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Having a snack of hot buttered spuds and roasted chestnuts while I watch the Aurora Lindenalis. Where am I?

THIS dead end appears to be in Hotel - 202/95/28.

I needed to sell a parcel on one region so that I could increase my acreage in another region, and I wondered how to stage it. Who (besides me) would want to live on the side of a rock? My first thought was that perhaps a witch who needed to jumpstart her broom would appreciate the steep drop outside the front door, but then looking through my inventory I found quite a bit of dragon-themed stuff, so I thought maybe I could dress it up to appeal to a dragon rider? The lovely, messy, Mainland . The windsock is a high-prim artifact from Cape Ekim. I still love the view!

Aah....when I tried to sit on the column I fell through......:)

I hadn't actually looked at the surface, and I didn't know there was a side entrance, but it looks like a lovely area.

If the Lindens go "Whole Earth Catalogue" then we might get domes made from recycled autos, earthships, and 'green' homes that have solar- and wind-energy components. I don't think they will do Jetsons - the Lindens were giving away 'futuristic' homes in Zindra and Horizons, and I haven't seen many of them being used. Perhaps it will be 'back to the land' with smaller houses and larger parcels so we can all have little gardens in the front yard and raise chickens in the back yard...

Speaking of mermaids....here's my next one. If you are sailing by you might not be aware of the ruins underwater (or the giant squid). Clue: T. S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats." Statues by Earthy Mole. Apologies - the second photo was taken in Griddlebone, a region next to Macavity. Griddlebone is a (sometimes) character in "Cats", depending on the version of the screenplay.

I don't remember seeing this before. Thank you for giving me another landmark to add to my list!

This is the Dongyeongiu to Seoraksan tunnel in Jeogeot. The tunnel is transparent, and there are all kinds of interesting things in the water outside. (That's not my avatar.)

This location is in Bellisseria. This is in an area with a large undersea tunnel network. I spotted a 'half-empty bottle of alcoholic nature', a skull, and a treasure chest while exploring, but nothing I could take home. The rock spire projects up into the water, with floating chests nearby. I found this not too soon after I got my first houseboat, so it is fairly new by Second Life Standards. It is in a water region in an area with both traditional homes and houseboats, and shows as a dark circle on the map.

Ferox Public Sandbox 80/186/24. I don't know if it is just me, but this was easier to find using the official Second Life Viewer than using Firestorm.

Adam, I have been trying to compare your list to mine, but we have different methodologies - you have yours arranged by type, and mine are arranged by location....:) still, I've already found some I don't have, so thank you. Aethelwine, I didn't realize there were so many sandboxes in Second Life. I have been finding some amazing things*, but I haven't found the sandbox you pictured - yet. *Example "Public Avatar Sandbox" - in Firestorm Search I thought it looked like a region filled with individual dressing rooms. When I got there, though, it is a region called Mission Home Store and what I thought were dressing rooms were the tops of giant praying statues surrounding a store that sells Mission Furniture! The architecture is a tribute to Lebbeus Woods. (I'm not getting any kickbacks on this, but it is refreshing to see a region that includes a store that is not all just 'same old, same old'.)

Right next to Ambat Infohub. Ambat 21/234/99

Here is a spot I found today, but I'm not asking you to guess where it is. It is in Green, by the corner of the walk that ends in the falls at Mauve. (eMauve Falls). There is a hole in the walkway that I thought was a flaw, but it turned out to be a very steep ramp down to the surface, where I spotted this kiosk. You can get a copy of the original "I am" sign for $L1, as well as a tent or a cabin for different amounts (The sign said the cabin and the tent were in inventory, but I couldn't find them.) Thinking about camping sent me to DeHaro, which used to have a public campground; however, although †he sign is still there, and there is an archery range and a small stable, land return is set from 5 to 15 minutes, so you couldn't camp for very long.... These days I think you can rent a campsite through the SL Public Land Preserve, and there are some private campgrounds in Second Life.

I re-visited the Chalet preview area, and while I very much liked the community picnic area, I was more interested in Abnor's car.....How about a Bellisserian area that is just for drivers? Every car has a garage or rezz area, and miles and miles of intersecting, looping roads...I visited a private region recently that had a road that corkscrewed up into the sky, so it can be done. The houses don't have to be all that much, as long as the roads are good. Seriously, though, much of Bellisseria is undriveable. The roads aren't named, and in at least one of the stilt islands you can't even drive around the block. I am assuming that this is by design, because pesky residents who don't want to stay put just put wear and tear on the computers... Sings "Oh give me a home where my roadster can roam.... Where the sky's always set on Midday, Where the crossings are smooth, and the ban lines defused - I'll just drive around heaven all day."

Someone asked what amenities I wanted next - I like your idea of a "seven mile bridge", but also for sea, and air travel. Now that the region crossings have improved, driving in Second Life has become easier, but there are still large sections of the Mainland that are air-, sea-, and land-locked. Haven't any of those Linden folks ever played SimCity?

If you visit this fortress, be careful of the floor over the molten lava. Where am I? Note: Currently having technical problems getting photos out of Second Life, so this is an old snapshot.

The beach wreckage is in Squall 208/158/23. I used to have a parcel in the area, but before I learned how to use Area Search, so I hadn't seen the message in a bottle (or the FIC badge...).

Thank you, Sylvia. This one is seasonal. I used a freebie bunny avatar to hop around and explore. Many of the landscape items give out freebies, and if you fly up to the top of a tower, the bird nest will give you a small chick.

Dokkaebi 236/124/66 - Garden Mole's Butterfly House on Route 9 in Jeogeot. I was just posting that that the first picture was Garden Mole's Butterfly House in Dokkaebi, Route 9. Jeogeot. I didn't know thee was a clone in Clearwing! Can we both post a new location?

Clue, please?

I'm in Yeeowler in Satori right now - I can see on mapview what appear to be new regions with names like "Muesli", and "Winterberry". This should be great!

From the Coastal Waterway side this cave doesn't look very deep - when I looked more carefully I found out that there is a back section with ammunition boxes and a Misty Moleteddy. Note: Two out of three times I've stopped by, other residents have been inside, so knock first...

This is the Braunworth Infohub in Braunworth 98/140/18. An adjoining parcel "*under construction*", is turning into quite a nice reconstruction of a downtown urban area.

I can't be having with chasing after homes all the time, but I have spent more time than I should playing GOH. After reading the recent comments, though, I let go of my perfect houseboat and moved all my alts into a Victorian. It's a little crowded, and the furniture won't fit, but now I feel virtuous.