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Best Expat Blog? You Decide!

By Working Gringos
Topic: Editorial
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Yucatan Living is one of five nominees in Lonely Planet’s Best Expat Blog category. This is the first year Lonely Planet is doing a contest of this sort, and needless to say, being nominated is an honor, but winning would be even better!

If you think that Yucatan Living deserves this sort of acclaim (you do, don’t you?), then please click here or on that blue badge on the upper left side of the page, and go to Lonely Planet’s poll and vote!

There are some wonderful blogs nominated in all the categories… you could spend an hour easily (we just did…) going through them and exploring. They are all travel related, of course, and bound to make you start stroking your passport lovingly, eyes glazed over as you dream of giraffes and beignets and scuba diving and mountain roads and high speed trains and colorful saris and palm trees and… you see? There we go again. It doesn’t take much, does it?

So please, take a minute from your daydreams or your work and check that little box next to “www.yucatanliving.com”.

Gracias. Muy amable! and Vaya Bien!

DATELINE April 2 2009: Well, we didn’t win. Those brilliant expats from Spain took the prize. We really are, though, happy to have been nominated. And we thank all our readers and their friends and family for their votes!


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22 Responses to “Best Expat Blog? You Decide!”

  1. "Joyce" said on February 26th, 2009:

    I voted for you! Pulling for your success!

  2. "Francois" said on February 27th, 2009:

    Just cast my vote….guess for whom and these are the results as at 27 Feb.

    Best Expat Blog

    * http://www.notesfromspain.com (14.0%, 224 Votes)
    * roamingrachael.blogspot.com (7.0%, 112 Votes)
    * rwapplewannabe.wordpress.com (7.0%, 104 Votes)
    * bearshapedsphere.blogspot.com (4.0%, 67 Votes)
    * http://www.yucatanliving.com/ (4.0%, 58 Votes)

    Total Voters: 1,584

    WG, please keep up the good work. I am very impressed by the quality of the output, not to mention the slick design. Bravo!!

  3. "John Venator" said on February 27th, 2009:

    Just voted—they showed 1,670 voted so far in that catagory.

    I will have my wife vote from her e-mail address too….and I will vote a second time from my office e-mail address

  4. "Beryl" said on February 27th, 2009:

    Congratulations on making the top five, a well-deserved honor.
    Beryl

  5. "Tray" said on February 27th, 2009:

    You totally have my vote!

  6. "Stephen Forte" said on February 27th, 2009:

    Congratulations and keep up the good work! You have been a big part of my life here in Merida and I wish you the best with this Lonely Planet award. Just wanted you all to know that you rate number one to me and I voted accordingly.

  7. "Cherie Pi" said on February 27th, 2009:

    Thank you, Yucatan Living for ENHANCING our lives in Merida. We happily voted for you!

  8. "Linda Farr" said on February 27th, 2009:

    I will be moving to Tepakan, Yucatan soon and found your site to not only give me incredible info but it has allowed me to feel as if I already have a connection with the area that would have otherwise taken me many months to make. I used to live in Cozumel many moons ago, and it would have been wonderful to have had a site like yours then.I have voted……..Good luck, you deserve to win!

  9. "W.J. Barnet" said on February 27th, 2009:

    Of course you have my vote!

  10. "Juan Alejandro" said on February 27th, 2009:

    Congratulations! You guys are the best!

    A few minutes ago – http://www.yucatanliving.com/ (11.0%, 201 Votes)

  11. "Brenda Thornton" said on February 27th, 2009:

    Alright. Finally had some way to demonstate our appreciation for the fine work on your blog.

    I voted, but when I voted, it would not show the ratings in your field, as yet.

  12. "Marie & Jay" said on February 27th, 2009:

    Just voted! Good luck!!!!!

    Results:

    http://www.notesfromspain.com (16.0%, 305 Votes)
    http://www.yucatanliving.com/ (12.0%, 240 Votes)
    roamingrachael.blogspot.com (8.0%, 154 Votes)
    rwapplewannabe.wordpress.com (6.0%, 116 Votes)
    bearshapedsphere.blogspot.com (6.0%, 113 Votes)

  13. "L.G. Dallin" said on February 28th, 2009:

    Happy to put in a voite for YucLiving … I refer to your site often with rewarding results. Thanks …

  14. "Tacoboy" said on February 28th, 2009:

    Hi Guys,
    just wanted to let you know that I voted for you. My girlfriend (tacogirl) is nominated in the Image Blog category for her blog about Ambergris Caye, Belize. Good luck to you.

    Also, she is hosting a blogging conference down here in Belize in June during San Pedro Lobsterfest 2009. You can contact her through her blog to get more details if you might be interested in attending, and haven’t been invited yet.

    good luck!

  15. "Lydia y Víctor" said on March 1st, 2009:

    Hello! We are Lydia and Victor the authors of http://objetivolima.wordpress.com (also nominated by Lonely Planet in the Best Spanish language blog cattegory). We would like to congratulate you for your blog and congratulate you on your nomination and wish you all the best.

    Kind regards

    Lydia and Victor

  16. "Ana Casal" said on March 1st, 2009:

    You have my vote! I feel so much better about having bought property in the Yucatan because of your amazing site. Thanks and keep it coming!

  17. "Dena" said on March 5th, 2009:

    Just voted for you! Your site is always fun and delivers a wealth of information. Best of luck!

  18. "james" said on March 7th, 2009:

    Congrats from myself as well.

    I stop by every month at least to catch up on your articles – and you give a wonderful personal touch to the people and culture of the region!

    All the best- james…

  19. "Cancun from UK" said on March 18th, 2009:

    Just Voted,

    Ooh it’s close . . . .

    # bearshapedsphere.blogspot.com (19.0%, 663 Votes)
    # http://www.yucatanliving.com/ (17.0%, 585 Votes)
    # http://www.notesfromspain.com (17.0%, 584 Votes)

    Best of luck

  20. "Inside Mexico" said on March 28th, 2009:

    Hey Ellen, well done! Congratulations and I’m going to cast my vote right now. Way to go, representing for Mexico!!

  21. "Working Gringos" said on March 28th, 2009:

    Thanks, Margot. But we’re pretty sure the voting is closed now and we’re awaiting the final decision. Stay tuned!

  22. "Inside Mexico" said on March 28th, 2009:

    Ah, I’m sorry I missed it. But congratulations, it’s an honor to be nominated, and very well-deserved.

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