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WORLD OF NEOPIA - Whether you are a crazy traveler or a boring reader, I am pretty
sure you haven't had came across most of the places that are not found on the
big map of the interesting world of Neopia.
Have you heard of the Snowy Valley High? Or the Kumlaa River? How about the
Cretazona Lake?
All right, do not be disappointed if you know none of those. If you know all
of them, wouldn't I be wasting my precious time writing a useless article?
Okay, let's not get off track…
KIKO LAKE
 The
tiny Kiko Lake is situated within mountains a mere 15 miles Northeast away from
our beloved Neopia Central. No prize (okay, maybe a pile of dung or sludge if
you are THAT desperate, just joking) for guessing the correct majority spending
their live there. As the big name suggested, Kikos! Travel around the watery
town easily by investing 10 NP for the jet streams. Actually, you HAVE to invest.
It's a compulsion or else you cannot get away at all. But if you'd like to explore
the mysterious underwater world of Kiko Lake, travel on bubble tours and take
the "100% airtight bubbles" at 85 NP per hour. Don't worry, shall the bubble
burst, they will refund you 85 NP, but by that time you should really think
how to persuade the Jetsams that you aren't their perfect dinner.
Cough cough (Relax, it's wet cough)! You shouldn't be coughing at Kiko Lake!
But if you are coughing, welcome to the factory that manufactures the world
famous Kikoughela cough medicine, Kikoughela Factory! Open daily (except weekends)
for visitors! I am sure now everyone knows how does the Kiko Lake population
- 97% of them only to be exact, as the Jetsams make up the other 3% - earn their
annual salary of 560 millions NP: by fighting coughs!
ROO ISLAND
Okay let's forget the land of cough medicines. Now let's get to the motherland
of the Blumaroos and Dice-a-roo, the Roo Island (I swear it's spelled correctly
this time!). With a 30 NP fee, take the bumpy ride from the port of Neopia Central
(have you ever seen it actually?) and travel to the hilly island - about 19
times the size of Kiko Lake - and get greeted by loads of Blumaroos! Roo Island
has 3 towns, and the biggest town is called Roo City, where their great roo-ly
wise king, King Roo resides.
Do you know how did the famous game Dice-A-Roo came about? According to legends,
the king was once a melancholy king. Why is he so depressed? Well, it was because
he was too bored and no one can think of a new interesting game for him, even
though those who can stands to win a reward of 100,000 NP (wow!). Until one
day, a mysterious cloaked Blumaroo gave him 5 colourful dices, and assured King
Roo that no two games are the same. The king looked at his dice. He picked them
up and rolled them, then again, then he started to smile. He knew the rules,
he didn't know how he knew them, but he did. And that's how Dice-A-Roo came
about.
There are many little villages around Roo Island, and meadows and fields make
perfect playing grounds for the Blumaroos. While the young ones play hard, the
seniors worked hard and sell artistic craftwork to interested people on Neopia
Central. I recommend that summer is the best time to visit this beautiful isle.
LILAC ISLAND
 Continuing
from Roo Island, we shall travel Northeast and get to the magical Lilac Island.
Nod off and you might miss Lilac Island - it's more akin to a big ski run than
a regular Neopia world. This incredible island was created solely by a great
artistic neopet, Zairiu the Swift - and believe it or not, with just a shovelfish
and a spoonfish as his tools! Do you know why is the mystical island is called
Lilac Island? Hop onto a helicopter and look at Lilac Island from the sky. Yes,
it does look like a charming lilac flower!
Try the ice slides - that's the one and only - go whooshing down! Once you
tried the ice slides, now walk, or rather, skate across the frozen pond (once
again it is the one and only in the world)!
Don't miss the magical appeal of Lilac Island, an island dedicated solely to
Princess Lilac, the ruler of the Winter World. Visiting Lilac Island is definitely
a must at least once in a lifetime, and it is no wonder that Lilac Island made
it into the top 100 places to see in Neopia.
SNOWY VALLEY HIGH
 Talking about Zairiu the Swift - who single-handedly created Lilac Island,
let talk about the school where he learnt it all - Snowy Valley High. Constructed
in Year 3, the school is famous for its high standard of education and… FOOD?
The school is built into a shape of a giant igloo - 200 times bigger than
a usual igloo - and therefore the largest and coolest ice structure does have
its practical uses. When the school is off session, the school's enormous basement
operates as a giant meat locker.
This famous institution has received numerous awards for its role in the Neopian
Community, and the school is proud to tell the world that ice sliding legend
Takarno, ice sculpture artist Zairiu the Swift, and Neo Artic explorer Snow
Shoono all graduated from this school, Snowy Valley High. So is/are you Neopet(s)
trying to enroll into this prestigious school today?
CRETAZONA LAKE
 The Cretazona Lake is a real danger. Risk your life and row your boat on the
lake and fish. According to the Neopedia, Cretazona Lake is located in Tyrannia,
and so if you preparing your fishing rods and baits and thinking to caught loads
of fishes there, forget it. The Cretazona Lake is home to only one creature,
that is, the Purple Megalith. But if you are one of Neopia's bravest explorer
and hero, Cretazona Lake, or the Purple Megalith rather, will welcome you with
open arms. Good Luck.
TECHO MOUNTAIN, PIKU PAKU VOLCANO, KUMLAA RIVER
 Last but not least, I shall provide brief extracts and photos of the sheer
Techo Mountain, Piku Paku Volcano and the Kumlaa River, where all three are
located on Mystery Island.
"Techo Mountain is one of the 16 wonders of Neopia. Its sheer size is amazing.
Few people manage to climb all the way up its dizzy heights. It is rumoured
to have secret passages built by the ancient Cocos running through it."
The depths of Piku Paku volcano on Mystery Island are where only the bravest
of Pango tribesmen dare to venture. However, for those capable of surviving
the treacherous descent into Piku Paku, the crystal holds great financial reward,
for it is far and away the rarest item on Mystery Island.
As Tshimba Pango, a tribesman renowned for his many excursions into the depths
of Piku Paku, states, "Very scary indeed is a trip into the volcano. Great courage
and skill it takes. But for one crystal in return, to live comfortably for one
whole year my family can afford."
 (Left) From the picture we can see that the Water Faerie has transformed Thyora's
tear into an amulet (Thyora's tear) at the Kumlaa River.
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