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This Dream Summer Job Pays You to Live in Iceland and Travel the World With Your BFF

Tamim Alnuweiri

April 23, 2018

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Your dream job shouldn't be relegated to those (hopefully) eight hours you spend snoozing. But if you didn't land the almost-too-good-to-be-true positions with the veterinary clinic that searched for a professional cat cuddler or the Australian pop-up that needed an avocado taster, there's a new hot ticket available—so you might wan to update your résumé. WOW Air wants to pay a pair of BFFs to spend the summer living in Iceland and traveling the world.

The chosen duo will move to an apartment in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland, on June 1. They will travel to whichever 8 of the 38 WOW-serviced cities they want and spend two to four days in each place.

On its website, WOW shared that the application period for the 10-week position is now open through May 14. The chosen duo will move to an apartment in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland, on June 1. They will travel to whichever 8 of the 38 WOW-serviced cities they want and spend two to four days in each place, all to create a comprehensive online travel guide for the airline.

Aside from covering the cost of all accommodations and flights (plus a travel allowance!) as well as the cost of the Reykjavik apartment, WOW Air will also pay the lucky duo $4,000 a month each, according to Business Insider. In return, the besties are expected to explore the cities they visit and gain a detailed understanding of the food scene, culture, and entertainment there. Using the information gather, they must create content such as blog and social-media posts as well as virtual guides for each city.

In short, it's basically the best summer job ever. Again, applications are open now, so don't sleep on this chance to go on the paid vacation of a lifetime.

If you want to get paid to travel, this job will send you and your friends to Europe, and this company is looking for people to bike across Europe and Africa.