Yes, today is the day and I have to say I’ve really enjoyed preparing for this. So many excellent blogs out there, I had a hard time whittling it down to just five. Eventually I just had to stop myself from clicking anymore links. I think I’ve found five excellent ones though. I tried to find blogs written by people from those countries rather than blogs written by immigrants to that country to get a real global feel. Finding blogs in English was probably the toughest part. Without further ado…

1. Restless Kiwi

Shona blogs from Auckland in New Zealand and describes herself as “A Kiwi girl with wanderlust” which immediately endeared her to me. She’s a journalist which would explain her lovely way with words. Just check out her post today about a phonecall from her landlord’s mother.

2. Gosu

Had to include this photoblog of beautiful images of African landscapes. There’s no information about the photographer on the site that I could find. Just amazing photography.

3. Chayyei Sarah

I wanted to find an Israeli blog that wasn’t a straight political one but which still gave me some insight into what it’s like to be living over there. Quite difficult to do right now which is understandable. Sarah describes herself as “An Orthodox Jewish thirty-something is living,playing, writing, and dating in Jerusalem” and I love her mix of topics. Today’s is a rundown of the childhood tv shows from the 70′s which made me smile.

4. Chookooloonks

Chookooloonks isn’t a blog I had to go looking for, it’s been a favourite of mine for awhile. Karen is “a wife, mother, writer and photographer” and she lives in Trinidad and Tobago. Her photographs are so beautiful it has put T&T on my list of places to see before I die. Excellent blog and far too many nice things to say about it to fit in this little space.

5. The Lost Hawaiian

I love this blog by Josie from Hawaii. Her latest post features a photo of her completing a San Diego Half Marathon and reminiscing about how far she’s come in the past year. I love her honesty and her humour and will be adding this one to my regular blog reads.

Now, I’m off to see what gems everyone else has unearthed…