May 6th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Ben Southall will spend six months swimming, blogging and soaking in the sun. Tourism Queensland picked the Brit from 16 finalists yesterday – not to mention 34,700 video entries from nearly 200 countries. The job pays A$150,000 (US$110,000) for Southall's "efforts."
His thoughts: "I hope I can fill the boots as much as everybody is expecting, my swimming hopefully is up to standard and I ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Brit gets "best job in the world"
May 6th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Ben Southall will spend six months swimming, blogging and soaking in the sun. Tourism Queensland picked the Brit from 16 finalists yesterday – not to mention 34,700 video entries from nearly 200 countries. The job pays A$150,000 (US$110,000) for Southall's "efforts."
His thoughts: "I hope I can fill the boots as much as everybody is expecting, my swimming hopefully is up to standard and I ...Psychometric testing next on list for reef job finalists
May 5th, 2009 at 12:00PM: Jetlagged, stressed and swamped by media, the finalists for the "Best Job in the World Contest" still managed to "sing the praises of the natural wonder in a series of online blogs" ... as if they could put out a series of printed blogs on short notice.
The competition finalists are in the midst of a three-day job interview of sorts on Hamilton Island in Queensland, with the winner emerging ...Best job in the world candidates touch down
May 4th, 2009 at 3:00PM:
Sixteen people from 15 countries set foot on Hamilton Island yesterday. They will be subjected to the final round of interviews for the "best job in the world" competition, with only one picking up the free digs and $150,000 salary for six months of absolute bliss.
Tourism Queensland's CEO, Anthony Hayes, is more than happy to sign a check for that amount. A good idea turned out to be ...
Locals in lead for Best Job in the World
Apr 13th, 2009 at 7:00PM: If you want a great job, move to Queensland. In the ongoing "Best Job in the World" contest, two of the top five are from Queensland – with contest leader Clare Wang from Taiwan. According to international betting agency PinnacleSports.com Wang's odds of nabbing this cushy assignment are 3.5:1. Queenslander James Hill follows at 5:1 (in the #2 spot). Hailey Turner, from Brisbane, is in ...Having Best Job in World Risks Best Job in World Contest
Mar 14th, 2009 at 12:00PM: We all know about "the best job in the world" contest. Well, it seems as though one entry could be, um, tainted. Tourism Queensland is digging into claims by London newspaper The Sun that one candidate for the Hamilton Island gig spread her legs for an illegal Russian porn studio. All we know so far is that someone will get screwed. Julia Yalovitsyna, one of the top 50 in the contest worked as ...The best job in the world comes with an island and a $100,000 salary
Jan 12th, 2009 at 10:30AM: If the current economic climate is starting to make you feel a little down, how about taking a job as a caretaker at the Great Barrier Reef? You'll work very hard (for several hours a week), posting to a blog, picking up the mail and feeding the fish. And for all that hard work, you will be paid about $8400 every 2 weeks (or $100,000 for the 6 month duration of your contract). When your contract ...Only in OZ: Irwin's Whale Watching Boat
Jun 25th, 2007 at 10:55PM: Visitors to Queensland, Australia will soon be able to sign up for whale watching trips aboard a new boat named in honor of Steve Irwin. The Australia Zoo's latest venture will depart from Mooloolaba Wharf on Queensland's Sunshine Coast beginning July 1st. Steve's Whale One vessel was named by Irwin's kids, Bob and Bindi, as a tribute to their dad. The 130-seat boat will offer 360-degree views ...Photo of the Day (5/12/07)
May 12th, 2007 at 2:10PM:
Could it be me or does the man's foot look like that of a baby or airbrushed? It looks perfect and almost soft to touch, but seriously everything grabs me about this photo. Every part of me wants to cut and paste myself into the scene and pretend as if I were on the boat sailing somewhere - anywhere. I can't promise my feet would look as nice as the model or photographer found here, but you ...Australia's Open Water
Sep 29th, 2006 at 7:00PM: Sleeping under the stars, with the magic of the underwater world beneath you is about as cleansing of an experience as you can get. Far from civilization, the stars are amazingly bright and--but for the waves breaking over the boat--it would be almost unbearably quiet.
The best way to enjoy the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is definitely a live-on-board scuba diving trip. Because in most places, the ...
