I am just going to keep things simple. <strong>Stay healthy, <em>be</em> healthy</strong>, and the rest will just come along nicely!</p>
<p>That is right! As simple as it would get. Lots of good health for the New Year and hope that everyone gets to fulfil whatever their dreams may well be. Mine is going to be to try to stay healthy, too, so that I can enjoy being in touch with those I love and care for, those who have given me another incredible year without asking for anything in return. Those who care enough to be themselves and allow me to be part of their lives. And, of course, wishing to stay healthy so that I can keep enjoying this wonderful place I live in. </p>
<p>Here you have got some pictures I took yesterday from one of my favourite places in <a href="http://www.grancanaria.com">Gran Canaria</a>: <a href="http://www.photoglobe.info/ch_grancanaria/ch_gran-canaria_126.html">Roque Bentaiga</a>. If you have taken a look in the past to the ones I have shared already in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsr/tags/roquebentaiga/">my Flickr account</a>, this particular series is a special one, since I got to visit the monolith and climb it as far as it is possible. Quite an incredible experience, I tell you! Here you have got some pictures and hope to share some more later on. And, yes, the place is as mystical as you could have ever imagined!! And quite humbling, too! </p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74023844@N00/2152098955/" title="Roque Bentaiga"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://static.flickr.com/2009/2152098955_4a2490166d_d.jpg" /></a></p>
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		<title>¡¡¡Feliz Navidad 2007!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luis Suarez</dc:creator>
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<p>Over the last few days I have been having one of those technology withdrawal moments that will indicate a before and an after in how I get to experience it from here onwards. I am sure very shortly you&#8217;ll be able to find all of the different details on why I have come to that situation. However, that is another story. For today though, I just wanted to create a short blog post where I could share with you those <em>special wishes</em> we all get to exchange at this time of the year. I know that quite a few of you would be in full celebration mode by now and to all of you let me take this opportunity, if you are celebrating, to wish you all a <em><strong>Merry Merry Christmas!!!</strong></em> I bet that by now you are all engaged into preparing everything for a lovely evening with your loved ones and just wanted to share some of that spirit sharing with you some pictures I took last weekend from what&#8217;s starting to become a custom, and a tradition, for myself. </p>
<p>Yes, I am talking about the &quot;<em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_scene">Belén de arena</a></em>&quot; that <a href="http://www.laspalmasgc.es/lpgc/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&#038;ssDocName=LP_DES_012284&#038;ssSourceNodeId=904">every year takes place</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Palmas_de_Gran_Canaria%2C_Las_Palmas">Las Canteras beach</a>, in <a href="http://www.laspalmasgc.es/">Las Palmas de Gran Canaria</a>, and which this year is just as <a href="http://www.elsua.net/2006/12/24/¡feliz-navidad/">spectacular</a> as ever. So in the spirit of keeping things short, so that you folks can continue further with the various different preparations, and, like I said before, a <em><strong>Merry Christmas to everyone</strong></em> out there who may be reading this and to everyone else I have crossed paths this year!!! It surely has been an exhilarating experience, as always! And look forward to an incredibly exciting 2008!</p>
<p>And here you have got some of the pictures I took last weekend with my Nokia N95. The rest of the series you can always find them at <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/lsr/tags/christmas/">my Flickr account</a>:</p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74023844@N00/2118829236/" title="Christmas in Playa Las Canteras - El Belén - Dec07"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://static.flickr.com/2397/2118829236_cf390b5577_d.jpg" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74023844@N00/2118828026/" title="Christmas in Playa Las Canteras - El Belén - Dec07"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://static.flickr.com/2171/2118828026_2890fd60d5_d.jpg" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74023844@N00/2118827748/" title="Christmas in Playa Las Canteras - El Belén - Dec07"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://static.flickr.com/2349/2118827748_bbc61a0df1_d.jpg" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74023844@N00/2118825598/" title="Christmas in Playa Las Canteras - El Belén - Dec07"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://static.flickr.com/2149/2118825598_3efc11f418_d.jpg" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><span style="font-size:36pt"><em><strong>¡¡¡Feliz Navidad!!!</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><small>Tags: <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Navidad">Navidad</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Feliz+Navidad">Feliz Navidad</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Christmas">Christmas</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Merry+Christmas">Merry Christmas</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Spain">Spain</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Las+Palmas">Las Palmas</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Las+Palmas+de+Gran+Canaria">Las Palmas de Gran Canaria</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Playa+Las+Canteras">Playa Las Canteras</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Belen">Belen</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Nativity+Scene">Nativity Scene</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Christmas+Tree">Christmas Tree</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Sun">Sun</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Sunshine">Sunshine</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Belen">Belen</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Flickr">Flickr</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Pictures">Pictures</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Life">Life</a></small></p>
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		<title>What It Once Was &#8230; Presa de Soria (Soria&#8217;s Dam)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luis Suarez</dc:creator>
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Tags: WhatItOnceWas, Gran Canaria, Fires, Incendio, Presa Soria, Soria&#8217;s Dam, Flickr, Photography, Photos, Nature, Healing, Life, Dams Continuing further with the weekly series on What It Once Was here I am again at it. This week sharing with you folks some pictures from one place in Gran Canaria that I have always found very very [...]]]></description>
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<p><small>Tags: <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/WhatItOnceWas">WhatItOnceWas</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Gran+Canaria">Gran Canaria</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Fires">Fires</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Incendio">Incendio</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Presa+Soria">Presa Soria</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Soria%27s+Dam">Soria&#8217;s Dam</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Flickr">Flickr</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photography">Photography</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photos">Photos</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Nature">Nature</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Healing">Healing</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Life">Life</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Dams">Dams</a></small></p>
<p>Continuing further with the weekly series on <em><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/lsr/tags/whatitoncewas/">What It Once Was</a></em> here I am again at it. This week sharing with you folks some pictures from one place in <a href="http://www.grancanaria.com">Gran Canaria</a> that I have always found very very special. Not just because it is the largest reservoir dam there is in the island of <a href="http://www.grancanaria.com">Gran Canaria</a>, with a capacity of 40.288.625 cubic meter (m³) of water, but also because some of its surroundings are just spectacular. <em>Truly</em> spectacular! </p>
<p>It may take a while before the area would recover from the fires, but it would certainly be one place that I will keep coming back and see how little by little it would recover. It is going to be a slow process, I know, but precious gems like this one do leave a mark and always make you come back. Yes, indeed, I am talking about <a href="http://www.canaryinfo.com/20/en/0/Embalse_de_Soria_dry_side_Sight_seeing/42">Presa de Soria</a> or <a href="http://www.canaryinfo.com/20/en/0/Embalse_de_Soria_dry_side_Sight_seeing/42">Soria&#8217;s Dam</a>. One of those magical places that will show you nature at its best in a magnificent and breath-taking surrounding. </p>
<p>I have taken lots and lots of long walks over there over the course of time, and time and time again I keep having that strong feeling I need to come back again. Yes, I know, one of those <em>special</em> places. Thus here I go sharing some more pictures I took not long ago, and before the recent fires created havoc all around the area, so that you get a chance to admire such incredible place while it slowly comes back into shape. </p>
<p>It kind of makes you wonder what people were thinking about when provoking those fires. After seeing some of these pictures, and the whole lot more I have shared over at <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/lsr/tags/whatitoncewas/">my Flickr account</a>, I still cannot find the words. Seriously. Still can&#8217;t &#8230; And here is why: </p>
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<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74023844@N00/1175125019/" title="Presa de Soria"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://static.flickr.com/1274/1175125019_b4a7a644c1_d.jpg" /></a></p>
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		<dc:creator>Luis Suarez</dc:creator>
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<p><small>Tags: <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Ayagaures">Ayagaures</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Presa+de+Ayagaures">Presa de Ayagaures</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Dams">Dams</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Gran+Canaria">Gran Canaria</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Flickr">Flickr</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photography">Photography</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photos">Photos</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/WhatItOnceWas">WhatItOnceWas</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Nature">Nature</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Healing">Healing</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Life">Life</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Fires">Fires</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Incendio">Incendio</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Manu+Moreno">Manu Moreno</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/GranCanariaPhotos">GranCanariaPhotos</a></small></p>
<p>As I have mentioned in the <a href="http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/06/what-it-once-was-palmitos-park/">first weblog post of the series</a>, every week I am planning on creating an entry over here under the heading <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/lsr/tags/whatitoncewas/"><em>What It Once Was &#8230;</em></a> to share with you folks some of the different pictures that I have taken over the course of the years from some of the different areas affected <a href="http://www.elsua.net/2007/08/03/blogging-and-crisis-the-fire-in-the-canary-islands-and-the-role-of-knowledge-management/">by the recent fires</a> here in <a href="http://www.grancanaria.com">Gran Canaria</a>, as a way to help remember what it once was and what will be again over the next few months / years. It may be a slow process, it will take plenty of healing, but I am pretty sure that we would eventually get there.</p>
<p>Over the last few days, I have been getting lots of positive feedback comments on this series of posts, specially from folks who keep reading of my weblog(s) and who live in the island, as a way to help  us remember the immense beauty that most of these places used to have and which I am sure will blossom again very soon! So while I understand that this series may not have much to do with the main theme from this weblog, at least, for the time being, I hope you can understand how I am planning to continue with it as a way to help me release some of the pain that we have all gone through, specially for those of us who feel those burnt areas had a special place in our hearts.</p>
<p>One of those places is the area known as <strong>Ayagaures, </strong>specially the upper part of the area, where you would be able to find a couple of dams and some stunning views! In the past, I <a href="http://www.elsua.net/2006/12/21/monte-leon-and-ayagaures-dam-revisited/">have been sharing</a> a <a href="http://www.elsua.net/2005/11/21/monte-leon-and-ayagaures-dam/">couple of weblog posts</a> to detail some of that beauty, but over the weekend I have been uploading some more pictures into <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/lsr/tags/presadeayagaures/">my Flickr account</a> from the last time I was there. To me, it is one of those special places from the South of the island, where in less than 15 to 20 minutes you are in the countryside enjoying lots of green, the mountains, the dams, a wide range of different birds stopping by here and there. Ideal for long and extensive walks. And if not judge for yourselves. Here you have got a couple of the pictures I have shared just yesterday:</p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74023844@N00/1098398402/" title="Presa de Ayaguares"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/1052/1098398402_eed698c8b0_d.jpg" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74023844@N00/1098371154/" title="Presa de Ayaguares"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/1037/1098371154_b542779e30_d.jpg" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74023844@N00/1098326800/" title="Presa de Ayaguares"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/1008/1098326800_fe28d72a03_d.jpg" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74023844@N00/1097540505/" title="Presa de Ayaguares"><img border="0" src="http://static.flickr.com/1306/1097540505_60d9b3921c_d.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>I am surely going to miss this place for those eternal and peaceful walks, while it starts its slow and lengthy recovery, but one thing for sure is that I am planning to come back, perhaps this very same winter with the first drops of rain, and check how nature has started its healing process, hoping that everyone out there would have become by now much more conscious of the serious damage that just a single match can create in a matter of hours!</p>
<p>Oh, and if you would want to find out some more about the catastrophe that this has been for us all, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqrPm8HQNuA">check out the following YouTube video that Manu Moreno has put together</a> (Perfect combination of tunes and pictures to reflect how most of us feel at the moment) and which I am sure will make people think of the fatal consequences of <em>provoked </em>fires.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t forget as well to check out his photo and video Web site over at <a href="http://grancanariafotos.com/">GranCanariaFotos</a>, where you would be able to find lots of other <a href="http://grancanariafotos.com/incendio/index2.html">pictures and videos about the fires</a> at the same time that you would get to see some other stunning pictures of the island itself with all of its beauty.</p>
<p><em>Speechless</em>! Yes, that is right, that is the only word that comes to mind at the moment&#8230; <em><strong>Thanks, Manu!</strong></em><!--4add645de7845d160f4afa99a0937302--></p>
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