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How many women writers are celebrated on this build at NoiLab?
Brilliant build by Tonino Lane and dreamt up by Lorenza Colicigno...
A must for all booklovers...
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/06/lorenzas-ladies-of-l...

Thirza Ember: Fun fact: the world's best-selling author is a woman, Agatha Christie. Go ladies. 9 months ago
WOW Such an interesting conversation with Ubit, and then a fascinating tour of a region on AMV. Huge group, and we (barely) broke anything! Altho I think I may have to pay for Kelso's dry cleaning. Grass is such a tricky stain to get out.
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/06/safari-goes-to-hell-...

Luna Lunaria: Fun trip :-) 2 years ago

Tomorrow Safari starts again! hope you can make it https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/01/back-in-busy-ness.ht...


Thirza Ember: Thanks to everyone who came along, and to our fabulous hosts. If you missed the trip and are curious about what happens on Safari, or would like to visit the places independently later, here are som... 1 years ago

Thanks to @Bibiana and to @Aphra for having us visit, and a special thanks to @Jupiter for his contribution
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/10/from-aphra-to-bibi.h...


Jupiter Rowland: If you're still looking for SFposer, you can find it boxed and ready to go here (https://opensimworld.com/hop/74730) and the script itself here (https://opensimworld.com/library?view=44). 1 years ago

Part One of this week's HG Safari trip. Because it was just that big.
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-folly-of-phaedra...


Max Hill: Thank you very much to all the visitors as well as to Thirza without whom this would not have happened. It was a pleasant moment for us to have received you. Thank you again for being here. 2 years ago
More fun out on the HG with a growing crowd of intrepid group tourists.
First, a biker racetrack that boldly goes beyond your expectations with SoS BAD and SIWAS
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/01/biker-bad.html
then a magical venetian evening with new friends, talented builders, and an amazing concert.
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-serenissima-safari...

Aphra Hendrix: oh i missed the group visit, will check out on my own.... looks very interesting! 2 months ago
A week of fun on and off Safari - opensim empty? Nah.
With visits to Aire Mille Flux, Shipyards, and Creanovale.
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/11/i-dew.html
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/11/playing-ketchup.html
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/11/spooqued.html
HG Safari 2022 Week 09
Where: HG Safari
When: 2 years ago [9 Mar 2022 12:00 SLT]

Books, Big Art, and Carnival
Please come to the CLUBHOUSE on OSgrid to meet the group, get the LMs and find out any last minute changes. hg.osgrid.org:80:HG Safari
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DESTINATION 1 Books and Art at the MdM. Rosanna Galvani invites us to check out the new Ebook library at the Museum, and to see some of the famous art collection on the surrounding regions
craft-world.org:8002:Uqbar 2
DESTINATION 2
Fun and dancing on Wyldwood! Sample the sights of New Orleans, learn more about the Bayou, and indulge in some Carnival dancing with Harmony Beningborough and the gang
wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou N'Awlins

Safari returns with a roar today at 12 noon SLT with a visit to Dinkies and Dinosaurs on Discovery Grid! Join us if you can we depart from hg.osgrid.org:80:HG Safari where you'll find the details of the trip.
Can't come? There will be the usual writeups on https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/ a big thanks to @ShalHeira and @KayakerMagic for making this wonderful debut adventure possible!

Thirza Ember: wow thanks to everyone who showed up to the event, about 25 of us (including the naked and the clouds!!) If you'd like to see a few pictures, here are the links https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/09/w... 7 months ago

Thirza Ember: to travel with friends like you guys is pure bliss 1 years ago

Big thanks to Maria Korolov for coming on Safari with us yesterday. If you missed it, here's some of the highlights. https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/09/maria-on-safari.html


Hella: Maria is an unprecedented meeting in the world of the metaverse, so enthusiastic since so many years :)), thank you for having organized this evening like no other. 2 years ago
Thanks so much to the wonderful @Oni Kiri and to Alia Soulstar and Lorin Tone for hosting the final Safari of the season. We all had such a great time!
Here's our adventure.
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/07/spectacular-sound-ad...
Safari returns on September 14 with a visit to see Maria Korolov

Thirza Ember: Thank you so much Oni for getting up so early to join us, and for the warm welcome - that's dedication! 2 years ago
Two new posts today, one about the end of an era, one about a new project just getting started
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/04/third-lifes-charm.ht...
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-queens-of-castle...

Marianna : I hope we see Sunbeam again one day, I love her writing style and her focus was keen as to what we wanted to learn about. Like you Thirza I love to read you too, thank you for your thoughtful style w... 2 years ago
HG Safari 2022 Week 10
Where: HG Safari
When: 2 years ago [16 Mar 2022 13:00 SLT]

IMPORTANT:
THE SAFARI BEGINS 1 HOUR LATER THAN USUAL in USA/Canada
due to 'Spring Forward' Clock Change
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DESTINATION 1 "Silent Refueling" on Outworldz
Ferd Frederix invites us to explore this sci fi themed build, which is based on the 1972 movie "Silent Running" with Bruce Dern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p69lEMn0I8k
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DESTINATION 2 Mondego vLab
Crista Lopes aka Diva Canto invites us to a conversation about the State of OpenSim, and its place going forward in the metaverse, if such a thing exists.
nile.ics.uci.edu:9000

https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/03/safari-jukes-it-out....


Thirza Ember: Just two more Safari trips in this final season. Thank you all for the support and the enthusiasm you've shown, both the hosts and the tourists. 2 years ago
The new season of Safari began yesterday with two outstanding destinations ...
For this first season of 2024 we are one down and 9 more wednesdays to go, if you missed yesterday, here is what happened when we went to
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/01/nola-treat.html
New Orleans with @MsCaladium and
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/01/toshas-bilbao-wow.ht...
the Guggenheim build by @ToshaTyran
Would you like to have the safari come visit your grid or region? Send me a DM and let's get planning!
HG Safari -out there exploring opensim! The past couple of weeks have taken us to a re-creation of dreams, a community in the tropics, an African sanctuary, and an audience with a famous grid owner. Lots to learn and to laugh at ! If you missed our trips, here are the words and pictures
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/09/a-spirited-safari.ht...
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/09/safari-goes-tropican...
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/09/safari-in-den.html
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/09/kitelys-fifteenth.ht...

Thirza Ember: I forgot to add this link. If you have never been on the Safari trips, and would like to see what it looks like, Jessica Pixel livestreamed the last event, here is the link. https://www.youtube.com/wa... 6 months ago
Anatobotanica ! What does it mean? How was it built? Cherry Manga's new build is a must -visit, here is what Cherry told us when we toured on Wednesday https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/06/anatomy-of-artist.ht...
... almost as exciting as camping for money to buy freebies.

Luna Lunaria: I love Cherry's work in Opensim 10 months ago
Whether you're looking for an educational build, some real world art, or just want to meet Arnie on vacation, nothing could be finer than Tosha Tyran's Angkor Wat. The Safari visited the temple and environs, and learned some curious things about the builder...https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/06/toshas-towers.html

Luna Lunaria: I love large detailed architectural builds like this one, done with great textures and environment settings. I wasn't able to make the Safari tour due to RL work obligations, but I'm placing this reg... 10 months ago

AMAZING hosts @CCI Grid gave us an unforgettable tour this week on Safari, and the sailing on Alanna was a treat! Words and pictures here: https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/01/seaside-safari.html

Thank you Walter and Camryn for sharing this gorgeous build with us all.
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/11/fallingwater-finale....

Yesterday's Safari, with the friends of Soul Grid, and then Luna Lunaria!
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/11/action-station.html
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/11/moon-scape.html


Rudi Bakerly: Thank you Thirza. It was an amazing experience to have you with us. Many thanks for the attention you give to this nice hypergrid project. 1 years ago
Snoots and Nyx - two artful destinations on OSGrid and AMV. Thanks to both our hosts for letting us explore their work
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/10/breens-dreams.html
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/10/snoots-in-city.html

Thirza Ember: Al Scot made a nice video of Nyx's build https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfjKQZUr3TY 1 years ago

Great fun, and so informative, Lorin Tone's sound class.
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/09/noise-ploys-with-lor...


Luna Lunaria: I love creating and adding sounds to my regions 2 years ago
HG Safari 2022 Week 19
Where: HG Safari
When: 2 years ago [29 Jun 2022 12:00 SLT]

Starting as always at the Clubhouse, hg.osgrid.org:80:HG Safari
The Little Prince Week
Destination 1 Exupery, Osgrid
WizardOz Chrome, with the participation of Cherry Manga, Tina Bey, Emil Jannings and our kind host Unadecal Masala, present a reimagining of the classic story by Antoine de St.-Exupery, born on this day in 1900.
hg.osgrid.org:80:Exupery
Destination 2 Ustengrav, Ignis Fatuus Grid
A new French build on Ignis Fatuus by Harthelie Deux and Chip Angelvi, recalling all kinds of wonders from the ancient world
ignis-fatuus.no-ip.biz:8002:Ustengrav

Huge thank you to Nebby Newman and to @Lone Wolf for having the Safari to visit yesterday, there's so much to learn about the backstory of every place in Opensim, you made us smarter
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/06/safari-goes-little-a...

Lone Wolf: No problems! :-) Really lovely meeting everyone! 2 years ago
HG Safari 2022 Week 17
Where: HG Safari
When: 2 years ago [15 Jun 2022 12:00 SLT]

Destination 1
Weelandia on Digiworldz with Nebby Newman
What do you know about the philosophy and community that distinguishes the Tiny and Dinkie communities, reaching across both Opensim and into Second Life ? Nebby shows us her lovely landscaped region, full of fun for both the smaller and regular size avies, and we learn about the shopping and partying opportunities that Digiworldz offers those of the smaller persuasion.
login.digiworldz.com:8002:Weelandia
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Destination 2
From the tiny to the very very large! Lone Wolf invites us to glimpse the the vast landscape of Wolf Territories, said to be one of the largest grids in opensim. Learn about the technical challenges and the aesthetic goals that have brought about this massive mountainous wilderness, Check out the Destination Guide on the grid to see all the many points of interest!

grid.wolfterritories.org:8002:Wolf Mountain

Why be a Sponsor of opensimfest? Is it expensive, exclusive, complicated? Here are three stories of ordinary folk who decided to get involved.
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-sponsors-tale.ht...

Marianna : I wouldn't consider these "ordinary folk" These are all talented wonderful mentors of opensim who have brought us beautiful worlds and lots of magic! 2 years ago
The final HG Safari of the season, we went to see Ferd Frederix and Joe Builder's new install, and then a long conversation with Crista, 2 blog posts because so much happened.
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/03/safari-goes-silent.h...
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/03/closing-at-cristas.h...

Thirza Ember: Season 2 of the Safari will run from May 4 to July 6 and is already fully booked. Season 3 will run from September 14 to November 16, always supposing we have not been nuked yet. Spaces in the calend... 2 years ago
This year's first season of HG Safari ended last night with shrimp, lag, art, unexpected naked butts, jokes, sand swimming, and friendship.
If you're curious, here's where we went... to see AI art
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-journey-of-pat-b...
and then for a concert in a flooded city center
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/03/safari-meets-its-spe...
Thanks to the 20 different hosts who made this season possible, and looking forward to starting up again in April!
The first Safari season of 2024 is drawing to a close with just 2 more weeks to go! Join us if you can, it's Wednesdays at 12 noon Grid time. If you're not familiar with what we do, here is a recap of recent Safari trips
we learned about some Camera magic on Atlas
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/02/atlas-tv.html
We time-traveled Back to the Future with Akira and Samira
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/02/once-in-blue-moon.ht...
We discovered dragons on BFD
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/02/here-be-dragons.html
... and learned a bit about Nasti on Soul Grid, for Valentines.
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/02/hearts-on-soul.html
you're very welcome to join our next trip, or to get in touch, so we can plan a visit to your region!
Last week's Inworld Review looked at how Mumble could be a good alternative to Vivox, as both Jeff and Cyb have mentioned here on opensimworld in the past. Here's a bit of a deeper dive into the different ways people could - starting today - use Mumble for Voice. By snowbody Cortes
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/02/are-you-ready-to-mum...
This week's HG Safari trip was a 3-parter.
1. For the last time we checked out all the Freebies from 60+ grids and regions, on the Hypergrid International Expo Park, which is preparing for the next event in April. Join the opensimworld Group for updates https://opensimworld.com/groups/1041
2. SKY HAZE the installation by Cherry Manga can now be visited any time, read the blog post to learn more
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/01/hie-art-on-craft.htm...
3. A tour of Treasure Island by its creator Tutz Zabelin - gorgeous in every way!
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/01/tutz-and-treasure.ht...
The Safari group trips are on break until January 3 but there's so much to see out there, HG Safari blog continues, here are some cool destinations on four very different grids - a dark castle, a Christmas paradise, a fantasy universe, and an Italian oasis of architecture... happy hypergridding
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/11/crow-castle.html
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-daqtheion-empire...
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/11/zorees-season.html
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/11/master-of-artgianni-...
The 2023 fall season of Safari ended this week with two great visits!
First a load test, related to the upcoming Opensim Community Conference, and second, an interactive science build by Caro that's hilarious!
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/11/a-scientific-safari-...
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/11/telling-tales-on-nar...
Thanks to @CaroFayray, Nara Malone for being such lovely hosts,
You can watch a replay of our trip here courtesy of Lifted Pixel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SWY-jn4yz0
HG Safari returns in January. If you have a region that you would like us to visit, you can Im me here, or on OSGrid to fix a date.
what a great Safari trip to visit with @SamsaraTimeless and @Hyacinth on Groovyverse, and then Lorenza Colicigno and Tonino Lane on Craft!! Are you tired of reading the Boring Box? Take a look at the Safari Blog, or watch the whole thing in replay courtesy of the fabulous Lifted Pixel! and then, of course, get out on the hypergrid and visit somewhere spectacular. The best cure for negativity is creativity.
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/11/timeless-ariadne.htm...
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/11/lorenzas-women.html
Hilarity and creativity on film...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq6C9Bzi83E
The past few weeks of Safari trips have been... trippy!
Escape from the ordinary, and get out there to visit some amazing regions.
Here are a few of our recent adventures.
In each case, the address of the region can be found at the end of the post.

A trip to Bridgemere to learn about Dreamgrid
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/09/hairys-style.html
Ancient Egypt with Luna Lunaria
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/09/luna-see.html
Victor de Angelo's impressive mall
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/10/free-life-in-city.ht...
An evening with Whirli Placebo and his music
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/10/whirli-placebo-on-hi...
A tour to George Harrison's 'real' place - by Mudpuddle Cleanslate, on Littlefield Grid
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/10/all-things-must-pass...
Fabulous Neverworld with a triumph of a build by Nexus Storm
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/10/neo-rome.html

Safari will be back after the summer break. In the meantime, the HG Safari blog goes on.
If you missed it, you can catch up on this week's hg news about... a milestone, a romance, a manor, and a festival
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/07/sweet-sixteen.html
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/07/jazzed-up-in-opensim...
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/07/tropicana-fun.html
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/07/to-manor-born.html
Four blog posts exploring more corners of opensim - a futuristic region with a mech theme, a set of portals inviting you to explore art all over the hypergrid, a new initiative to help French speakers network across grids, and an interview with one of opensim's best loved artists.
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/07/vive-la-evolution.ht...
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/07/portal-palette.html
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/07/francopholie.html
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/07/planet-with-tina-bey...
Recent posts on HG safari cover many subjects:
self guided tour portals,
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/07/portal-palette.html
a sci fi region full of cool vehicles,
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/07/vive-la-evolution.ht...
an offer of a free art venue on your grid,
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/06/nyxs-art-for-space.h...
and the end of an era for a famous freebie grid.
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/07/life-goes-oni.html
Thanks to @Symphony @nyxbreen @Xinashi and everyone else who made these posts happen!