Virtual Vagabond

The Route 66 Road Trip Hunt runs from February 20th – March 20th, 2013. Each item costs L$1.

Look for a sculpted motorcycle tire (pictured left).

Vintage kitsch Wigwam Motel with vintage car, cacti, and bed with animations from (In)Discretions. Thanks Hyacinth!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winter/37/94/21
Hint: Everyone needs drivin’ music!

Vintage spinning sputnik shaped neon sign (mesh and only 2 prims), the Roto-Sphere from Axo’s / Axolotl Icthan.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kakapo/19/238/129
Hint: Hey, maybe I look like a plate, but I’m not!

Worn out Route 66 road sign with U.S. and all eight states options, plus a No Drama sign from MadPea.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/MadPea%20Base/70/204/49
Hint:  Anyone who traveled west on Route 66 knew they were linking the old for the new (old town Chicago and shiny Los Angeles). Here the Kaaos Effect does the same thing – someplace between the Future and the Old West lies your prize.

Find more participating shops, gifts, hints, and slurls at the Route 66 Road Trip Hunt blog.

The Cold Winter Nights Hunt runs from January 15th – February 15th, 2013. Each item costs L$10.

Look for a sculpted blue snowflake (pictured left).

Telescope with table and laptop that are mesh plus interactive animations from -Hanaya-.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gwarl/143/13/551
Hint: Tiptoe through the Tulips

Rustic mesh cabin with scripted fireplace with smoke and stained glass windows from POST.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Orpheum/51/21/1002
Hint: Let sleeping dogs lie

Find more participating shops, gifts, slurls, and hints at the Cold Winter Nights hunt blog.

Cash register that is available in 18 colors, mesh, 1 prim, with sculpted buttons and optional tip jar script, cafe bar stall available in 12 variations, office desk and chair that is available in 7 colors, mesh, and 1 prim a piece from ! GachaYa ! / yuji777 gacha machines for L$1 each.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ethmia/212/237/85

The Room 326 Hunt from MadPea runs from December 28th, 2012 – January 31st, 2013. The hunt starts at the Silent Peacock Hotel. Purchase a hud from a newspaper vendor for L$50.

Look for a sculpted envelope (pictured left). Follow the hints, and if you get stuck, ask for help in the MadPea group. There are 15 envelopes to find before you can receive all of the gifts.
Fair warning: It’s a difficult hunt!

Lovely mesh art nouveau bust statue, Mysterious bust special edition from The Cube Art Gallery / Yaiza Galicia.
Haunted House which reminds me of the house from the movie Psycho from Never Totally Dead / Silex Zapedzki.
Hotel luggage cart from Never Totally Dead / BlueSean Yiyuan.
Retro Television with animated screen and sounds from The Black Forest / Arduenn Schwartzman.

Start the Room 326 hunt here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hoshi%20Island/129/137/901

Find more information, participating shops and gifts at the MadPea blog.

The With Love Hunt runs from November 30th, 2012 – December 17th, 2012. Each item costs L$10.

Look for a sculpted red open gift box with a bow and necklace (pictured left).

Skov Kapel (or forest chapel), is a mesh rustic building with stained glass windows and a wood bench from POST.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Orpheum/51/22/1002 
Hint: Quoth the raven, ‘Nevermore.

Mesh Nail Polish Rack that is amazingly only 1 prim from PILOT.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/MudHoney/54/164/27 
Hint: Not a spoon. but a…

Find more participating shops, slurls, and hints at the With Love Hunt blog and pictures of more gifts at the Seraphim blog.

The Fairytale Fantasy Hunt runs from September 1st – 30th, 2012.

Look for a sculpted open book (pictured left).

Beneath the Oak Tree, a really nice mushroom house with tree, garden, plus animated water well, scrying rock, and furniture from Mystique. It could also be a nice skybox. Thanks Dreamer!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kalypso/8/183/21
Hint: I lie in the crystal’s shadow.

Find more participating shops, slurls and gifts on the Fairytale Fantasy Hunt blog.

Update: Here’s a wonderful video of the gift by Natascha Randt.

The Finding FabFree Hunt runs from September 6th – 30th, 2012.

Look for a sculpted number 5 (which can be different colors, one example pictured left).

Kitten shoulder pet with blinking eyes from KittyCatS!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/KittyCats/128/102/25
Hint: rock a bye baby

Animated Girecko shoulder pet from Booshies.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Booshtopia/38/36/58
Hint: Many steaks are but only one of the oddities in this garden 

Wearable mesh giant floating rose with petal particles from ## CI ##.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Zithium/130/112/400
Hint: There is a giant dragonfly!

Vintage Eames era house with two floors, Sunset “Sound City” Studio Build from [CIRCA] Living.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Aurora%20Vale/201/89/38
Hint: She sells seashells by the seashore.

Find more participating shops on the Finding FabFree Hunt blog and pictures of gifts in the Flickr group.

The Steam Hunt 7 runs from September 1st – 30th, 2012.

Look for a sculpted gear (pictured left).

Skybox with air balloon from Julia Collection.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Kipling/44/211/25
Hint: I’m hiding on the 3rd Floor

Hot air balloon prop with poses from [kusshon].
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Academy%20of%20Industry/53/22/108
Hint: Sleep is the best meditation. H.H. Dalai Lama

Find more participating shops, slurls, and gifts on the Historical Hunts blog.

The Carnival Days Hunt runs from September 1st – 30th, 2012. Each item costs $L5.

Look for a one prim ticket (pictured left). Thanks Arrow!

Maiden festival kit with carnival/circus tents, striped flags, booths, stage, and more from Mystique.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kalypso/7/184/21
Hint: Help, I’m “berried”!

Fun interactive balloon darts game which you can add prizes to from Lustre Designs.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Enduring%20dAlliez/211/136/23
Hint: a lil Birdie told me:)

Shoes with spinning carousels as heels from LoveCats Designs.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/LoveCats%20Island/103/100/1028
Hint: Carnivale, festivale, circus fun! What place is it hidden? There can be only one!

Find more participating shops, hints, and slurls on the Carnival Days Hunt blog and gifts on the gallery page.

Free mesh Adobe studio home from Apple Fall group gift (free to join). Thanks Evangeline!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Diamonds%20and%20Pearls/47/210/2029