Hollywood and SL coastguard

I set out for the SL museum of sailing. But managed to end up at the SL coastguard. Which wouldn't' have been bad. But I was dressed as a pirate at the time. Luckily no one saw me, and I was able to change before someone did. While I was there I decided to research the SL coastguard. I was surprised to find, that they provide more of a service than I had thought.

They aren't affiliated with any real life government or real world company. They do however actually teach real life boat safety. They also assist SL land owners on water sims, with various water and boating issues.

It's not just sailing that is a big sport here, in SL and the Blake sea. Another big thing here is flying. Behind the coastguard building is the Hollywood Airport. There you can buy aircrafts, rezz and fly. There are two long runways to aide you in taking off, and gives you a whole new SL experience.

This sim is way bigger than I thought. But I finally made it to the museum. It's funny I knew people sailed in SL but never knew it was this big. They have daily races, yacht clubs and more. At the museum you pick up freebies, learn about the history of sl sailing, and learn about sl racing. For those wanting to get into sl sailing, this is the place to start.

The sim offers rental spots for your boat or yacht. (Please remember, the boats there are private property and are not to be explored or used) For those who really love the sailing lifestyle, they offer home rentals, in this area too.

Of course it wouldn't be Hollywood without the walk of fame or the famous Hollywood sign. I couldn't resist. I had to sit on the sign.

While I was at the SL coastguard I saw a map of the Blake sea. There was on part, near here, that had a big pirate symbol on it. So that clearly is going to be my next stop!

The kind of sim is it:

sailing, aviation, educational, rentals, shopping

Setting:

modern day with a nautical feel, but not too tropical

How to dress for this sim:

nice casual, aviator look, nautical, beachwear is ok, but you might want to keep that on the docks and boats. 

Storyline and background:

This sim has been around for a very long time. In many ways is the history of Sl sailing. This isn't an rp sim, but it works as a great setting for storylines or pictures for nautical, and aviation stories. Also it has the Hollywood airport, you could use it as a setting for any airport story settings.

What to do:

fly planes, sail, hangout with friends, walk the walk of fame, and even sit on the Hollywood sign

Who should visit:

anyone who loves flying and sailing, actually I think everyone should visit once

Teleport: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hollywood/47/111/22

Ashlyn Cazalet :)

Talk like a Pirate-The Blake Sea

In honor of talk like a pirate day, I will be starting a sea voyage.

I have purchased an adorable umbrella boat. I will be exploring and reviewing the Blake sea and the areas nearby. The Blake sea is a large group of sims, that you can easily sail to.

I started at a little island. As I looked out could see various islands and ports. So here I go

To find this little island, click here
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Blake%20Sea%20-%20Turnbuckle/137/206/22

Phat Cat's Jazz Lounge

I came to Phat cat’s out of curiosity. This use to be one of my favorite hang outs when first came to SL. But had not been here for awhile.

I must say I had a marvelous time. My fiancé, Poe and I spent the evening dancing, to beautiful jazz music. Poe enjoyed a game of pool while I drank, pink champagne at the bar. It was a marvelous drink, it did go to my head a little quickly though.

All lovebirds should do this date night at least once.

The kind of sim:
jazz club, restaurant, shopping, romantic,

how to dress for this sim

As long as you are covered and decent, you will ok, but they prefer formal: ladies-long formal dresses and men-suit or tux

What to do

Shop, dance, play pool, hang out

The events going on

They have an array of dj shows through out the day, they usually have shows going between 10 am slt to 10 pm slt

What kind of music:

They play jazz music. They do have DJ’s

who will love it

It's a great date night place,

The times you will find people on
they have a events daily so anytime between 8a slt and 11p slt you can usually find people

special notes

no weapons are allowed on the sim.

Fantasy gear

Anachron
Anachron sells clothes, buildings, shoes, hair and accessories. In the clothes, hair and shoes sections you can find various cultural, retro, contemporary, Victorian, steampunk, ancient, medieval, fantasy and futuristic.

Arcadia
Arcadia carries clothes and accessories for ladies in a dark fantasy style.

Avalon forge  
Avalon forge carries avatars, armor, shoulder pets, weapons,   What to find: shoulder pets-dragons, fairies, rats, mermaids; weapons-shields and swords; statues-skeletal knights, giant dragon,  giant stone knight; avatars-giant spider, skeletal knights, grimm reaper, skeleton, ghost, tiny fairies, big dragon, big skeletal dragon, giant chicken, rat,

Caverna Obscura
Caverna Obscura sells clothes, shoes and accessories with a historical and fantasy design. Many of the looks have a woodland look.

Crystal Clothing Co
Crystal sells fantasy and formal dresses

Curious kittens
Curious kittens carries, shapes, skins, avatars, clothes, jewelry and accessories for men and women. Their styles are goth, neko, fantasy, sci fi, and Lolita.

Epos and Stitched
Epos and Stitched carries modern, historical and fantasy clothes for men and women. They also carry mermaid tails, and togas.

Goth1c0
Goth1c0 sells clothes and accessories for men and women. The styles are goth, rockabilly, vintage, and fantasy.
blog   marketplace   flickr

Grollwerk
Grollwerk sells whole avatars, sculptures, armor and clothes with a sci fi, goth and fantasy style.

House of Rhye and Vengeful Threads
House of Rhye and Vengeful Threads carries clothes and footwear for men and women. The styles you will find are gothic, historical, and biker. Their clothes are classic avatar only

Moon Elixir
Moon Elixir sells clothes accessories and jewelry for fantasy and tribal.

PFC
PFC sells clothes, body parts, weapons, household stuff. The style is tribal, pre-historic and fantasy.
marketplace

Senzafine
Senzafine sells clothes for men and women in fantasy, goth, and historical styles.

White Armory
White Armory sells weapons,  jewelry, mesh fantasy wear for men and women.

Wicca Wardrobe
Wicca's wardrobe sells clothes, jewelry, accessories, shoes and poses for men and women. The styles you will find are biker, rocker, dramatic, fantasy an avant garde  Find them: in world,  MP,  web, Facebook, Twitter

Buildings

Jain
Jain carries buildings, furniture, landscaping, animals and décor

furniture

Blueberry Hill
Blueberry Hill sells furniture and décor that is novelty, whimsical, vintage, shabby chic with a touch of country.

Chimia
Chimia sells indoor and outdoor furniture done in a shabby chic style. Also have novelty pieces like ballooned chairs and a flying couch
flickr  Facebook   blog  

Fancy Décor sells furniture, décor and accessories. The over all style is modern eclectic, with a soft rustic look.
flickr, marketplace

Jain
Jain carries buildings, furniture, landscaping, animals and decor

Little Llama
Little Llama sells furniture, décor, accessories and jewelry. The style is fun, retro, kid, cutsey and kawaii.  marketplace

Meshworx
Meshworx sells furnishings and décor. The styles are contemporary, artsy, vintage. They carry couches, vases, chandeliers, tables and chairs,

Noble Creations
Noble Creations sells furniture of historical and fantasy style

PFC
PFC sells clothes, body parts, weapons, household stuff. The style is tribal, pre-historic and fantasy.
marketplace

Pixel Mode
Pixel Mode sells outdoor, bedroom, dining and living room furniture

Velvet Whip
Velvet Whip sells furniture, décor, home accessories, weapons, wearables, and food. The style is fantasy, old world, and vintage You can find furnishings for the kitchen, dining, medical, library, bedroom, outdoors, and ships

Zerkalo
Zerkalo sells furniture and décor for the bedroom, dining room, living room and role play
marketplace  facebook   flickr   twitter  plurk

Creating your perfect AV

Before I begin my travels, I thought I would explain how to give yourself  makeover.
First we will start with a noob. Using one of the beginning avatars, I will explain how to turn yourself into a fabulous avatar.

Before you begin, get an idea of the look you want in your head.

First thing to change is your shape. You can easily edit the shape you have, or you can buy one. If you buy one, make sure it's modifiable. Also before you edit, make a copy. It's easy to make a mistake. So by having a copy, you start over again. Your shape is the foundation of your look. It may take time till you get it exactly the way you want. To be honest, you may find yourself changing periodically. But getting a basic look, will provide a good start.

Second thing to change is your skin. Where your shape is the foundation, your skin can make or break your look. Skin makers usually have demos, so check out the demos before you buy. Check out several, and I would go with a base skin, instead of anything with facial hair or elaborate makeup. You can always get makeup and facial hair tattoos, to change the look of a base skin. This makes things a lot cheaper, as skins run for 1000L-2000L and you can get various makeups for under 200L. I would pick out our eyes at this point too. For places to get great body parts, click here. For makeup and tattoos click here. Once you have a skin, you will need to pick up a good hairstyle, click here for places.

A word about mesh.....A lot of people are going to mesh bodies, heads, feet or hands. Mesh bodies can't wear standard sl clothes. Also standard sl avatars can't wear appliers. Since I have a lot of clothes for standard av, I am going back and forth on my avatar. I just chose a skin maker that makes appliers for all my mesh. Another thing most shoes are slink shoes now, so its a good idea to buy slink feet. Just remember if you get a mesh head, you can't change the features, so choose one you are 100% happy with.

Now that you have basics complete it's time to decide on your first outfit. Depending on what you are planning to do in SL will dictate what kind of clothes you will want. But you should have at least one casual everyday outfit that isn't over revealing, or makes you look like your about to blow up a town. For a list of fashion stores, click here or search the marketplace. Before you buy an outfit make sure it works with your body. Look at the advertisement carefully, before you buy.

Like real life most places expect you to wear shoes.  But before you buy shoes make sure they are for slink or standard. Slink shoes will have the slink symbol on them. You will have to have slink feet to wear them. For shoe shopping, click here..

Next step is jewelry and accessories. No avatar is complete without that added something. For jewelry and accessories, click here.

No your not finished yet. One last thing, you need is an AO. AO is short for animation override. This will change the way you walk and stand. You find a decent 1L one at akeyo, they have one for men and one for women, for only 1L. For a list of places to get ao's, click here.