Inara Pey: Living in a Modemworld

It was back to Luane’s World for a summer visit for me – it’s nice to drop in at least twice a year to see what LuaneMeo has cooked up for her public region of Le Monde Perdu, although I admit it’s been a couple of years since my last summer visit!

For 2026, Luane, with the assistance of Gorba McMahon, presents visitors with an island wrapping a Mediterranean feel about it, the two major buildings sitting upon it hinting at places such as Tuscany and the South of France. The island sits with its back towards the residential regions of Luane’s World, its northern side marked by rocky walls sitting above a shingle and grass coastline.

These modest cliffs mark the raise spine of the island, a flat top comprising a pair of flat plateaux of grass and trees on which the houses are located, one to the east and the other to the west, the land sloping down from them to the south to join the golden sands of a beach. The latter forms two south-pointing headlands which give the island an overall C-shape, an inlet cutting into it to form an almost heart-shaped bay, the entrance to which is marked by an offshore lighthouse.

The Landing Point is located on the flagstone terrace of the house to the east side of the island and which in part forms the rental office for the residential aspects of the estate as well as a little café with seating on the terrace outside.

A small barn with fence meadow sits at the end of the elevated land sufficiently clear of the house so as not to crowd it, and a horse rezzer is available there for those who might not wish to walk around the island – the landscape does make for comfortable riding.

A path runs from the back of the house to a set of steps leading down to Luane’s usual bridge across the waters to the rest of the estate. This does contain public paths explorers are free to follow – but do please keep in mind the houses found along the paths are private residences  🙂 .

A second path runs westwards from the house, crossing the grounds to reach a fence guarding against any risk of falling into the gorge cutting but the two plateaux from north to south, connecting the lowlands on either side. A gently humped bridge spans the gorge, allowing the path to continue onwards to the west, where it skirts around the second house.

Sitting in its own wall garden, the latter commands a view out over the beaches and the bay and is charmingly furnished. Across the track from it, the rest of the plateau offers a grassy retreat with the ruins of a cottage and places to sit. A little summer house sits in the lee of the plateau on its north side, just past the point where the sands of the beaches give way to the shingle of the north coast.

These sands can be reached via steps descending the hill from a point just past the house with its walled garden. However, do not expect your passage past the house to go unnoticed – feline eyes keep a careful watch on all comings and goings! And keep an eye out for the rabbits ready to announce “You’ve got mail!” to whomever lives inside 🙂 .

The western arc of the beach provides the broadest expanse of sands, although this is somewhat broken up by a rising mound of gassy land and rock crowned with young trees and where a small pool house has been built on a shoulder of rock, and the (tide-formed?) cave beneath it turned into a cosy and no doubt cool hideaway.

That the sea has worked on the island can be seen from around the foot of the hills and the back of the beaches, where the sand had been compacted by decades of water and then cut into stratified blocks which become quite tall on the eastern arc of the bay.

The headland to the east also has a rise of grassy land sitting within the cure of the beach, and this is home to a little hut sitting with its back towards the bay so that its small deck offers a view out across more open waters.

The bay is obviously a popular place, with opportunities for sunbathing on the sands or splashing about on the water courtesy of floats and the like. A small wooden jetty offers and inflatable boat rezzer for a pootle on the water (mind any swimmers!), whilst a sign offers the same but using a kayak, and a handful of rowing boats scattered around the shallows of the island offer places to sit and relax as well.

The beach and boats are not the only places to sit outdoors, there are benches, seats, blankets, daybeds, gazebos, and swings all awaiting use to be found right across the island, each of them offering a view and /or a place to retreat.

I’ve been covering Le Monde Perdu and Luane’s work for a decade now, and have always appreciated the sense of life she brings to her region designs through her sculpting of the landscape, the flora she puts out across it and her use of animals and wildlife. They are all perfectly blended to present a setting entirely natural in scope and content, never feeling forced or laboured in achieving its goal to encourage people to feel at home, relax, explore and perhaps have a little fun.

In short, Le Monde Perdu Summer 2026 continues the region’s reputation as an absolute delight.

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• Luane’s World – Le Monde Perdu (rated Moderate)

Established in 2021, Pour-Up Winery & Vineyard is the vision of Mach K. Disick (BhampagnePapi) and has been a popular destination within Second Life in the years since.

With 2026 marking Pour Up’s 5th anniversary, Mach has marked the year with a refreshed look for the setting, opening what will hopefully be a new chapter of its time in Second Life.

Occupying roughly one half of a Full private region leveraging the available Land Capacity Bonus, the setting has been landscaped on Mach’s behalf by Sevnn Rowley-Sinclair (Svenn007) with décor added by Mach. And it is, quite simply, a gorgeous location dedicated to the appreciation of wine whilst offering opportunities for exploration, photography, horse riding and other activities.

The Landing Point (not enforced) sits towards the middle of the setting, within the vineyard, which occupies the more elevated aspect of the landscape.

A converted water mill (with the wheel turning rather conspicuously against the flow of water beneath it – such are the quirks of SL!) sits as the main grape press, although those so minded can their hands – err, feet – at some traditional grape stomping. Just do please remove shoes, etc., before ding so! 🙂  For those who prefer to simply taste the wine, outdoor seating is also provided.

Apple trees border the vines with their rich crop of grapes awaiting picking, the apples perhaps suggesting a nice side-line in cider might be added to Pour Up’s offerings. Along the path running past the fields is the Maison du Vin, where an impressive stock of wines is to be found, whilst under an open-sided summer house visitors can try their hands at pottery.

Westward from the winery, an old cart track winds its way along the uplands, edging around a broad plateau before descending past more vines watched over by apple and orange trees as they step their way down towards the coast.

A paved shoulder of rock is to be found at the start of the track’s main descent to the lower lands, and this is home to the rather appealing Paint and Sip – try your hand at landscape painting while enjoying the wine; although do be careful with the amount imbibed, lest your painting become less landscape and more modernistic abstract! Careworn stone steps descend from the main track close by, offering access to a small shingle beach.

Reaching the lowlands on the south side of the setting, the track provides access to Pour Up’s stables where a horse can be rezzed for those wishing to gently ride around the location (saddle stands might be found elsewhere as well, allowing horses to be rezzed from them).

Beyond this, the path reaches the biggest single element of the setting: a large waterfront terrace where music events might be enjoyed (Mach being a DJ himself), a stage being set to one side of the terrace.

Bordered on two further sides by vine-draped trellis with outdoor seating under their shade, the terrace is guarded on its remaining side by a large barn now converted to the main winery.

Both the winery and the terrace are somewhat separated from the rest of the setting by a slender channel of water flowing outwards from waterfalls located alongside the landing Point. This gives a nice sense of separation from the hustle of any music events from the calm of the rest of the setting, whilst a little retreat can be found across the water from the falls, reached via a path from the terrace area.

Eastward from the vineyard and Maison du Vin, another path winds its way to the coast, offering a way to visit the open spaces of a south-eastern headland marked by a lighthouse with wooden moorings a little further around the shoreline. A path winds on from behind the moorings to the small public garden and a personal memorial set-up by Mach.

And if all of this weren’t enough, the plateau mentioned earlier is the home of the winery lake, a tranquil setting fed by the same waters as pass the winery mill, and where quiet times may be had solo or with someone special.

The path up to the lake also passes by a small promontory where the top end of a zip line waits to carry visitors down the line of the channel partially dividing the stables, terrace and winery from the rest of the setting. It arrives at a platform joining the eastern path down from the winery and the Maison du Vin.

Throughout all of this are multiple places to sit and pass the time, from benches to blankets to tree houses and, of course, the various locations where wine might be enjoyed. And, needless to say (again!), the entire setting is highly photogenic and rich in detail.

Congratulations to Mach and Pour Up Winery and Vineyard on reaching five years – and I raise my glass to many more years to come!

SLurl Details

• Pour up Winery & Vineyard (Willowston, rated Moderate)