It
is always quietly thrilling to find yourself looking at a world you know well
but have never seen from such an angle before.
Bill
Bryson
Here we are, hardly
into the New Year when already a major event is happening in Second Life
(SL). My good friends at the Utopia
Naked Isle Resort are staging a major reopening of their VIP
section after extensive renovations over the Christmas Holidays.
Utopia is
noted for its impressive building programs as evidenced by its Winter
Wonderland sim not to mention the elaborate redecorating that
occurs weekly as they prepare for their Tuesday Pack the Bar (PTB)
revelries. My good friend, Lisah Lorefield, is
the driving force behind much of this work and Utopia’s latest makeover is
probably her most impressive work yet.
While
Utopia Naked Isle Resort is open to all and supported by visitors’ donations,
(Hint: Tier fees aren’t cheap so please contribute if you like what you see.)
the VIP area is for paying members and offers privacy for those seeking a more
intimate setting surrounded by fields and beaches. The design is of a very high quality. As with the main area, it is clothing
optional.
Recently, I dropped by to
meet with Lori,
one of Utopia’s owners about the construction effort and the upcoming grand
reopening.
After
exchanging greetings, Lori and I begin talking about the newly renovated VIP
area. I ask why the renovations were
necessary. Lori replies that Utopia’s
owners weren’t happy with it because it didn’t offer enough things for its
members to do particularly of a non-sexual nature. (Get your mind out of the gutter, this is a
serious review!)
Lori
continues saying that new caves, hang gliding, sky diving, floating rocks, a
mer area (underwater zone) will be available when the facility reopens on
January 18th. The intention
is to have a place where people will want to come and hang out with their
friends so the non-sexual activities were added to diversify the activities.
The VIP
area will be open to all for the first twenty-four hours on Saturday, January
18th. At the opening party on
the same day, live musician Tukso Okey
will play at noon SLT. There will also
be a week long scavenger hunt for that twenty-four period to help visitors
familiarize themselves with the new features.
The first person to send in the twenty scavenger hunt items will receive
a prize of 2,500L. The VIP membership
will be reduced to 150L during this period.
(Which is a bargain BTW.)
Lori drops
hints of hidden themed rooms in the caves for visitors to find and even I with
my press pass am not given any more clues.
But, she did tell me a few skeletons might be found in cave walls near
the hot tubs. (They seemed like such
nice people here compared to where I grew up but these days, who knows?)
Lori has to leave for
her Real Life (RL) responsibilities and I thank her for her time. Later, when I return for pictures for this
story, I learn about the canoeing which is new and stumble onto the new orgy
room. (Nice to know, some folks still respect tradition.)
While with Lori, I
also learned that Utopia will now have more weekly events on Mondays,
Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays in addition to Tuesday’s PTB function. Events can be found posted at the Utopia LZ.
The
renovations did not harm the VIP area’s original inherent charm but have only
added new features. Lisah does an
outstanding job of creating the effect of more space while still working within
the confines of the original sim. She
accomplishes this by building up and digging down. (Lisah is also showing a fascination with
rope bridges in her recent builds. I
have to ask her what this is all about the next time I run into her.)
The grand reopening
of the Utopia VIP area will take place on Saturday, January 18th and
will be open to all. Utopia has planned
many activities as Lori describes to make this a fun filled time for all.
I can
speak from personal experience that it is very difficult not to enjoy one’s
self at a Utopia party. Staff, members,
and guests are always very friendly and inclusive. After all, they let me hang around. (Significant Other thinks someone probably
just lost a bet.)
Please come if you can and
maybe I’ll see you there!
One more item! Utopia’s first anniversary is fast
approaching in the spring. I have it on
good authority that there will be much celebrating and merry making for a week
at that time. Watch this blog or
Utopia’s notice boards and website for more details!
I’ve included links
below to pictures of the new VIP site.
These do not do it justice. Come
and see for yourselves!
As always, I’m grateful to
all inworld for their kindness and time in stopping to talk with a stranger who
was passing through their lives.
I welcome feedback from
readers, please either comment on my blog or
e-mail me at webspelunker@gmail.com
.
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