Blog Day

BlogDay was created with the belief that bloggers should have one day dedicated to getting to know other bloggers from other countries and areas of interest. On that day Bloggers will recommend other blogs to their blog visitors.

With the goal in mind, on this day every blogger will post a recommendation of 5 new blogs. In this way, all Blog web surfers will find themselves leaping around and discovering new, previously unknown blogs.

For one long moment on August 31st, bloggers from all over the world will post recommendations of 5 new Blogs, preferably Blogs that are different from their own culture, point of view and attitude. On this day, blog surfers will find themselves leaping around and discovering new, unknown Blogs, celebrating the discovery of new people and new bloggers. FULL TEXT

One of the problems I’ve found with listing 5 international blogs is that there are limitations. I have my self imposed limitations in that I’ve decided not to mention a Mexican blog in that I often link to blogs in Mexico. And I don’t want to mention blogs that I already have on my blogroll page that are international yet Chicano/Mexicano like Julio in Sweeden or El Machete in Australia.

The other limitation is what language should the blogs be in? So, here is the deal. I am going to give 5 who primarly blog in English but whose authors are not from the US or Mexico. And I am giong to give 5 who blog in another language and are not from the US or Mexico.

INTERNATIONAL BLOGS NOT IN ENGLISH

1. Helskägg: Gammjävla surgubbe Blogger from Sweeden. Blogs in Sweedish or at least that is what I think it is. But he occcaisionally throws in some English that makes me giggle (because he is funny). I first came across him via Apologise Accepted.

2. Café da manhã Fresh political blog written in Portuguese and coming out of Portugal (or so I think). Not sure how I first came across it.

3. Erotismo na Cidade: Cantos De Um Amor Reinventado. Beautiful images, poetry and entries on sensuality and sexuality. Written in Portuguese and I believe coming from Portugal…I am not sure how I first came across this blog.

4. poof!. 22 year old Julia looks at everything from music to politics. Written in Portuguese and coming out of Brazil…I am not sure how I first came across this blog.

5. Erotismo Creativo: El Blog de Eros. Coming out of Madrid Spain I think I found this blog via the Portuguese blog Erotismo na Cidada. This blog is written in Spanish includes beautiful images which they describe as “No pretende ser un site pornográfico pero contiene textos explícitos e imágenes que podrían herir ciertas sensibilidades” they don’t bother my “sensabilities” I find the images to be stunning and it is wonderful when a photo can elude so much sexuality without showing sex. For example a close image of a curvaceous mouth.

INTERNATIONAL BLOGS IN ENGLISH

1. JezzJournal: is a web journal authored by Jeremy Shields, an aspiring web developer and political student who resides in Winnipeg, MB, Canada. His blog is both a personal journal but also offers great political analysis. I first came across him via Apologise Accepted.

2. Irish Eagle covering Politics and Sports his comment section is always great to in that you can see people slowly change their opinions or firm up what they weren’t strong believers in before. I also like seeing what the Irish think of the way “Americans” do it and Irish Eagle writes about that frequently too. Not sure how I came across this blog.

3. Twenty Major: Still Smoking in Dublin Bars This blog makes me laugh more than any other blog I read. Hands down. Becareful though if you are uncomfortable with vulgar language…wait that probably doesn’t apply since you are reading my blog. This blog comes to us from Ireland and I have no idea how I came across it.

4. Planet Potato: An Irish Blog. Rambelings from a 30 year old Dubliner. A mish-mash of politics, blogging, and quams on everyday Irish life. I think I came across this blog via Irish Eagle.

5. Slugger O’Toole: Notes on Norther Ireland Politics and Culture Slugger O’Toole, is a news and research portal, looking at various strands of political aspects of life in Northern Ireland. It brings together comment from a full range of the political spectrum, that should be of interest to the specialist and the general reader. From time to time we will seek to create substantial debate in given areas, like Unionism or Nationalism, or in more particular subject areas like the economy, cultural issues or the environment. I came across this blog via Irish Eagle.

If you’d like a more complete list of blogs I read you can check my blog roll.