Burn Story

Dee Zee, Doc Indy, and the great Herbie Haven were kind enough to meet up with us this week on our first stop when we went to visit Burning Man in Groovyverse. The trip included a mix of very RL places, and a few little virtual flourishes, but so neatly inserted into the reality of the build that they feel perfectly integrated. 

Herbie Haven

The group was pretty big this week, about 28 people at our first venue Black Rock Desert, and though almost all of us experienced a leetle touch of lag and disorientation... again, that was completely in harmony with the feelings that Burning Man can cause to real world burners... so it was very much a voyage of exploration, and inspiration.

Vastness is a key ingredient here. Take a look at the map and you'll realize just how large the canvas on which this masterpiece is drawn. Based on the topography and ecology of California and Nevada, the preferred term is Left Coast, and there are plenty of maps and teleports to help a visitor find their way around.

Dee Zee by the Left Coast map

Jade Serenity: Burning Man? I watched the livestream of the RL one... there were a few sand storms

Spax Orion: both destinations are a complete surprise to me... I could look them up but...

Forest Azure: oh, burning man time?

Thirza Ember: i think it's a little different from the last time Forest, there are more horses

Forest Azure: no train or bus? :)

Spax Orion: Who is getting burned?

Lovely Mexico Lindo

Our second stop this week was on OSGrid, to visit a Spanish speaking community that is as vibrant as it is various.

 Lina Kahlo [es→en]: Everyone is welcome to Mexico Lindo, your visit coincided with a very important date in the history of Mexico, we celebrated 216 years of independence

Lina and Niko

Niko Stone [es→en]: With a lot of effort and dedication she achieved this cultural meeting for everyone. We are just in the main square. The plaza you are visiting here in Mexico Lindo Virtual represents this historical place and allows us to experience, in a virtual environment, one of the most important national traditions of Mexico. The plaza you are visiting here in Mexico Lindo Virtual represents this historical place and allows us to experience, in a virtual environment, one of the most important national traditions of Mexico. 

Ayla Alvarez: ♥.;:+THUNDEROUS  APPLAUSE+:;.♥

Ayla Alvarez: so that would be independence from the Spanish

Niko Stone [es→en]: If you want, you can join us where independence was proclaimed. In the early morning of September 16, 1810, Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla called on the people of Mexico to rise up against Spanish rule. The call began with the ringing of the bell of the church of Dolores, Guanajuato, gathering people in the town square. Hidalgo then gave a passionate speech in favor of freedom, encouraging the people to fight for independence.

The Review and You

Another Wednesday, another Safari. Each time, the group is different. Sometimes there are loads of us, sometimes people trying the tour for the first time, sometimes it's a more intimate group of regulars - and what you might define as the 'regulars' has also morphed and evolved over the years, with familiar faces disappearing and new ones taking their place, a bit like the constant ebb and flow of opensim itself. It's not an exclusive group, anyone's welcome, for as often as you choose to join us.
Our plans changed at the very very last minute, which is why it's so handy to meet ahead of time at the Clubhouse so you don't miss anything. Here's what we got up to...

Ayla Alvarez: hi gang

Thirza Ember: hello lovelies

Taarna Welles: Heya

Alex Salamander: Hello Thirza :-)

Thirza Ember: it looks like the first destination may have some big last minute problems

Taarna Welles: O dear,  Can we switch to the second?

Ayla Alvarez: the second hour is having problems too?

Thirza Ember: no, the second will be fine, but I'd like to do something different with this first hour

Jupiter Rowland: Hi everyone!

Ayla Alvarez: here comes the bunny again...

Livin' the Dream

 If you read the previous article about the 5th anniversary of Belze and Chubby, there's another notable anniversary this weekend in the German speaking community of opensim. Over on Vela Dreams grid,  Cleopata and Myrena Rajal are marking their 4 years together. 

Myrena and Cleopata

Vela Dreams grid is on a home server with 128 RAM and it hosts 42 Vars, the equivalent of 142 standard sized regions. Each Tuesday they have a regular dance meetup on a sim appropriately called Vela Disco that houses a number of prim-built venues with bright colors and vivid textures. Not to mention the fish!

Gothic Bliss

This weekend is a milestone in the life of Chubby and Belze Cherub. They are celebrating five years of marriage.

That matrimonial bliss has given life to a very special creation, their own grid called Chubelz. 

The grid is compact and varied, with a wedding venue, numerous freebie regions including furniture, textures, avatars and clothes and it's well worth a visit any time,

Arriving on Chubelz

 not just for the big Goth event on Saturday 12 September - that's tomorrow, at time of writing. The party will begin at 8pm Euro time, that's 10 am Grid time, and with several DJ's performing, it's going to be quite a night!

Around Chubelz Welcome you'll find many gothic shops full of great freebies

Belze Cherub: Back then, I was in Nextlife and Chubby was with Cleo Rajal. After we got together, we initially teamed up with friends on the Ankabi grid before creating our own grid.

Fairy Dreamland

The grid has numerous sims. The colorful Fairy Dreamland is always open and well worth a visit any time, and then there are numerous others that are open on a seasonal basis, including of course a winter wonderland, an Easter build, and that Opensim classic, a Halloween sim. About a year ago, they held a fantastic fashion show, demonstrating some of their outfits for men and women. 

Belze Cherub: The purpose of the grid is this - to meet up with friends, have fun, and escape everyday life.

Thirza Ember: There are dozens of small, lively German speaking grids in Opensim. It's a very different model to the big grid approach, with many residents and one owner, and it seems to work very well. What do you think is the secret of your success?

Belze Cherub: It’s important to be friendly, especially in small groups. We’re here to have fun and escape the daily grind—we don’t need any drama here.

Congratulations on your five years together Chubby and Belze, and wishing you many more to come!
HG Address: 

chubelz.de:8002:ChubelzWelcome

Saturday's party is at   chubelz.de:8002:ChubelzBallsaal

Arabian Delights

Our first stop this week was to Wolf Territories Grid, to see the artist and poet Arabian Sands, This vast sim has so much on it, that we could only touch on a few points of interest and wow how interesting it was. The sim is called Dune Art, and it's a very sandy sumptuous region under a spectacular sky. There were quite a lot of us on the sim, including some first time Safarians, always great to have new company on our tours!

Yara Eilde: Hello Arabien

Max Well: hello hello all

Dings Digital: Hallo Yara :)

Tosha Tyran: Hello folks :)

Ayla Alvarez: hi everyone, got your pith helmet?

Star Ravenhurst: Hi everyone

Arabian Sands: Hey Forest :)

Tosha Tyran: James, sexy underwear :D

Forest Azure: oh wow, I'm me already! that is fast!

James Atlloud: ty Tosha - who knows, where's my clothes!! ha ha

Ayla Alvarez: not panties, I hope...

James Atlloud: boxers, always boxers.  they be painted on just for such occasions.

Lavia Lavine: Hey Everybody

Bob Solo: hi

Thirza Ember: how is the rezzing going? I see you all looking good ... at least, skins are slow today but at least we all have our hair!

Bob Solo: all colored in

Spax Orion: slowly seeping in... no lag on my end...Pretty place btw!

Lavia Lavine: It's slowly coming in for me

Ayla Alvarez: I'm gray and I can't get up

Tina Bey: Hola a Todos !!

Jade Serenity: Oooo pretty sky!

Tosha Tyran: Hola, Tinísima

 Arabian Sands: As-salamu alaykum, and welcome to everyone.  My name is Arabian Sands, and I am the creator and builder of Dune and Dune Art. It is my great honor that HG Safari has chosen to visit my world today as one of their stops. I would especially like to thank Thirza for making this visit possible.

Thirza Ember: don't say great honor until after. we make a lot of mess

Jade Serenity: giggle

Tosha Tyran: lol thirza! We litter

Ipso-Fari

Our second stop this week was on BloodMoon Pack grid, to meet up with the French painter and videographer Prodyck Theas. We were there to see Ipsofacto, a sim with deep connections to Prodck's RL artistry, and also his many eyars of activity in opensim. Prodyck often streams inworld events on his Twitch account, though today he was busy showing us around - so here's the words and pictures part; if you'd like to see more pictures, why not join our Facebook group where photographer extraordinaire Roff Kisses has posted a few.

Prodyck Theas: bonjour

Vlad Helsing: Please click on the ball on Prodyck's head and choose your language.

Cherry Manga: hello bonsoir

Forest Azure: more desert!

Dings Digital: bonsoir

Tina Bey: que bueno!! llego el traductor!

Prodyck Theas: Has everyone arrived? Welcome to all It's been a long time since I've made any visits. The last time was on Craft  A thank you to Vlad for hosting regions. The theme of this region is after global warming. Man had to make little artificial paradises

Tosha Tyran: Oh my god, that is why it seemed so familiar - like looking out of my window in RL

Cherry Manga: global warming made clouds bloom as flowers , how sweet

Prodyck Theas: Follow me. Here a nod to the spirit of the times