Category: Exploring Second Life

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!

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

Frighteningly (in some respects), it’s been almost a decade since my first visit to Mother Road – Mirage Motel 66, a homage to the original Mother Road region created by Paul Cutter (Xtreme Paule) – see Get your pics on Route 66 in Second Life. However you look at it, that’s a long time, so I recently decided to hop back as see what has changed. And the answer is a lot – but without actually changing in nature.

Route 66 has tended to be a popular inspiration for region builds in SL (hence the original Mother Road design) , and Paul opted to use the history of the Route and the original Mother Road region to offer a setting mindful of Nevada in general style, with the tarmac of the the titular road running arrow-like straight through it. At the he initially opened the setting, Paul noted to me that it was something of an experiment; a 1/2 region design built as both a showcase and what might be possible in the future.

Well, that 1/2 region has since ground into a total of three regions and has brought forth a healthy community. The original Full region is now completely occupied by the setting, and has been joined by two more, each a Full region leveraging the Land Capacity bonus, one to the east of the original region and one to the south.

Much of the expansion is given over to rental parcels – so visitors should be wary of residents’ desire for privacy when they are exploring – but these are mixed with numerous public spaces and buildings to add atmosphere and a sense of space. There are also more roads, both paved and unpaved, allowing residents within the community to enjoy the freedom of driving (as can those joining the local Group – LS $250) whilst again giving a feel of reality to the setting.

They variety of homes is rich, running from a trailer park to expansive houses with solar, patios, pools and plenty of parking, with smally houses and cabins filling out the middle ground. Some sit roadside with proper drives, other sit at the ends of dirt tracks. Together they all form a sense of Americana that’s unmistakable in setting and style – if perhaps at times over-egged by Hollywood.

Nor does the setting exist purely on the ground. As well as a rental – umm, office -, the Landing Point(s) offer(s) teleports up to a series of sky platforms.  These comprise:

• The Road and Camping Theatre: space to drive, featuring a drive-in that has seen much better days.
• Camina Madre: a residential platform continuing the overall theme from the ground level in its mixing of rentals.
• Lost Oasis: a desert setting apparently largely forgotten by time, through which the main routes hurries as if anxious to leave it behind.

The Road and Camping Theatre and Camina Madre are directly connected to one another as well as to the ground level, allowing for direct teleporting between them. Lost Oasis, however, sits at the end of its own teleport that only connects between it and the ground. All three sky platforms appear to be more welcoming / better suited to visitor vehicle rezzing than might be the case on the ground.

The motel that greeted visitors to the original version of the setting remains, and appears to have undergone a small revamp down the years, with “suites” now available – nice to see places making the effort to keep up-to-date and welcoming 🙂 . Those looking for a meal can find one in the diner next door or perhaps in the bar across the road which has apparently replaced the gas station that used to sit across from the motel – ah, progress, progress!

I would also point out that the bike rezzers I remember from my first visit can still be found – just be wary of the region boundaries!

As I noted back in 2017, this is not, the most affluent of locations; rusting hulks of cars are scattered around, together with the detritus of civilisation and the homes are somewhat tired. But it is, without a doubt effective and engaging in its presentation – and given the number of rental occupancies, it is appreciated by the local inhabitants. It also remains ideal for photography, with rezzing rights available, as noted above, on joining the local Group.

If there were one thing I would note about Mother Road in this form is that it is rich in objects and textures (as one might expect from three regions adjoining one another and two of them with the Land Capacity bonus). This makes for a lot for the viewer to handle if you wind Draw Distance up. This is a bit of a shame, as Mother Road really deserves to be seen as a continuous setting; however, if your system is liable to get upset with you for playing with settings, just keep things low and just enjoy the views as the materialise.

One thing you should not do, however, is avoid the setting on the belief Draw Distance must be dialled up; it has a lot to offer for the keen SL explorer.

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• Mother Road – Mirage Motel 66 (Mishiland, rated: Moderate)

I was surprised to realise that it’s been around 18 months since my last visit to the Burrow Coffee Co., an engaging location held by Harlow (Truly Fabulous) and Harvey (Forever Fabulous). At the time of that visit, the coffee house was in a location with landscaping by Aria Christen together with Harlow and Harvey. And even then, truth be told, I’d likely not have noticed by for Harlow contacting me and inviting me to hop along to Burrow’s new location in Second Life and explore the new setting for myself;  something I was only too happy to do.

Now relocated, Burrow once again sits on a Full Private region with the additional Land Capacity Bonus provided by Linden Lab and the landscaping by Harlow. It actually shares the region with a store (which was still under construction at the time of my visit) tucked neatly into one corner of the region. However, such is the care that has been taken with the general landscaping, there is no visually-jarring contrast between the two; whilst separate in nature, they share an overall design that allows them to blend together to the point that until you come across the path connecting the two, you might never be aware a store is nestled within the region as well.

For its new location, Burrow sits within a rugged landscape of with tall cliffs and rich woodlands through which cinder paths twist and meander, connecting the various locations awaiting discovery by those visiting. Surrounded by much taller off-region mountains and cut through by water that breaks the land into a series of island-like bodies, the entire setting sits under an EEP setting suggestive of a late summer’s evening when it is time to unwind and kick-back a little.

Having been a part of Second Life since 2009 (first as the The Pixel Bean Coffeehouse), Burrow has built a reputation as a venue for providing an 18+ safe and inclusive environment where company and music can be enjoyed, together with relaxing gatherings, poetry readings and so on. With this 2026 iteration, Burrow re-opens with more spaces in which any and all of these activities might be enjoyed, together with plenty of scope for exploration on land and on water (keep a eye out for the boat rezzer!) and is ideal for photography.

To help with getting around, there are teleport boards available – but I thoroughly recommend explorations on foot to catch the full ambience of the setting; walking really brings home the care put into the landscaping work, plus it gives a proper perspective as to where everything is in relation to everything else, obviously 🙂 .

There is no enforced Landing Point in place when visiting;  the one Harlow passed to me put me down at the setting’s Park Office – which is actually a good place to start explorations. A teleport board sits to one side of the path on arriving, and the office on the other. The latter contains posters to other regions, presented as field trips away from Burrow – and clicking on each of them will present you with a Landmark to the location in question.

Outside, the main path runs east-to west, branching at the teleport board and again a little more eastward. This latter spur descends a short distance by way of steps to where a deck has been built out over the deep gorge cleaved into the landscape as if by the fall of a gigantic butcher’s blade. Water tumbles from the cliff of the far side of the gorge, and the deck offers a place to sit and admire them.

Follow the path westwards from the office hut, and you’ll pass another branch leading to a further deck built out from the cliff tops and over a large body of water cutting into the region. This side path side between two sets of steps descending down to the feet of the cliffs, where two of the setting’s venues can be found. These take the form of The Tipsy Fox – a delightfully cosy pub-style bar on the water’s edge and, across the other side of the path and alongside the gorge mentioned above, the Petal Pavilion – which I personally think is one of the most engaging retreats / places to enjoy a romantic dance I’ve seen in a good while.

Beyond both of these, the cinder path approaches the western extent of the region and branches left and right. To the left, the path hops over an elegant little bridge to reach the rounded glass bulk of the Grove & Gambit, home to multi-player table-top games outside of which a little path runs down to a small wharf and outdoors seating.

To the right from the main path, the route passes over a bridge that has seen better days in its time, the path arrowing on past waterside decks on either side (remember my comment about boats and rezers!) to reach the Hex and Haze Cannabis Bar. For those not enamoured of the smell of weed and whatever, the path does branch again before reaching the Hex and Haze, a boardwalk allowing you to skirt the bar and then climb a short slope to the Campfire, an outdoor venue for music and conversation.

Those wishing to get directly to the Burrow Coffee House should follow the north pointing path from the Park Office as it leads the way over the gorge by way of a vine-hung bridge. The café is – understandably – the largest venue within the setting. Occupying the top of the island forming the far side of the gorge between it and the Park Office, the coffee house presents indoors and outdoors seating, decks, and a boardwalk running down to where the Starlight Stage is nestled slightly below it, surrounded by trees.

A further path leads away from the Starlight Stage, offering the means to visit the attractive ruins of a stone gazebo built overlooking open waters, or to make your way down to the store mentioned earlier or loop back up to the Park Office, passing by way of the local horse rezzer, should you fancy riding around the region.  A boardwalk also descends the rocks from the stage, winding its way down to a little beach and the Mossy Anchor bar.

Throughout all of this, there are places to sit awaiting discovery. These might be at the edge of the path or on the decks or wharves, within the gazebo or other roadside structures, whilst the waters offer places to take out a boat or go for a swim. As noted as well, there is the horse rezzer for those who wish an alternative means to explore (head east along the path from the Park Office if you use that as your Landing Point when visiting).

Lovingly crafted and brought together, Burrow offers a lot to see and appreciate, and I particularly love the way each location naturally sits apart from the rest courtesy of the woodlands and shaping of the landscape, such that it offers its own sense of intimacy and privacy whilst still very much a part of the whole.

Now open to visitor to explore, Burrow will host an official opening event on Saturday, June 20th, 2026, commencing at 15:00 SLT, which is also tied the Primfeed’s 2nd anniversary, within additional sets to follow over the weekend and during the week, as follows:

My thanks to Harlow and the folk at Burrow for the early invite!

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Please note: Burrow is rated Moderate.

• Burrow Coffee House (Evermore, rated Moderate)
• Campfire
• Grove & Gambit
• Hex and Haze
• Mossy Anchor
• Petal Pavilion
• Starlight Stage
• The Tipsy Fox

Steven Spielberg is responsible for some of the most iconic films of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. I’m not going to list any of them here per se, as we all likely have our favourites. However, due to his films, Spielberg is indirectly responsible for a range of Second Life destinations which either seek to reproduce his work or use it as a leaping-off point for the imaginations of those responsible for them.

In this, perhaps his most popular film (and follow-on franchise) for SL settings might well be Jurassic Park, which has seen everything from direct reproductions of its most familiar locations through to adventure games built around its central story or mixing of humans and dinosaurs.

It is Jurassic Park which sprang to mind for me as I first broadly cammed around following my arrival at Leloo’s World: Age of Giants, a setting designed by LeLooUlf.

Now, to be fair, it wasn’t actually that film that came to mind when I first arrived; that honour went to George Taylor’s (aka Charlton Heston’s) famous outburst, “You maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!” And if you need to understand why, just take a look at what forms the backdrop to the Landing Point – and if you’re still unsure, go ask Google 🙂 .

However, as I did cam out and around – particularly as I first tracked around the coast – it was a specific scene from Jurassic Park, together with the truly iconic theme by John Williams (which remains part of one of my all-time favourite film scores) that came to mind as a massive brachiosaur came into view, and I found myself immediately thinking of Sam Neill’s Alan Grant and Laura Dern’s Ellie Sattler and their reactions on first seeing such a marvellous beast strolling past their jeep.

Not, I hasten to add, because Age of Giants is in any way directly based on given settings or scenes from the original film or its sequels; the setting remains uniquely its own – but there are elements and motifs which inevitably bring the film to mind, be they in the mixing of Tyrannosaurus Rex with the  Apatosaurus as velociraptors look on; or in the familiar gates of the park itself (in this case leading to Leloo’s little ranges of shops oft found in her designs) or the inclusion of the  Gyrosphere seen in Jurassic World.

For the most part rugged to the point of mountainous, the setting has dinosaurs scattered around and gliding overhead in the form of pterosaurs, with signposts marking the way through for those on foot. As well as the Gyrospheres mentioned above (and which you drive yourself), it is also possible to take an aerial ride around the setting via a pterosaur.

Also, and if you are feeling brave, there is the opportunity to grab a large “bone swatter” and go full-on Fred Flintstone and calm any unruly dinos with a swift clout. If this fails (as it likely will), there is a pose opportunity for photos which has you running from a potentially irate T-rex!

I did find the Gyrospheres a little difficult to control when it came to driving around, and so would personally recommend sticking to your pedal extremities and following the paths and signs on foot. The latter are particularly handy for finding the photogenic spots.

The pterosaur tour is gentle enough, and at less than 5 minutes, it doesn’t get tiresome and will take you through and over the tree tops in a manner that will reveal the dinosaurs below and perhaps reveal a path or two you might otherwise miss. Also, if you do feel something might have slipped past without ypou noticing, keep an eye out for the teleporter stone(s).

As well as the walks, etc., there are numerous places to sitting waiting to be found, both within the main dinosaur area and “outside” of it. The setting is also rich in ambient sounds, so make sure you have local sounds available in your viewer and your speakers on / headphones at the ready.

Age of Giants is small and fun to visit, and comes complete with an odd little whimsy along the beach at and close by the Landing Point, part of which I mentioned back towards the top of the piece and the rest of which I’ll leave you to find.

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Leloo’s World: Age of Giants (Friends, rated Moderate)