Patron, by it's very nature is a place you'll want to explore. Not only are the art displays, architechture and surrounding gardens beautiful, but they are also a place to find solitude and contemplate. Along the way you'll surely find many of the treasures that, creator, Eliza Wierwight spends her time there building.

Whenver Dizzy Banjo sends me somewhere I usually end up letting you all know about a new LM of the Day. After a quick tour of Cocos Island, a virtual tourism project for the Costa Rica Tourist Board, I knew that I had to get this to you sooner rather than later. I love seeing new places in SL, and I particularly love it when they engage all my senses. Not only are my eyes catching all the lovely creations of Grace Loudon, but my ears are thoroughly absorbed as Dizzy's created a soundtrack here for the two sim build. The underwater work of Kaikou Splash can also be seen here, as he's contributed one of the largest undersea S.C.U.B.A. locations in SL.

Artist and creator, Snowy Hoobinoo, emailed me a few weeks ago and asked if I had ever seen the sim Sunset Myst. "Sunset Myst is a Homestead sim that's primarily for showing Vlad
Bjornson's Floraprims products, but down in the valley is a Fantastical
collection of impossible plants and trees..."

Serenite,
and it's neighboring sim Annwn, are based on the Celtic countrysides of Ireland and Scotland. Annwn is a creative sandbox for the sim owner, holding a surreal feel at times, while Serenite follows more traditional sensibilities - but the two are so in tune you may never notice when you pass from one to the other. I highly recommend you walk, not fly, when you explore these sims; there are so many nooks and hidden places that you simply cannot see from the air. Enjoy the pirate ship, find the hidden crystal cave ... and what's that at the bottom of the well?

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According to Wagner James Au, Second Life is "...an Impression Society,
where any cultural, economic, or social contribution is valued in
direct proportion to its organic creative flair and sustained
effects."  In other words, appearance is everything.

Students from the University of West Scotland's Collaborative Virtual Environments Class have created a build at VirtuALBA that showcase three immersive exhibits.

Today's Around the World in 80 Landmarks is the beautiful garden, Kenroku , located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. This garden was created for the clan who ruled the Kaga Family. In real life the garden is open all year and is renounded for its year round beauty. The centerpiece of the real garden is the Kanazawa Castle.

Today is the start of a special Sunday series called "Around the World in 80 Landmarks". We're starting it off a region where the whole world is present. Every continent is represented in pictures and builds. The aerial view is actually a rainbow circling around the earth as terraformed by the creator!

It's really inspiring to see what the creative minds in SL come up with and I was very pleased to see Surreal Numbers' creation here! Thanks for kicking off our tour of RL places in SL!

Thanks Jurin Juran for reminding us that Rezzable Dinosaurs will be taken down this week...If you've not been to see these fossilized wonders, then take your chance now to check them out!

Costa Rica - Puntarenas - 2008-02-16