Saturday 27 October 2012

Expat Blog Awards 2012

I've been nominated for Costa Rica...as yet the only nomination for here but I'm sure more will follow!

I've copied and pasted (thank you Ayak, I can remember you teaching me this) the details below:

The Expat Blog Awards 2012 which will be decided late December, where a Gold, Silver and Bronze award will be given for each country.
One judging criteria will be based on reviews left on your listing, and so it's a good idea to get some of your regular readers to leave a quick note for you.
Of course, this isn't the only judging method, but it does show you have some loyal readers and let's us hear their feedback.

So if you wish to take a look, here's the link:

http://www.expatsblog.com/blogs/683/costa-rica-calling

There are some super blogs on their list, which is arranged by country, so you might well find further blogging material to occupy the time you should be using for ironing, pretending to work or digging the garden.

I'll be putting up the Expats Blog link on my blogroll as soon as I can work out how to do it!

26 comments:

  1. New research has revealed disturbing evidence that the world's shirts are remaining unironed as women everywhere discover that blogs are far more interesting than housework...

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    1. Crumbs...blogging must have been going a lot longer than I had thought to judge by the amount of ironing ever done in this household...

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    2. And thank you...I hadn't looked at the link until afterwards!

      I am now going to try to sit in the dogs' basket as suggested by your dog training book.....though I don't give much for my chances....

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  2. Very glad to add my weight to the campaign!

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    1. Ah, that will give the campaign some bottom!
      Thank you.

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  3. Well done you! I have already left a comment. Now...this badge thingy...well I tried to copy and paste the code that was on the page and place it on my blog but that didn't work for some reason (I never had problems like this with the old Blogger layout). I tried several times to no avail so I simply copied the picture of the badge and then added it. Hope that helps.

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    1. Right! I'll give that a try!
      Thank you for the comment....I've contacted some other people who blog about Costa Rica to see if they want to join up with Expats Blog...it feels a bit lonely!

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  4. Fantastic. I am very happy for you!

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    1. Thank you, Linda...have you had a look at their canadian section?

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  5. 100% support from me - love all your posts.

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    1. And I'm so glad to have found your blog through Ayak.
      I've commented on both on the appropriate links and can't help wishing that you two tie in the final!
      As a histry nut your site visits really enthuse me to start looking them up...and cursing at missing them when I was holidaying in Turkey!

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    1. Thank you...it is a lovely day here...we've had breakfast watching the toucans having theirs on the tree beside the balcony...bliss.

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  7. Well done. If only they would not keep changing blogger life would be simple. I just learn how to do something and then they change it all!!!!!!!

    I want to have breakfast watching the toucans. It used to be horn-bills in South Africa now it is house sparrows!
    Take care Diane

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    1. Don't! And trying to check on past posts is a nightmare!

      Mr. Fly remembers hornbills....

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  8. Suddenly realised, that whilst I've dropped in on you here from time to time....it's not automatic, like French Leave.....so am now a proper follower, and whole hearted supporter. J.

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    1. Janice, thank you!
      Always nice when someone decides to 'set in'.

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  9. So sorry, Fly, I just saw your response to my comment now. I will take a look at the Canadian section, I haven't yet seen it. Thanks for telling me.

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    1. Thoughtit might be interesting and you could put your blog there too.

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  10. Who else would be foolish enough to enter when the Fly is already there?Good luck!

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    1. Therebye hangs a tale....
      I put up news of the Expats Blog thingy on a site for expats in Costa Rica...and suddenly an avalanche of blogs appeared on the site.
      But not one note of thanks for the information!

      Makes me realise how civilised a group of bloggers I have the good fortune to meet here and on their blogs!

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  11. well done, Fly. I'm now off to add my two pennyworth to your cause.

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  12. ”Nominated for Costa Rica” Well done you! Better get knitting then. You’re gonna need a nice, cool, shifty looking little swimmy cozzy number to strut out on center stage in when the compere calls out for “Miss Costa Rica!!” at the awards in December. Can we all be your official ‘Groupy Party’? I’ll bring a box of airhorns. Perhaps someone else can smuggle in a couple of big base drums? When we’re not ‘Groupying’, we could keep ourselves amused heckling all the other contenders if you want, in exchange for a case or two of that Banana Moonshine of yours?

    Off to graffiti you all over the walls of the expat blog now.

    Good luck. Look forward to screaming for you from the edge of the red carpet in December!

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    1. Now, look here!
      I am old enough to remember being expected to wear one of those knitted numbers when small and judging by the way it sagged once in the water it must have had preknowledge of my future shape.
      Once was enough, thank you!

      A case of my banana moonshine and you'll all be under the table....but I can think of sundry uses for the airhorns...



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