Starting 1 July, Britain Ben Southall will be reporting for duty at the best job in the world.
The four-month-long contest, put on by Tourism Queensland, called on contestants to create a video as to why they’d be well-suited for the job. The “job” is caretaker of Hamilton Island, an Australian island that overlooks the Great Barrier Reef. Oh, and he gets paid $150,000 for six months of this “work;” posting video blogs and pretty much snorkeling and hanging on the beach the whole time.
Southall had previously been a tour guide, charity fundraiser and events manager. Read more…
Here is a list of the world’s most secluded beaches. Get there fast, though, because inevitably they’ll fill up quickly:
The Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica
Holbox Island, Yucatan Peninsula
Dubai is the newest hot party spot, with huge hotels and glamorous sights being built left and right. The country invites tourism, obviously, based on these facts. However they just threw a wrench in that idea.
In Dubai today, a judge found that two Britons accused of having sex on the beach will be sent to jail, fined, and finally deported once their sentences are served. (The two were originally arrested in July, and charged with sex outside marriage, public indecency and drunkenness. Ouch.)
Dubai adheres to conservative Islamic values, so you can see where the clash of cultures occurs.
“But what most foreigners don’t know — and what the government is not advertising — is that beneath the liberal facade is a legal culture based on Islamic laws and tribal rules that looks a lot more like Riyadh than Las Vegas.
While the laws are not always enforced, it is illegal for couples in Dubai to hold hands, hug or kiss in public — much less have sex on the beach.”
Apparently, native Emiratis want their values upheld, despite the influx of tourists. Well, you can’t have it both ways.
Sharks are just scary. Period. There’s not much you could say to change public opinion on that one. To that end, here is a list of the top ten beaches you should avoid if you, like most, do not want to encounter one of these great creatures on your next surfside trip (however, you should keep in mind that the likelihood of you ever getting attacked by a shark is not high. Except at these beaches.):
Every day is a celebration in Key West—literally. Each afternoon, a couple hours before sunset, artists, exhibitors, street performers, crafts and food vendors, and locals and tourists alike crowd Mallory Square Dock in Key West to watch the sun sink into the Gulf of Mexico. Catch a tightrope walker, a Houdini-esque escape artist, sword swallowers, jugglers, and musicians.
Read more on Key West and Florida HERE from Away.com
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