Did you hear the one about the ostrich-riding, bungee-jumping Brit that’s getting paid £69,000 to explore the islands of the Great Barrier Reef? Ooh, or what about the Californian winery looking for a hip, social media wiz to teach people about winemaking–that 6-month gig pays $60,000.
Well, there’s a new contest sweeping the Interwebs, geared towards travel bloggers. Quark Expeditions is searching for an official blogger to take part in a $20,000 Antarctic expedition…for free.
Enter Gary Arndt, who’s traveled to and blogged from 60+ countries since his multi-year, round-the-world trip started in March 2007. This guy is a web 2.0 machine, having taken 50,000+ photos and written over 1,000 blog posts on his blog, Everything Everywhere. Apparently he’s also got one of the larger National Geographic memorabilia collections in the world. Now that’s a world-class traveler.
Gary wants to go to Antarctica, and I want to help him. The Quark Expedition contest officially ends on September 30, 2009, and at that point, the profile with the most number of votes wins. At the time of this post, Gary has 227 votes, and the leader has 910. With a few more months of exposure (and considering Gary’s stellar reputation), I think he’s got a shot.
Click here to read Gary’s profile on Quark Expeditions.
Have a good weekend!
photo credit to Flickr user chris.bryant
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