Commonwealth Games requires Photographers to travel with the Baton

If you are a professional photographer then this can be a dream assignment to you. Commonwealth Games organisers are looking for photographers (photo journalists) for a six months assignment. The photographers selected will travel along with the Queens Baton relay across various nations. Getting paid for a trip that will start from India in October 2013 and covering nations like Maldives, Australia, Africa, Dubai etc and then reach Ireland (Glasgow) the host country for the Commonwealth games 2014. 

Last day you can apply for this job is 16^th September and if selected you must be available to start the work on October 1^st. You can apply for this job at the official commonwealth games 2014 site. 

Queens Batons is just as famous as the Olympics torch and it travels across the globe through various participating nations.  We’ll keep you posted about the excited journey of Baton. 

Please keep visiting this blog for further updates.

Baton in Beuatiful Mauritius

Mauritius is a beautiful island off the coast of Africa in the south west Indian ocean. Mautituis is also known for being home to wolrds only flightless bird dodo.

Below are the images and wallpapers from Mauritius:

Queen's Baton in Uganda

Uganda is one of the poorest country in the world and is home to many ethnic groups. Population of all ethnic groups community a equal and none of them forms majority. People here use around 40 international languages.

Video Queens Baton Realy - Tanzania

Below is the video of Queen's baton relay. In the video Queen’s baton departs for Tanzania.

Queens Baton In Nairobi

Nairobi in a very famous country in Kenya and was founded in 1899, at that time it was a rail depot linking Mombasa and Uganda. But the country grew quickly to become the capital of British Africa and currently it is the capital of free Kenyan. Some postcards from Nairobi:

Queen's Baton in Kenya

The Queen's baton has reached Kenya. Kenya is famous for its wildlife sanctuaries and wildlife reserves. Kenya was named after the highest mountain in the continet (Mt. Kenya). I don't know why Mt Kenya was named ;). The baton has covered 190000 km distance so far.

Know more about Kenya @
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya
http://world-travel-information.blogspot.com/

Queen's Baton Journet so far - 9447 out of 190000 KM covered

Yes 9447 kilometres has been already covered by Queens Baton. Queen's baton is not just about covering the distance and reashing the destination (this time it is New Delhi the capital of India) but celebrating the spirit of games displayed by athletes. Do far baton has covered following countries:

• England
• Wales
• Northern Island
• Isle of Man
• Jersey
• Guernssey
• Gibraltar
• Scotland
• Cyprus

Countries to be covered soon before reachin Delhi:

• Malta
• Sierra Leone
• The Gambia
• Ghana
• Niegeria
• Cameroon
• Kenya
• Tanzania
• Uganda

Keep visiting to track the Queen's baton

Queen’s Baton in Jersey enjoys a stint in swimming pool

We will be tracking and keep you updated about Queens Baton journey throghout the globe till it reach New Delhi the host of 2010 commonwealth games. Continuing with our last post, qeen's baton enjoyed a stint in the Langford Pool at Saint Halier (Jersey). The baton was protected by specially designed float.

Queens Baton in Jersey

After travellin through different locations in Europe the queens baton reached Jersey. Jersey is a British dependency off the coast of Normandy (France). Till now the baton has traveled 190000 kilometres.