Chichen Itza redux – Mayan ruins in Second Life

Posted by Paul Raven @ 11-06-2007 in General

Well, talk about sychronicity. Mere days after I post a picture from my jaunt around Mexico, I hear that I can wander the ruins of Chichen Itza once again … without even having to leave my swivel-chair, let alone the country.

Chichen Itza - the SL version

Oh yes! The Mexico Tourism Board has just finished a scale reproduction of the the ancient Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza in Second Life … another sim to add to my growing list of places to visit.

You should come too – drop me a line. I’d be happy to show people around in Second Life, and there are parts of it that really are worth seeing, you know …

Iraq reconstruction costing more than European reconstruction post-WW2

Posted by Paul Raven @ 27-02-2006 in General

The infrastructure of Iraq is (understandably) a mess. This is largely due to insurgents breaking things or blowing them up, often along with the engineers working on them. Continue reading “Iraq reconstruction costing more than European reconstruction post-WW2″