Wednesday, May 6, 2009

British man wins Australian island dream job

A ostrich-riding, and bungee jumping adventure British man who has spent time doing charity work around the world and in Africa has been chosen as the care-taker of a tropical Island in Australia's Queensland State. Nearly 35,000 people from around the world applied for this job which has been dubbed the "best job" in the world by many. He is to earn 150,000 Australian dollars approximately $111,000 as salary and that is not all, he gets to live in a beautiful, well aerated-villa along one of these beautiful beaches. His job? Well, to swim, stroll the Islands' beautiful beaches and blog about it as a way of promoting this beautiful island.

Ben Southall's application video showed him riding an ostrich, on a safari in Africa trekking through its wilderness, running in a marathon and well, kissing a giraffe. All this depicted his love for adventure.

Ben Southall, 34, was selected for this envious job by the tourism department of Queensland state official. The shortlist of 15 finalists were taken to the Queensland Island to go through the last stage of their interview, which required them to...? Well you guessed it. All they had to do was munch on juicy barbecue, snorkel the clear waters of the Island, "unwind" at a spa and well go through a one-on-one interview.

The job starts in July and is part of a $1.7 campaign to promote the beauty of northern Queensland.

Wow!

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