February, 2019
Image Earth Travel is nominated for a second year in the the Annual Bloggers Bash Awards, taking place in London. This time, the nomination is in the Best Photography Blog category!
The award nomination opened on the 1st February, which is also when I received the email advising of Image Earth Travel’s nomination – what an awesome surprise!
In 2018, Image Earth Travel received its first award nomination in The Annual Bloggers Bash Awards’ Hidden Gem Category. Even though I didn’t win the category, I was still pretty stoked about the nomination as this shows huge appreciation of my work.
For someone to actually take the time out of their busy day, to send in a nomination for my blog is quite humbling.
About the award
This award was created by Sacha Black 5 years ago, with the aim to “…bring together the blogging community and provide an opportunity for everyone to meet the friends they’ve made online.”
Each year, Sacha and her relentless committee made up of 6 bloggers Geoff, Hugh, Suzie, Helen, Graeme, and Adam, organise, co-ordinate, and host the amazing Annual Bloggers Bash Awards (ABBA) event in London. The event is open to any bloggers from around the globe.
This year, the categories changed and the nomination process is much simpler.
2019 Categories
This year’s names of the ten categories including a brief summary, for which you can nominate any blog:
- Best Blogging / Writing Blog
(Blogging / Writing / Short Stories / Poetry) - Best Book Blog
(Books / Book Reviews) - Best Entertainment Blog
(Music / Film / TV / Art / Dance) - Best Fashion and Beauty Blog
(Fashion / Beauty) - Best Food Blog
(Food / Recipes / Reviews) - Best Lifestyle Blog
(Interior design / Home hacks / Cleaning / Money saving) - Best Parenting Blog
(Parenting / Childcare) - Best Personal Development Blog
(Mental Health / Self-Improvement) - Best Photography Blog
(Photography) - Best Travel Blog
(Travel / Tips)
Want to nominate a blog?
Nominating is super easy and fast. Here’s how you nominate your favourite blog:
- Click Nominations Are Now Open! then scroll down to the nomination form.
- Enter your name and email – makes the nomination legit.
- Important part – enter the blog’s details:
- Name of blog (exact name of your favourite blog)
- Email – nillasphotos@gmail.com
- Website – https://imageearthtravel.com/
- Category – totally your choice
- Click Submit – and that’s it!
You can only nominate one blog in each category.
Just remember to enter the blog’s name, email, website, and category in the form, otherwise your vote will be disqualified and you’ve wasted all your time.
Closing dates
- Nominations? Sunday 31st March 2019.
- Voting? Commences in April – date to be confirmed.
- Winners announced? Saturday 15th June 2019, at the actual Bash in London – very exciting!
How it works
It’s a simple two-step awards ceremony:
Stage 1 – You nominate a blog in a category, or different blogs in each category.
Stage 2 – You vote for your favourite bloggers.
Want to know more?
Click Bloggers Bash Awards to find out more detail on how everything works, or if you just want to read more on the awards.
And for those who are thinking of attending the actual ceremony for the awards in London, then check out About the Bash and you can also Buy Your Ticket Here!
If you decide to take the time out to nominate a blog or if you have already nominated Image Earth Travel, then I just want to say that I truly appreciate your amazing support. I know your time is precious, so a massively HUGE thank you!
Wishing everyone the best of luck in the awards and hope to catch you guys in London.
Nilla 🙂
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Congratulations Nilla – well deserved. Louise
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Thank you Louise – fingers crossed I win my category this year. 😉
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Nilla congratulations ☺️ good news! smiles hedy
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Many thanks Hedy. 🙂
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Congratulations, Nilla! So happy for you!
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Thank you Sandy and I hope it goes a little further this year. 😉
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Congratulations! Well deserved. I had no idea about this Bash.
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Thanks Inese. I only learnt about it last year as I was nominated in the Hidden Gem category – very honoured for both nominations.
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Sounds fantastic! Your blog is wonderful.
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Awww, thank you and so sweet of you to say that – you’ve made my week and this feedback makes me want to write even more.
I love sharing travel stories and hope they help others. 🙂
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Your travel stories are very detailed, so it definitely helps. What I like in your stories is a healthy attitude 🙂 You know, we have enough negativity in Tripadvisor 😉
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Thank you.
I used to write reviews in TripAdvisor and after around 200, I stopped. The thing I don’t like about this forum is that anyone can write a review, even though they haven’t stayed at the accommodation, so it’s an easy way to destroy a competitor’s reputation. Also, you’re not allowed to post your site’s link for exposure. You’d think that after a certain amount of reviews, this would be allowed.
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I had no idea. Well, it is unfair for sure. As to the truthfulness – I have read a good few reviews that were a blatant lie.
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Yes, exactly.
Not sure if I mentioned, back in 2011 we were robbed in a hotel in Peru, it was an inside job and I will write about that soon. I wrote a review on TripAdvisor and emailed Lonely Planet as the hotel was their recommendation.
My review was posted on TripAdvisor then the manager wrote a reply basically accusing me of lying. I was not allowed to respond, which demonstrated to me what TripAdvisor is all about. Another time I wrote a review and later it was removed. I think the owner must of requested its removal.
I don’t sugar-coat anything and will always write exactly the type of honest experience I had.
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Wow, TripAdvisor…
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Wow! Many congratulations. I had missed this 🙂
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Thank you hope it goes further than a nomination this year. Voting starts in April. 😉
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Fingers Crossed!
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Yes indeed and thank you. 🙂
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Congratulations! And the best of luck 😁
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Thank you Rebecca!
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WOW! Just wonderful Nilla. Congrats and good luck 🙂 xxx
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Thank you Gill!
Voting comes out in April so will have to socialise that… 😉 xx
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Congratulations and best of luck! 🙂
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Thank you Lulu. Hope I get somewhere this year, but a nomination is still awesome!
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Congratulations 🥳
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Many thanks Ribana.:-)
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Wow congratulations!!! So so so well deserved!!!
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Thank you but also for your fantastic and continual support!
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Congratulations ❤️
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Thank you Laleh. 🙂
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<3<3<3
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Woohooo! Congrats.
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Thank you and for taking the time to comment!
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That’s another right reward for your excellent work! Congrats 🙂
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Thank you Giovanni – much appreciated!
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Congrats!
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Thank you!
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So awesome and well deserved, Nilla. You capture the human story so well, wherever you go. Good on the person or persons who nominated you and best of luck.
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Thank you Janice for your kind feedback, which means a lot and leaving me a comment.
Hope you’re ok and Brisbane isn’t too hot for you.
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Congratulations, Nilla. ^_^
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Thank you Francis – much appreciated!
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So pleased for you!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!🎆🎆🎇🎇
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Thank you Valerie! 🙂
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As it should be! Congratulations and well deserved.
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Thank you for your kind feedback and I hope to keep improving my blog in 2019 and beyond!
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Yay!!!
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Thank you Ritu – I thought yay as well! 😉
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