Stamp Terminals | Teaser Photo | My Partner wants me to get a passport | New Locations
09/25/2021
OUR STAMP TERMINALS
All readers will recognise our stamp dispenser terminals. They come in black and white. They’re elegant, low-prim and with our logo on the front they’re easy to recognise.
You may not have encountered all of the other variants yet, so here are some photos
One is unique — the special Bellisseria Slenderman edition. You’ll have to brave his gallery to see that one up close — and he does not make it easy to find! The undersea variant — rusty and flickering — is to be found at Mer locations. Then there’s the latest type — for homes in Fantasseria — the magical sub-continent of Belli.
Watch out for all the different styles and always check for our logo before complaining that one doesn’t work. The basic design is available full perm on MarketPlace and others use it too around the grid for various purposes — so that thing you’re clicking with no result may not always be one of ours!
STOP PRESS: You heard it here first, folks. More new designs of terminals, including wall-mounted plaque-type variants, are in development and will be available Soon®.
TEASER PHOTO
No clues, but also coming Soon®.
MY PARTNER WANTS ME TO GET A PASSPORT
My friend Daphanie Dolphin phoned me frustrated and wanting to blow off steam. She'd had a fight with her husband Flipper. He wanted her to get a Bellisseria Passport so they could travel together to exotic places of interest and collect interesting passport stamps.
While she loved the idea, she really can't afford a premium account right now. Besides, she lives with Flipper in their lovely houseboat and didn't want to get another home just for the passport.
She told as much to Flipper. He was not very understanding. He just did not seem to "get" her concerns.
I am not asking you to move out.. just to get a passport.
But getting a passport means I need a Linden Home… which means paying 11.99 a month for a premium account. I just cant afford that.
I never asked you to get a premium account.. just get a passport.
But you can't have a passport unless you have a Bellisseria address... and I don't.
She paused. Then suspicions began to run wild.
Is this your way of saying you dont want me to live with you anymore? Are you breaking up with me?
No I am not breaking up with you! I just want you to apply for a passport so we can travel together. It sounds like a fun hobby and I would like to do it with you!!
I stopped her at that point. Like a good bureaucrat, I put her on hold. I checked with the BBB office for our policy on spouses/partners and passports. The policy is: if your partner owns a Bellisseria home and you are officially partnered in SL, then you qualify for a passport using your their address.
I took Daphanie off hold and told her the good news. She let out a squeal of delight, then put me on hold (but forgot to push mute). I guess she isnt a true bureaucrat! I could hear her telling her partner the news and then all sorts of kisses and smooching. At that point I hung up, satisfied that once again bureaucracy had saved the day.
The story shared is true except that the names (and most of the facts) have been changed to protect the innocent. The one part that was not changed: If you are partnered with a Bellisseria Home Owner, and that partnership reflects in both profiles, then you do qualify for a Bellisseria Passport.
Article and photo by Teresa Firelight
NEW STAMP LOCATIONS
This week there are five new locations where you can collect stamps for your Bellisseria Passport. Red's Mystery Shack and Camp Sasquatch are both in the mainland wilds, in the region of Nagarjuna. Native Whispers is a new location in the Hopalong region of our home continent; a place for the indigenous peoples of the Americas and their friends. Mt. Campion National Forest is another natural location to explore. Finally, in the Fairhaven Redux region, the original builders have made a new version or Fairhaven; an adult beach and music venue with a tropical jungle and "photo opportunities at every turn".
All the information you need, including previews of the stamps you can obtain, are below. As usual, the new locations have also been added to the Online Travel Guide. Enjoy your visits and please do tell all you friends about the Bellisseria Passport. Everything they need to know is in the side-bar to the Gazette and our helpful staff of volunteers (our application process is very hands-on and personal) are always ready to answer any questions applicants may have.
| Red's Mystery Shack | ||
| Camp Sasquatch | ||
| Native Whispers | ||
| Mt. Campion National Forest | ||
| Fairhaven |
Very entertaining Fen and Teresa, loved the article!
Posted by: Prudence Anton | 09/25/2021 at 04:07 PM
Some great new nature locations!
Posted by: Boo | 09/25/2021 at 09:20 AM