Environmentally friendly travel with Second Life
By Darren Cronian on Saturday, November 10th, 2007

Tonight I took a trip around the streets of London and Amsterdam and I flew there, but it didn’t cost me a penny or have an impact on the environment. Have I gone mad? Well no, you may have heard of Second Life, a 3D virtual world which has over 1million residents.

Environmentally friendly travel with Second Life
Royal Mail not on strike – it must be virtual.

Environmentally friendly travel with Second Life
STA Travel virtual office and my rather funky Hawaiian shirt.

Travel companies like STA Travel, Starwood Hotels and Costa Cruises have spent I would suspect a lot of money promoting their brand on Second Life, and Lonely Planet organise a weekly trivia content where residents can get together and participate.

Do I take a cruise, visit the scenic STA Island or stay in a virtual hotel or loft for my next trip?


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6 responses to “Environmentally friendly travel with Second Life”

Darren Cronian | 11 November, 2007 at 7:08 am

More info:

Travolution feature Second Life in a number of their blog posts

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Rohan | 11 November, 2007 at 2:42 pm

Wow! Excellent graphics, how much does it cost for this software Darren?

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Darren Cronian | 12 November, 2007 at 7:56 pm

Rohan its free. Visit the link on the blog post and download the software. To buy things you have to have credits, but you get L$250 free when you sign up.

You need to have a PC with good graphics card.

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Rohan | 13 November, 2007 at 9:40 pm

OMG I am going to be addicted to this.

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Darren Cronian | 13 November, 2007 at 10:02 pm

It’s very addicting Rohan!

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Rohan | 15 November, 2007 at 12:08 am

The wife will kill you! haha

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