Hello :-) First, i do have a place on Escapades, which i like because i made it! Having said that, as a whole, the Island is one of my favorite places in sl because there is such variety, each person doing their own thing while remaining part of the whole.
There are events organised by different residents, regular adventures, ongoing story-lines and adventures, Quests you can do yourself and lots of interesting things to do alone or with friends.
It is also a changing environment, as people try different things, redesign builds, test things out and generally have fun. Over Christmas there was a Christmas Troll to visit, organised (or disorganised) snowball fights, and a toboggan building competition, which resulted in a temporary toboggan slope being built. This reaction and involvement is making things and the willingness to help each other out makes it a wonderful place to live or visit.
Sometimes i am charging across the landscape chasing, or being chased, by monsters, other times i am sitting and just listening to music with friends, it's one of the most relaxing places i have found in sl - you can join in or sit and watch, no one excluded, nor pushed into doing things they don't want to.
Truly, a favorite place.