Here are some stuff I plan taking with me for the trip to sunny Queensland.

And there it is! Australia is getting closer and closer! I have my flight schedule.
I’ll leave on April 28, and will arrive to Brisbane on April 30 (local time). It will be an exhausting 30H trip to get to Brisbane due to the different steps :

• Lyon-London
• London-Singapore
• Singapore-Brisbane

I’ll be back in France on May 12, after 12 exciting days in Australia I hope I’ll be back with some good news!!

Journalists, use the contact form to get the flight details.

More info about Qantas on their official website.

Today, I want to share with you the activities planned during my journey to Australia!

Activities scheduled:

Sunday May 3, Day 1 Interview Event
Press conference at Brisbane Airport with Australian media
Fly into Hamilton Island in Queensland’s Whitsundays.
Official welcome and briefings

Monday May 4, Day 2 Interview Event
Snorkelling experience the Great Barrier Reef
Seaplane flight to Hayman Island

Tuesday May 5, Day 3 Interview Event
Feed the fish on Daydeam Island
Sailing Experience
Fantasea Adventure Cruising
Meet the national park rangers

Wednesday May 6, Day 4 Interview Event
Formal interviews scheduled
IGBR Caretaker revealed
Finale dinner and street party

I can’t wait ! D-8

Australia has set up world’s first ECO Certification. This certification proves that the accomodations, attractions and tours are using the best practice standards in ecological sustainability, natural area management and customer satisfaction.

Ecotourism and Nature Tourism are quite similar, but ecotourism underlines the understanding, appreciation and conservation of natural areas.

You can easily identify an eco-certified operator with one of these logos.

You still want to learn more about it? Feel free to read the PDF files below:
> Ecotourism Certification Fact Sheet
> Volunteer Tourism Conservation Programs

Even if my official video on my Youtube page counts more than 3200 views to date, it took 5 long days for my application video to the best job in the world to be approved.

Check it out now!
 

To be the perfect applicant to the Best Job in the World, I went to get some additional information about Australia, as well as snorkelling and diving. I discovered tons of fascinating things in my books / brochures, especially Australian cooking (yes, I am truly fond of good food !).

I first tried to locate Queensland Australia on this map and then all the Withsunday Islands and the Great Barrier Reef. It seems that there are numerous islands to explore !

I really wish I could go there one day (”please pick me !”) to see all these extraordinary colorful landscapes. I can’t wait to discover the wonderful environment of the Great Barrier Reef. I couldn’t make a choice to decide which books to buy !

Finally, I have chosen two books. Some friends also gave me some cool brochures and documentations about Australia, the Great Barrier Reef, snorkelling and diving !

Ben, the french Best Job Applicant blogger.

I will regularly be adding some new content on how I develop my knowledge about Australia, Queensland, The Great Barrier Reef, Snorkelling, Diving and everything that is linked to the Best Job in The World ! Here are some very interesting websites treating about these themes :
Best Job, Australia, and the Great Barrier Reef

• Island Reef Job official site
• Australia’s great natural wonder
• The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
• Great Barrier Reef - Australia’s Culture Portal
• The Great Barrier Reef - World Heritage - Queensland

Tourism in Australia, Queensland and Whitsundays Islands

• Queensland Holidays - Queensland Tourism Travel - Queensland Holidays
• Hamilton Island - Great Barrier Reef - Australia - Official Site
• Tourism Australia
  
• Whitsundays islands

Australia’s Fauna & Flora

• Australian Animals
• Reef Facts - Plants and Animals

Scuba diving, Snorkelling in the Great Barrier Reef

• Australia scuba diving a Great Barrier Reef adventure
• Snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef
  
• HowStuffWorks : How Scuba Works

You will be able to find all these links in my BlogRoll, on the right column of the blog.

Ben, the french Best Job Applicant blogger.

The “lucky winner” of the Best Job in The World will be living during 6 months on the Hamilton Island.

Here are some cultural aspects of Hamilton Island. Hamilton Island is part of the Whitsunday Islands in Quensland, Australia. Whitsunday archipelago is composed of 74 islands and most of them are uninhabited.

Hamilton Island is a little 5 km² area of sand, forests and hills/moutains, but remains a very touristy place due to its plane runway (open in 1984). With 5.000 inhabitants, Hamilton Island is the “Capital of Whitsunday Islands“.

More about Hamilton Island : www.hamiltonisland.com.au

Ben, the french Best Job Applicant blogger.