A big thanks for all the blog awards.... 2

Continuing from my earlier post - The Blog Awards 1, this post continues with thanking all the other fellow bloggers who have nominated me for these various awards and given me a chance to spread the cheer during this festive season. So here we go -

One Lovely Blog Award – I would like to thank Dre at Grackle & Sun,  Celena, Anil Cm and Shantaya for nominating me for this award and honor.

You can follow their blogs at -

1.         Dre at Grackle & Sun – http://grackleandsun.wordpress.com/

2.         Celena – http://myunexcusedlife.wordpress.com/

3.         Anil Cm – http://exxtracts.wordpress.com/

4.         Shantaya – http://thepinkexpat.com/

The rules for this award are -

1.  Thank the person who nominated you and link back to their blog. (Done)

2.  List seven random things about yourself  – I have mentioned 7 random things about myself in the Kreativ Blogger Award section in my earlier email.

3.  Nominate 15 other bloggers for the award – My nominations for this award are as follows –

1. Kavi’s travels at http://kavi360.com/
2. Mike journey through photography at http://michaelqpowell.wordpress.com/
3. Mitzie Mee at http://blog.mitziemee.com/
4. Mary at http://marythewanderer.wordpress.com/ 
5. Pinay at http://pinaytravelaholic.wordpress.com/
6. Jimmy and Cha at http://jimmyandcha.wordpress.com/
7. Aquacompass7 at  http://aquacompass7.wordpress.com/
8. Margieinitaly at http://margieinitaly.wordpress.com/
9. Bluebutterfliesandme at http://bluebutterfliesandme.wordpress.com/
10. Aroundthewordinheels at http://aroundtheworldinheels.com/
11. Kim at http://misskimpe.com/
12. Abitravels at http://abitravelblog.wordpress.com/
13. Felix Kusmanto at http://felixkusmanto.com/
14. Honey and Parrots at http://honeyandparrots.wordpress.com/
15. Nirvanaseeker at http://nirvanaseeker.wordpress.com/

So Sweet Blogger Award – I would like to thank Carol  for nominating me for this award and honor. You can follow this lawyer turned chef write about food and travel at http://foodandotherstuff.com/

Now the Rules for this award are -

1. Choose 5 of your favorite blogs to nominate for the award – Mine are as follows –
   1. Shivani Pandey at http://shivanipandey.wordpress.com/
   2. Laurie Merritt at http://llmerritt.wordpress.com/
   3. Wiwi at http://whereswiwi.com/
   4. VS at http://theunraveling2010.wordpress.com/
   5. Marty Robinson at http://martyrobinsonspanish.wordpress.com/
2. Let these fab bloggers know about the award (will do)
3. Answer these questions:
   1. What famous person would you like to meet? – There are loads of famous people who I would like to meet, but if I could go back in time, I would love to meet Audrey Hepburn.
   2. What is your favorite flower? – I love carnations
   3. What is your least favorite food? Bottle Gourd. Can’t stand it

Super-Sweet blogging award – I would like to thank Sumithra for nominating me for this award and for the honor. You can follow her blog on travel, life and exams at  http://hearingwiththeeye.wordpress.com/ . I have already written a blog post on this award previously and you can read it at Super Sweet Blogging Award.

Addictive Blog Award – I would like to thank Aquacompass7 for nominating me for this award and honor. You can follow his blog on travel, food and numerous other interesting topics at http://aquacompass7.wordpress.com/.

Award Rules:

1. Thank the person awarding you (done)
2. Share a little about why you blog and how the journey started - I love to travel and started this blog as my public diary to write about all my travels, share my pictures and guide like-minded people who like to travel budget. This space also gives me the creative freedom to write about something apart from boring office emails for a change.
3. Paste the blog award on your page (done)
4. Nominate 10 other bloggers you feel deserve the award – My nominations for this award are as follows -

• Hoof Beats and Foot Prints at http://bellaremyphotography.com/
• Cabo de Gata Photography at http://cabodegataphotography.wordpress.com/
• Midihideaways at http://midihideaways.wordpress.com/
• Cindy’s Adventures at http://cindysadventurebox.wordpress.com/
• Kimberly Sullivan at http://kimberlysullivan.wordpress.com/
• Sarah at http://sarahryan85.wordpress.com/
• Shelley and Agri at http://travel-stained.com/
• Kurt at http://dailypropaganda.com/
• Funderfulworld at http://funderfulworld.wordpress.com/
• Gembob’s Crafts at http://gembobscrafts.wordpress.com/

Beautiful Blog Award – I would like to thank Jodi for nominating me for this award and honor.  You can follow her beautiful travel blog with stories from all over the world at  http://travelwithjodi.com/

A condition of accepting the award is that I must also tell you ten things about me - I have mentioned 7 random things about myself in the Kreativ Blogger Award section in my earlier post and 3 above in my So Sweet Blogging Award nomination.

I also have the honour of passing this award on to 6 other bloggers whom I consider to be fabulous and these are -

1.  Harold at http://throughharoldslens.com/
2. Toffeebugs at http://toffeebugs.wordpress.com/
3. Travel Photo Corner at http://travelphotocorner.wordpress.com/
4. Paper, Pencils and Pixel at http://jasminesiu.wordpress.com/
5. Stephanie at http://phishsays.wordpress.com/
6. Sights and Insights at http://lisamalmgren.wordpress.com/

All you guys are the best and please keep blogging and sharing