I am very excited to announce that Inspired By Venice has been nominated for a Blogger Recognition Award! It is very special to share my stories, my thoughts, my photos and wanderings, as well as my books with you, on this site. To know that readers and fellow bloggers are enjoying inspiredbyvenice.org warms my heart and puts a smile on my face! Thank you!
First, I’d like to especially thank A Pinch Of Sea Salt for the nomination! A Pinch of Sea Salt is a fabulous food blog from which I sincerely enjoy the recipes, stories and excellent photography! Blogs like it are a special treat, so positive and so appreciated! Thank you!!
A part of accepting this award is to share a little about Inspired By Venice! How did this blog start? With the publication of my book Venice. Venice was a six year project for me and is one of the loves of my life, as is the city of Venice, Italy. In starting this blog, I wanted a place to share not only this book and my others, but also a great many things that inspire me: culture, travel, history, costuming, nature, food, and those happy moments in life that remind me of how beautiful the world is!
What advice do I have for new bloggers? Be yourself and write about what you love. After starting Inspired By Venice, I instantly worried that I wouldn’t have enough to write about, but I soon realized that inspiration comes from everywhere and something wonderful will always present itself, a great many things that you’d like to share with readers.
Further, my goal was to inspire, inform and uplift. That doesn’t mean that I think bloggers must avoid difficult topics, but that when they write about them, it should remind others that they are not alone, help readers to keep their chins up, and even encourage one another to be more mindful and good to others (and to ourselves, our animal friends and our environment). The world will never be perfect, but we can all make it better. Blogs are a beautiful forum for that!
With the Blogger Recognition Award comes a special privilege…I get to nominate 15 blogs that are an inspiration to me! In no particular order, the Blogger Recognition Awards go to…
*Michael Philip Atkins Travels
To learn more about the Blogger Recognition Award, click here! Thank you all for reading Inspired By Venice, and thank you to all those blogs that inspire us every day!
Inspired By Venice 
Grazie mille, Michelle for including my blog Meandering with Misha in your list.
Venice was my inspiration too!
The “other” Michelle in (or at least very close to ) Seattle, WA.(who is also known as Misha and occasionally Mimi)
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Absolutely! You have a very special blog! All the best!
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Thank you so much for all the lovely compliments! I’m looking forward to keeping up with your blog! 🙂
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Lovely compliments for someone who works hard to have an entertaining, thoughtful, and pretty blog!
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Thank you so much! That really means a lot. Glad you’re enjoying it! 🙂
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Congratulations! You’ve certainly worked hard to earn this honor of a nomination. Good luck!
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I appreciate that very much! Your site, (http://mangiabedda.com) is a very special one as well! I’m enjoying keeping up with your amazing recipes!
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Thank you so much for adding my blog on your list! Yours is also my source of inspiration 🙂
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Thank you so much!!
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Thanks so much for including us – we’re so honored!! Love the goals of your blog you mentioned – keep up the inspiring posts!
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Thank you!
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Thanks for including our blog in your list Michelle, keep up the great work 🙂
Bianca
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Congrats! You are an inspiration, being a brand new blogger myself, I can only hope to be as inspiring as you someday. Blessings, love and delight!
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Thank you so much!!
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Love all of your choices 🙂
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Thank you!
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Don’t need to worry about not knowing what to write next. Ideas will always come to you.
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Yes, inspiration will always find you! It’s just a matter of keeping yourself open to it!
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Grazie mille for including my blog on your list!….I always enjoy checking out your lovely blog – yours is a well deserved nomination! Happy Christmas & Happy New Year to you!
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Thank you so much! Very happy holidays to you too and much joy this season!
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Hi Michelle,
You are such a wonderful person. It was such a pleasure meeting you today.
Victoria
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As are you, Friend! Very glad to have met you too! Stay Inspired ~ and ALL my best!
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