The smallest of the four Balearic Islands, off the East coast of Spain, in the Mediterranean sea. Since the 1980s tourists crowding the island over the Summer season have become the main source of income for its inhabitants. Thus, both population and infrastructure have grown excessively. It was a truly magical piece of Earth until the late 20th century.
Cute little island off the coast of Spain. Peculiarly shaped, it has been described as the most perfect combination of land, sea and sky in existence. A haven of tranquility for the hippies in the 1960s and 70s, today it has become a tourist mecca during the Summer season.
- I'm off to Ibiza for my Summer break.
- Big mistake! Formentera is right beside it and SO much better!
Cute little island near Ibiza that was an unspoiled haven of tranquility until the late 20th century and has now become a tourist Mecca. Steady growth keeps eroding its soul and locals don't seem to do much about it.
- Beaches in Formentera are spectacular, but the local government has tarred most of the old roads and keeps issuing licenses to build new ugly buildings.
- I know. Peoplenever learn.
A verb meaning to forget something, remember it much later (sometimes in the entirely wrong room), and realize the information is no longer useful.
I spent all day trying to remember where I hid the spare keys, only to formenberd it while lying in bed at 3:00 AM after already locksmith-paying $200.
A door wall is a sliding-glass door or patio door. The term is yet another example of banal Michigan vernacular, where in the residents latch on to company names, trademark names, marketing terms and product names from local companies. The terms become embedded in the local vocabulary and eventually become accepted as actual valid words and phrases. In this case the term comes from Wallside Windows in Taylor, MI (a large window manufacturer), where 'door wall' is their created word for sliding-glass door.
"Bob! John's gonna bring over them doorwalls from Wallsides on Tuesdee afternoon 'round two-thirty. Get 'er done!"