Announcement: Christmas Downs Is Open

 

The Duchy of Caledon Downs is pleased to announce the opening of Christmas Downs and the Santa Sleigh Ride. We do apologize for the lateness this year but most all know of the major land movement and parcel ownership that took place which caused a re-routing of the ride. 

 

The Christmas Express which takes you up to Santa's land is located on the high ground at the railroad track, Also the Christmas Express has been replaced with newer models with easier to sit on car. Ice skating on the harbor now can provide free skates. Up on the Goblin Cave hill is a free Sled to ride on. 

 

We do hope you will come and explore Caledon Downs as it is completely open to the public. 

 

Will remain till Jan. 2nd 2025

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Downs/200/114/44 

Cynthia Farshore

Christmas Places: Rebel Yell and Christmas Town

 

Christmas is coming, and Gemma Cleanslate continues her exploration across Second Life of holiday-themed locations. In her latest article, she looks at two, Rebel Yell and Christmas Town. At Rovaniemi Lapland's Rebel Yell, there's plenty to see and plenty to do, with winter sports and Santa's village. Christmas Town by Laura Liberty has some old favorites, but also new activities, and you can shop for both Xmas and New Years.

Read Gemma's story in Places.

Chamonix City

Gemma Cleanslate's winter activity articles are coming to a close, at least for now. But before she hung up her heavy winter coat in the storage closet, she headed to a place with plenty of cold-weather fun: Chamonix City. Named after the location of the world's first Winter Olympics, the location has a number of sports to try out from "hockey, snowboarding, cross country skiing, sledding, ice skating, and more."

Read Gemma's story in Places. 

Ravenlock's Xmas Zone

Reporter Locke Esgal is back with a Christmas story. This one is with a gaming twist. In his latest article, he writes about the Pokemon-themed Ravenlock sim's own holiday area. So just what does one catch when you mix Christmas with Pokeman?

Read Lock's story in Places.

Winter Ice Rock Festival 2014

One of the other wonderful regions I was hoping would be open for the winter  activities is the Winter Ice Rock Festival2014 @ Celebrities Hangout. I enjoyed this sim so much last year and could not wait to get to see it this year. The decor is lovely, all buildings and outdoor places are available to visit, hang out, relax , have some good food and drinks and loads of fun. For inside venues there is a lodge, and a restaurant where food is served, and a few other buildings where you can just sit and talk. 

The skating pond is quite long so you can do your flips and jumps and other tricks . If you don’t have a skate hud you will find nice skating balls , singles or couples for your use. Or you may want to rezz a sled to run across the ice or onto the snowy areas around the pond. A lovely sleigh is available for a guided tour. 


Even if you are not a skier be sure to hop on the sky train or  tram that goes up the hill and around the sim. At the top you can hop off for some skiing or sledding if you wish or just ride  back down. The view is marvelous. Stop over by Santa’s... where the reindeer are housed and in front are some kiosks with goodies to eat and drink. The region is the property of the Tribute Concert  group, the first tribute group in Second Life.  Enjoy!! 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/REBEL%20YELL%20CONCERTS/196/65/31

Gemma Cleanslate

Winter Ice Rock Festival at Palma

Winter is officially still a month away. But some places in Second Life have already gotten their snowfall. One of them is Palma, which was renovated for what its owners call it's Winter Ice Rock Festival. Gemma Cleanslate was told about the place, and went over to see the scenic place.

Read Gemma's article in Places.

Skiing! More Winter Fun!

Gemma Cleanslate closes her December articles with a look at more wintertime fun in Second Life. This time she did some skiing. She went to several locations in Second Life offering this and other wintertime activities. Or one could just warm up in the lodge.

Read more in Places.

Tis the Season

It's wintertime in Second Life, and that means winter activities. Gemma Cleanslate was out looking for places for winter fun, from skating to snowball fights to sledding to Skiing, and more. She came up with a list of locations to have some winter fun without getting snow down your back.

See the list in Places.