the Second Life Shakespeare Company's Twelfth Night

If you are looking for a great event that shows the full potential of what SL can offer you should not miss the Second Life Shakespeare Company's production of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night - Act I.



The performances take place at the SL Globe Theater every Sunday at 3pm SLT and every Tuesday at 6 pm SLT



The people behind the production, all the company and Ina Centaur - the soul of the SL Shakespeare Company and artistic director - did an outstanding job. You do get the feeling of high standards when you are there.



Go there for one of the next shows. I am sure you will love it !
Definitely Second life at its best!

Have fun ! :)

Wildstar

Exploring the new sailing area

I spent the last couple of days exploring the new sailing area created east of the Nautilus continent with the creation of the sims of the Blake Sea and moving the United Sailing Sim. This is the first time a direct link is being created between a group of private estates and mainland



I used several of my ships in this esploration, that you can see in the pictures



I have mixed feelings about this operation. It is surely a wonderful opportunity for all those who love maritime activities in SL and expecially sailing, and I keep thinking to get at least a docking place in the area. But these same thoughts have also made me think of the great unbalance this operation has brought into SL. It is very clear that the lands aroung the Blake Sea, both the mainland in the larger Nautilus continent, and the private estate of the USS are more equal than the others. There is no match between a seaside parcel in the original mainland or in the Southern Continent and one close to the Blake Sea. And no other estate will ever be able to offer access the same amount of world that the USS have now. I love Beek Haven for instance, and the Sea of Antiquity, and I used to sail a lot in the water of the elven lands. But there is no match honestly. They are still great for roleplaying but they have become very small for fun sailing. This new situation will be (and already is) reflected in the value of the properties and of the commercial spaces located in the different areas.



Apart from these considerations the area is just great and offers hours of fun and great views.



I invite all those who like sea activities in SL to spend some time there and explore. It is a great experience.






See other beautiful places inside Second Life
Virtual Africa: Beautiful Places inside Second Life by Wildstar Beaumont
Deja vu International & AA Trade

want to hug a dragon ? - Beautiful Places inside Second Life by Wildstar Beaumont

Oxbridge - Beautiful Places inside Second Life by Wildstar Beaumont

Zurich City SL Opera House Second Life - Beautiful Places inside Second Life by Wildstar Beaumont

Virtual Africa

Have you ever wished to visit the Serengeti ? Until you can do so you can get very close to the experience visiting Virtual Africa in SL.



This is a beautiful region, made of 4 (soon to be 5) sims where the African ecosystem, culture and traditions are on display, realized with great passion and care.



I found the place jumping randomly from blogs to tweets and, at last, I saw a LM in a tweet, with an invitation to visit the place. I followed the LM and I found myself in this beautiful natural paradise. I was greeted almost immediately by Alanagh Recreant, one of the souls behind the project and a Capetown resident in RL.



Alanagh took me around on a balloon tour where I got a great felling of the place. You just need to immerse yourself a bit on the experience and you really believe to be flying over the savana.



There are wild animals areas, beautiful landscapes, camping areas, themed platforms in the sky, rivers to navigate, cultural centers and a market where one can find African outfits.



It was an overall great experience. More tours are available with stations to follow all over the place and I definitely plan to go back there for more exploration.



Oh .. I was forgetting: when you are there set your environment to sunset. The warm colors of the sunset light are perfect to enhance an already gorgeous experience.

Have fun ... and remember to pet a lion :)

W

SAIL AWAY COMPETITION OCTOBER 14, 2008

This coming Wednesday at the cave on Remember, competition for the best three period avatars (period 1720 - location Caribbean islands). Winners will take part of the Sail Away machinima as extra in their own shape, skin and costume.

COMPETITION STARTS AT 12 PM SLT and ends at 1 PM SLT.
JURY : Members of the Sail Away Project team.

Meet you there !

And dont forget your costume....

want to hug a dragon ?

The Isle of Wyrms is a group of sims on the western side of the Elven Continent. It is a beautifully landscaped region, with green mountains, lovely valleys and deep fjiords. But it is mainly home to dragons !




Beautiful, fantastic and friendly creatures walk the land and fly the sky and a visit here is a must for every explorer of SL.

Have fun and remember to hug a dragon ! :)



http://slurl.com/secondlife/Limbo/168/137/29

Zurich City SL Opera House

Zurich City SL Opera House, originally uploaded by Wildstar Beaumont.

I am sure I am not the first to discover the Zurich City Opera House, yet it is such a wonderful institution, both from the architectural and artistic points of view that I thought it was worth to add en entry and few images about it :)

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Oxbridge - Beautiful Places inside Second Life by Wildstar Beaumont

Oxbridge was an amazing discovery during my circumnavigation of Winterfell and Caledon sims a few weeks ago.



I was sailing along the southern coast of Caledon and I started to see the buildings of this sim I did not remember I had seen before. The style of the beautiful buildings and the name, Oxbridge, left little to be imagined about what was the inspiration: a place of knowledge and learning.

During that first trip I just sailed by the place, but it was impressed in my mind, so I went back, more than once, and every time I was stunned more and more by what was created there both estethically and functionally.



Oxbridge is basically an orientation sim, intended for newbies to have a smooth introduction to the basic mechanisms of Second Life. In fact the sim is just to the west of Nova Civis Caledon, the Caledon branch of the popular New Citizen Incorporated.



Oxbridge - which looks like it is being completed these days - is organized as an University, with a number of Colleges to attend sequentially: Avatar Customization, Camera Control, Money and Business, etc. Taking these tutorial the new residents can easily learn about the activity that makes most of the day by day life of an avie



The tutorials look some of the best I have seen so far. Very well conceived and implemented. There are also a number high quality freebies related to each tutorial, that will be surely very useful to new residents.



A local branch of that outstanding institution that is the Caledon Library cannot be missing there, and there is also a residence building, where newly graduated citizens, can have a home for their first weeks.

I do not think I have to mention the beauty of the buildings and of the sim as a whole. I believe the images I am including are more than able to transfer the feeling of this wonderful place.



A fantastic accomplishment that I never get tired to visit.

Caledon Oxbridge

W

Sailing in Southern Caledon

the "Morning Star" sailing in Southern Caledon, originally uploaded by Wildstar Beaumont.

I am not sure if I have ever mentioned that I love to sail. I do ! :) I captain a number of ships, and Miss Serra, Seneshelf of my home region of Winterfell has been so nice to appoint me Winterfell Admiral lately :)
One of the thing I love most being a Winterfellan is that Winterfell connects to other regions, Caledon in primis and this give me a huge area to explore and hours of sailing time.

After almost a year of sailing I still have not discovered all the beauty of this wonderful region.

Today I was taking my Morning Star in the Southern Caledon waters and I was stunned as I ended in Caledon Oxfordbridge. Such a beauty in the perfect reproduction of the buildings.

And the nearby sims are not to be neglected : Caledon Cymru, where an impressive fortress on the sea dominates the view and the waters between Greystoke and Glarmorgan where one of the most magnificent bridges I have seen in SL dominates the view

A region to visit and explore !

The spectacular Winterfell Serenity Cathedral

The spectacular Winterfell Serenity Cathedral, originally uploaded by serra.anansi.

this picture is not mine: it was taken by Miss Serra Anansi of Winterfell, but I find the Cathedral so beautiful that I had to share it

See it in Winterfell Serenity

Sternberg

Sternberg, originally uploaded by Wildstar Beaumont.

I like to walk the linden roads on the mainland continents and to discover new places. And among ad farms and abandoned clubs sometimes one can find true jewels of beauty

Yesterday I found Sternsberg: a Swiss/German village spanning two sims in the Southern Continent. It is on the fjords that make their way into the land from the Korean canal, which divide the two arms of the continent and I must say that being on sea always makes a difference.

It is clear that this region has been build with passion and love: there are clubs, shops, tourist office, galleries. A stunning castle that is the replica of a RL German castle dominates the view

The most outstanding feature though is a state of the art public transportation system made of air-taxis, a network of boats taking from one landmark to the other, and a running subway: really awesome.


Definitely worth a visit : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Morkeleb/118/97/60

Winterfell Views

Winterfell Views, originally uploaded by Wildstar Beaumont.

Winterfell is the place where my home is. it is a region of great beauty, spanning many sims, just north of Caledon to which is connected by a Gateway. Winterfell is multi-themed, ranging from dark gothic/medieval in the North, to dark Victorian in the South. The light is set to be from twilight to dawn, never full daylight.
I start today showing the pictures of this beautiful land that I took over the past months

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell%20Maldoror/211/210/82

Miss Liberty of Second Life

Miss Liberty of Second Life, originally uploaded by Wildstar Beaumont.

a beautiful view from the walkway of the sim hosting the Fashion Expo 2008

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Maja/150/85/29

Underwater

more of the underwater marvels one can find in Winterfell, originally uploaded by Wildstar Beaumont.

My home region of Winterfell is a region of many wonders and lovely people, and still presents many surprises in the most remote corners. In particular the underwater part of the sims shows a beautiful environment that would make happy both humans and mermaids :)

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell%20Amaranthine/128/128/0

Blackspot Shipyard

Shipyard, originally uploaded by Wildstar Beaumont.

I love places where vessels are in display and for sale
The Blackspot Shipyard is really wonderful

http://slurl.com/seconslife/Black%20Spot%20/148/161/24/

Scotland Plarmigan

Scotland Plarmigan, originally uploaded by Wildstar Beaumont.

today I followed Aianna Oh (Storytelling)
at a new series of readings in Scotland Plarmigan and I discovered another beautiful sim

Wildstar extraordinary pictures and fantastic places

Wow Wildstar! These pictures you posted are astonished. I love it. Fantastic places!! What else can I say!!! Congrats and thank you very much for posting on the blog.


I would say this blog is yours also as you are helping me make it, Wildstar. As well as all friends that helps me with information, criticism, compliment and new ideas.


I would like take advantage of this idea and invite all my dear friends and readers to send nice pictures or artwork from RL or SL.


So if have done artwork, or you know interesting and attractive places and want to share with us please contact me.


Will be a pleasure post your picture or artwork on the blog.

Isla de Jacqinda

Isla de Jacqinda, originally uploaded by Wildstar Beaumont.

I like to pay a visit to Trudeau Classic Sailing Yachts
So many of their boats are in my wishlist :)

And the views are spectacular

Winterfell Maldoror

Maldoror in daylight, originally uploaded by Wildstar Beaumont.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell

Atheene Dodonpa

Atheene Dodonpa, originally uploaded by Wildstar Beaumont.

Listening to Atheene is a wonderful experience.
She sings mediaval songs, mostly from northern europe (she is finnish) , and also plays instruments dating back to the same period.
She performs all over SL and her schedule is always very full so catching a performance of hers is not difficult. Listening to her is always sweet and entertaining

Today she is performing at Glen Island beach

Atheene is a guide in medieval castle in RL, so she is living a fantasy life both in SL and RL :)

Duel of Compliments

Duel of Compliments, originally uploaded by Wildstar Beaumont.

Have you ever been to a Compliments Duel ?

A most entertaining event : JJ Drinkwater and Exrex Somme gave a superb performance

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Loch%20Avie/128/128/0