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Sylvain bouncing on a trampoline set into the ground of a Prague playground Latest jump · 29 Dec 2025 Prague · 🇨🇿 Czechia Jumping in Prague for NYE Read the story

Around the world since 2008, one jump at a time.

Hi, I'm Sylvestre. It all started with one jump in a frozen Oslo in December 2008, and I never really landed. Since then I've jumped on beaches, train platforms, mountain tops and cruise ship decks, mostly with friends and family, sometimes alone.

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235
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59
Journeys
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Latest trip · Oct – Nov 2025

Barcelona to Cape Town cruise

6 jumps · Morocco, Spain, At sea, Namibia

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  1. Jumping on a terrace overlooking the port of Tangier, with Voyager of the Seas in the bay 🇲🇦 29 Oct 2025 Jumping in Tangier
  2. Jumping above the mountains in the centre of Gran Canaria, with Roque Bentayga in the distance 🇪🇸 31 Oct 2025 Jumping in Gran Canaria
  3. Jumping on the helipad at the bow of Voyager 🌊 5 Nov 2025 Jumping near the equator
  4. Jumping on the dock in Walvis Bay, between mining trucks and our cruise ship 🇳🇦 10 Nov 2025 Jumping in Walvis Bay
  5. J. jumping on the salt crust at the edge of the pink salt pans of Walvis Bay 🇳🇦 10 Nov 2025 Jumping around the Pink Salt Lake
  6. Jumping while climbing barefoot up a dune of the Namib Desert 🇳🇦 10 Nov 2025 Jumping in the Namib Desert
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Sylvain and I jumping in front of Al-Khazneh Landmark31 Jumping in Fort William Water31 Jumping in Bidart Beach26 Jumping on the dock in Walvis Bay, between mining trucks and our cruise ship Boat20 Jumping in Chapelle Saint-Jean Church17 Jumping in Monument Valley is... monumental! :) Desert9 Sylvain bouncing on a trampoline set into the ground of a Prague playground New Year9 Jumping in the snow on the shore of Álftavatn Lake Snow9 Jumping in Datong Train9 Jumping above the mountains in the centre of Gran Canaria, with Roque Bentayga in the distance Mountain8 Sly and J jumping around Loch Ba Lake5 Jumping in front of the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas Hotel4 Jumping for La Fête du Citron in Menton Festival3
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Jumping in Monaco
Jul 2025
Riviera, Provence & Barcelona
🇲🇨 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 Port Hercule · Forcalquier · Barcelona
Jumping at the Gateway of India
Nov 2024
Dubai to Singapore cruise
🇮🇳 🇹🇭 🇲🇾 Mumbai · Kochi · Phuket · Penang
Jumping in the Pyrénées, close to Andorra border
May 2024
Northern Spain by campervan
🇫🇷 🇦🇩 🇪🇸 🌊 Vallée de l'Ariège · Port d'Envalira · Loarre · La Rioja · Bilbao · Bay of Biscay
Jumping onboard DFDS King Seaways in IJmuiden
May – Jun 2023
Scotland & the Shetlands
🇳🇱 🇬🇧 IJmuiden · Newcastle upon Tyne · Edinburgh · Scotland · Shetland Islands · Glasgow
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Fresh off the ground

All of 2025
Jumping under the dome of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, in its rain of light
🇦🇪 UAE · 23 Dec 2025
Jumping at the Louvre Abu Dhabi

This year, we spent Christmas in the UAE. We decided to explore our new country a bit and booked a few days in Abu Dhabi, at the St. Regis on the Corniche....
Jumping in the middle of a crowd of runners in Downtown Dubai, with the Burj Khalifa towering behind
🇦🇪 UAE · 23 Nov 2025
Jumping at the Burj Khalifa

J. had signed us up for the Dubai Run. She always does that kind of thing and tells me afterwards. She knows that if she asked first, I'd probably try to...
Jumping with family between the reflecting pools in front of Paleis Het Loo
🇳🇱 Netherlands · 14 Oct 2025
Jumping in Paleis Het Loo

During our week in the Veluwe, we spent an afternoon visiting Paleis Het Loo, near Apeldoorn. The palace was built in the 1680s as a hunting lodge for...
Jumping with J.'s family on a heathland trail in De Hoge Veluwe National Park
🇳🇱 Netherlands · 13 Oct 2025
Jumping in De Hoge Veluwe National Park

When you're married to a Dutchie, you sometimes have to resign yourself to camping holidays. Even in October. In the Netherlands. This year's family camping...
Jumping al Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
🇪🇸 Spain · 19 Jul 2025
Jumping al Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya

After Monaco and Provence, we spent a week on holiday in Barcelona, having a grand time. We've been there countless times before and always enjoy the city,...
Jumping in Chapelle Saint-Jean
🇫🇷 France · 15 Jul 2025
Jumping in Chapelle Saint-Jean

After Monaco, we spent a week in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04, as we call it) to catch up with the family in Forcalquier. We were there for Bastille Day...
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59 countries, one jump at a time.

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Europe126 🇫🇷 France33 🇪🇸 Spain14 🇷🇺 Russia11 🇬🇧 United Kingdom11 🇩🇪 Germany7 🇳🇱 Netherlands7 🇳🇴 Norway4 🇵🇹 Portugal4 🇸🇰 Slovakia4 🇭🇷 Croatia3 🇬🇷 Greece3 🇮🇹 Italy3 🇸🇮 Slovenia3 🇦🇹 Austria2 🇧🇾 Belarus2 🇧🇬 Bulgaria2 🇨🇿 Czechia2 🇮🇸 Iceland2 🇮🇪 Ireland2 🇦🇩 Andorra1 🇧🇪 Belgium1 🇭🇺 Hungary1 🇲🇨 Monaco1 🇵🇱 Poland1 🇷🇴 Romania1 🇨🇭 Switzerland1
Americas47 🇺🇸 USA19 🇨🇦 Canada11 🇬🇹 Guatemala3 🇵🇦 Panama3 🇲🇽 Mexico2 🇻🇮 US Virgin Islands2 🇨🇷 Costa Rica1 🇨🇺 Cuba1 🇭🇳 Honduras1 🇳🇮 Nicaragua1 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico1 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts & Nevis1 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten1
Asia29 🇨🇳 China10 🇹🇭 Thailand4 🇲🇾 Malaysia3 🇲🇳 Mongolia3 🇸🇬 Singapore3 🇮🇳 India2 🇵🇭 Philippines2 🇲🇴 Macau1 🇻🇳 Vietnam1
Africa & Mideast26 🇲🇺 Mauritius10 🇳🇦 Namibia3 🇹🇳 Tunisia3 🇦🇪 UAE3 🇯🇴 Jordan2 🇿🇦 South Africa2 🇪🇬 Egypt1 🇲🇦 Morocco1 🇶🇦 Qatar1
Oceania2 🇦🇺 Australia1 🇳🇿 New Zealand1
At sea5