SL Destinations: The Water Lantern Festival

Well Hello There,

After a few weeks of intense exploring, We finally slowed down enough to do a post today. YAY!
There have been a flurry of events that have started., Some well advertised, some lesser known, but all definite gems.

We just had to tell you about this particular ‘must see’.

The Night Market, at The Water Lantern Festival.

It’s a magical event full of Asian-inspired goodies made by the many talented designers in secondlife.

At this time, They also have a fund raiser called “Love to the Philippines.”
The community is showing support for families affected by the Huge & Deadly Typhoon that ripped through the country.
You may donate to this cause by buying from a stall at the gate/landing area.

If you like to take photos, the venue is beautifully decorated, It made us go oooo-ahhh!

We dressed for the occasion and snapped some mementos.

The creative mind(s) that designed this venue made it interactive and fun for all.

Even thou you can wade through knee high waters, There are boats to row and float to each stall while you shopped.

Others had a great time at the popular noodle stand, If you could stand the wait for a free chair,  you will enjoy your bowl too lol

Check it out asap, It will only be around until Nov. 20th!

TP: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Seaside%20Shores/49/118/22

SL Destinations: Mainland Mayhem Part 2 of 3

Fall In Travel Troopers,
Its time for Part 2 of 3 Mainland Mayhem!

Today we continue with our operational maneuvers thru the mainland.
Our strategic goal is to pin point and locate interesting sims for your delight and eradicate our enemy- boredom!

Marching forward & Boots down we enter Kissling, a sim fortified with older shops running since 2003.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Kissling/138/59/71
Feel Free To Browse, & Save a Linden or 2. There are very unique items here. (I’ve even found a Raggedy Ann Doll!)

Kissling is a quirky town with hyper cars, trucks and taxis that WHIZZ around corners and up and down each street very quickly.

While you wait by the cake shop you will notice a trolley or tour bus beckoning for you to board it.
Go ahead hop on! It moves very quickly, so hang on to your Cyrup (wig), As It travels across sim borders onto several towns.

When the trolley paused in The region of Boardman, We decided to take a look around & investigate.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Boardman/191/20/24

This is A small suburban community set in a nice, quiet region without stores and looming towers.
They have an Open Air Market, A Town Hall run by Jack Linden, A Quaint Church, which has small town USA’s charm and appeal.

Wander the Boardman sim. You can rez in designated areas, set out vehicles to drive, or boats to navigate the long meandering river into other sims.
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Our next tour of duty brings us to Frog Rd. The LM provided is the starting point.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mavericks/71/42/32
Here you may rez your own vehicle, or board the idle city bus.

This Bus can hold up to as many friends that you bring with you, and will carry you all on a very long scenic route past unusual builds, stretched bridges, streams & mountains.

The Mainland holds some of SL’s oddest & oldest communities,

If any of the lands piques your curiosity then by all means saddle up and explore!

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Last but not least of the fun, is Rizal.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rizal/58/148/32
Rizal is a play centre with many attractions.

Set like a lake front amusement Park, You will be entertained by food stands that give out food.
An Interactive Playground, Hedge Maze, Bumper Boats and our favorite the giant Piano keys.

This was big time fun as we played out notes while dancing on the keys lol.

Please share the wealth of fun with your friends and let us know what discoveries you’ve made at these sims.
We’d love feedback and tips to hidden gems we may have overlooked!

Stay tuned for the last of our 3 part Mainland series, & Happy Exploring 🙂