Day: July 21, 2024

Summer has brought with it time for me to make a visit to Luane’s World, the estate held and operated by LuaneMeo and her publicly-accessible Full region – Le Monde Perdu (The Lost World). It’s been a while since my last visit, and the region has been beautifully redressed for the summer, offering a mix of a beachy cove, woodlands, a lake, and open lands cut through by a mix of streams and footpaths.

The landing point sits on a ridge which runs from east to west across the landscape, rising from each coast to form high cliffs overlooking the beach with is deep-cut cove to the south, whilst falling more gently away to the north west to meet the lowlands. The upper reach of this ridge is home to the region’s landing point. This provides information on the estate’s rentals, a teleport board (including the the sky region destination and the store space Luane shares with Méli-Mélo). A further board provides information on the region’s photo contest running through to August 12th, 2024, of which more below.

There are two main ways down from the ridge, again to the east and west. The former descends via a trail and steps cut into the hill slopes before crossing one of the region’s streams to provide access to the east side of the cove and the beach. Along the way it is possible to turn north and access the lowlands, where multiple places to sit and pass the time might be found along the hill slopes.

To the west, the slope proceeds gently down in a gentle curve to the south, eventually meeting with the beach, the foot of the sandy hill sculpted by successive tides. Again there are multiple places to sit along the way – including a cosy summer house – whilst steps cut into the north slope again provide access to the northern lowlands.

Facing off-region islands, the beach and cove are naturally formed, the beach offering a gentle sandy walk under the lee of the cliffs before shelving away sharply under the surf to form a deep water bay that’s home to orca, fish, an ancient wreck and a great white minding its own business. The fact that it is seemingly content to keep to itself will likely be good news to those who wish to take a dip or make use of the lidos, floating seats and rings in the water. For those of a less daring disposition, a RHIB sits in the bay, one of several boats around the region, and offering a place from where the local rays can be watched.

With all these sights and locations the beach and cove are attractive and photogenic and certainly not not be missed. However, given I’m personally not a great beach person, the north side of the region with its lush grassland, trees and flower, is the real attraction. The lake takes up a good portion of the north-west side of the setting, and while it may not have the richness of undersea life within it, it is still the home for swans, geese and turtles, as well as offering the opportunity to take a swan boat out on the water from the dock alongside of the lakeside cottage.

The latter is a cosily-furnished mix of home and studio, a wooden boardwalk winding from its and front door to pass around the edge of the lake, paths here and there offering ways up the slopes behind. Making its way past another deck, the boardwalk eventually climbs steps up to another platform at the eastern extent of the lake, where gates set into a high, ivy-draped wall close by provide access to the lands beyond the lake. Although before passing through them, there is also the opportunity to take a walk around the north shore of the lake, which is again photogenic and relaxing.

For those who don’t fancy walking all around the region, horse rezzers available, although walking perhaps offers the best opportunity to catch sight of all the animals and birds also occupying the setting. for those would would like to the the region as a bird might, then the hot air balloon floating to the north-east might be attractive. As already noted, the region is rich in places to sit throughout, on the beach, around the lake, on the hill slopes, and so on, although I particularly enjoyed the Café de Paris, tucked into a corner of the region and guarding the path leading to / from the familiar bridge connecting le Monde Perdu with the rest of the region.

Photo Contest

Running through until Monday, August 12th, 2024, the Luane’s World / Le Monde Perdu photo contest offers a prize pool of L$ 8,000 plus a  choice of pose packs from Méli-Mélo and Luanes Poses. Full details and rules can be obtained from the contest board at the region’s landing point, but in short:

• Up to three entries per person may be submitted.
• Entered photographs must:
  • Be taken within Luane’s World ground-level setting (not Luane’s Magical World, the sky-bound setting) and be clearly recognisable as having been taken within the region.
  • Have a primary focus on the landscape (although avatars can be show in images, they should not be the focus).
  • Not include porn, obscenity, racism, child play, or violence. doing so will result in automatic disqualification.

• Entries:
  • Are made via the Luanes World – Le Monde Perdu Flickr group.
  • Mist be set to Public viewing.
  • Must be labelled LUANES WORLD – LE MONDE PERDU PHOTO CONTEST Summer 2024, followed by any title you wish to give the image and then 1, 2 or 3 if you submit multiple entries. the SLurl to the region must also be given within the image description.

Good luck to all who enter.

All of Luane’s designs, developed with Gorba McMahon, are eye-catching, highly photogenic and created with keen eyes for detail. Summer 2024 is no exception to this, and I highly recommend a visit.

SLurl Details

• Luane’s World (le Monde Perdu, rated Adult)