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Halloween 2024 in Second Life: A trip to Dracula Castle PART 1
With each passing year in this seemingly limitless worldworld of Second Life, we see more and more celebrations mixing myth, history and traditions, fantastic festivals, concerts and shows with the power of bringing people together while preserving cultural heritage. And this strengthens even more the educational gain with the unlimited resources to explore and create that Second Life offers to all its residents. Halloween, celebrated on the 31st of October, became in time more than just a night of playful disguises and candy collecting. The origins of Halloween can be traced back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced “sow-in”). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in what is…
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Hanu Ancuței: the romanian restaurant listed in Second Life Destinations Guide
Hello again, my dear reader. This article is about traditions, history, people, hospitality – and the beauty of our mother nature. There is this place in Second Life where, once you cross the threshold, you find yourself in a very cozy, welcoming inn: Hanu Ancuței. A place where my love, Cris, and I wanted to convey a part of the beauty of our country’s customs and music, with the only wish that any resident of Second Life who would visit us to have a truly beautiful experience. Romania is very much associated with Dracula and his legend – and since my very first day in Second Life i have noticed that…
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Essencia Travel & Business Hotel in Second Life
Hello, my dear reader. It’s time for a new special destination – fortunately so easy to do it in Second Life, this fantastic world where creativity knows no bounds, where you happen to discover places you like so much that you just save LM knowing full well that you will come back from time to time to see them again. This is what happened when i first visited Alexandreia, a sim that completely fascinated me – and other places you will read about in my future articles. I don’t remember exactly when I first visited Essencia Hotel – but it was many years ago. The elegance and refinement of the details make…
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Fall’s Splendor at Coeur de Bourgogne
Fall has always been my favorite season, along with spring. Something magical happens during these two seasons: the nature has a way of grounding us, reminding of the beauty and simplicity of life. And Coeur de Bourgogne seems to me to be at its best when it starts to turn yellow and copper. Imagine this: a late autumn afternoon and you – leaving behind the constant noise, the crowded streets and the relentless pace of urban living; shortly you find yourself surrounded by the gentle rustling of leaves, the melodic chirping of birds and the calming flow of a nearby stream. This is Coeur de Bourgogne, a land where autumn…
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Visit Alexandreia in Second Life – a mirror of the true ancient world
Hello, my dear readers. Do you know that feeling when you saw a movie that you really liked so you watch it again, and again? This has been happening to me many times, and in SL it happened with places i discovered and really enjoyed being there. Two years ago me and Cris were exploring inworld for historical or fantasy places, and so we landed, by chance, in Alexandreia. Created from scratch by a brilliant builder, this sim reflects incredibly realistically what once was the largest city in Egypt and the intellectual and cultural centre of the ancient Mediterranean. We recently revisit Alexandreia and this time we had the pleasure…
