Jumping in Europe
Jumping in Spiggie Beach
๐ฌ๐ง Spiggie Beach, Shetland Islands, uk
After a day around Aberdeen, we took Kuga (our fellow rental) to go to the ferry. There was a bit of a line, but we were in and parked at the lower level...
Jumping in St Monans
๐ฌ๐ง St Monans, Scotland, uk
Today marked the beginning of our Scottish road trip! After checking out, we caught an Uber to EDI airport and where we picked up our car, a bold red Ford...
Jumping in Queensferry
๐ฌ๐ง South Queensferry, uk
Let's go on a boat trip! We're taking the Maid of the Forth sightseeing cruise, departing from South Queensferry on the Firth of Forth bank. The boat is...
Jumping in Edinburgh
๐ฌ๐ง Edinburgh, uk
Today we take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh. After checking out, we get an Uber to get to the station. We're early, so we make a stop at the Victoria...
Jumping in Newcastle
๐ฌ๐ง Newcastle upon Tyne, uk
After a good night in sleep in the ferry, we dock in the morning at 09:30, as planned. We spend quite a bit of time in line for immigration. A young Brit...
Jumping in IJmuiden on DFDS ferry
๐ณ๐ฑ IJmuiden, netherlands
We're in the Netherlands for just a couple of days. Enough time for J. to attend some work meetings and model test basin simulations at Marin in Wageningen...
Jumping in Crest
๐ซ๐ท Crest, france
This year, for our European vacation, we managed to see both sides of the family, French and Dutch, in France! First, we spent a week camping in Le Couspeau...
Jumping in Formentera
๐ช๐ธ Formentera, Las Palmas, spain
Today is sailing day! We booked a full excursion on a sailboat that will go from Beso Beach in Ibiza to Formentera. It costs us 185 euros per pax. We take a...
Jumping in Castricum aan Zee
๐ณ๐ฑ Castricum aan Zee, netherlands
The day before, we were at the wedding pre-dinner of J.'s friend in Nootdorp. So that morning, we woke up a bit slow and spacey. We checked out of the Hilton...
Jumping in Split
๐ญ๐ท Split, croatia
After visiting Dubrovnik and the Elafiti islands, we spent a few days in Hvar, where the weather wasn't great. This is maybe the reason why I forgot to jump...
Jumping in the Elafiti Islands
๐ญ๐ท Koloฤep, croatia
The half-marathon is over, we had some well deserved rest and today, we're sailing! At 10 am, we meet with Serjan and Loran on the pontoon opposite our hotel...
Jumping in Dubrovnik
๐ญ๐ท Dubrovnik, croatia
After departing from Ancona the day before on the Marko Polo ferry, we woke up at 6:15 am after someone knocked on our stateroom. We had arrived in Split,...
Jumping in Ancona
๐ฎ๐น Ancona, italy
We woke up at 6:30 am to pack and check out from our hotel in Roma. At 8 am, we were on our way to Termini Station. It was 3 km away, and we decided we could...
Jumping at Trajan's Market
๐ฎ๐น Rome, italy
After more than two years in Mauritius due to various COVID restrictions, we were finally able to fly back to Europe. We decided to make this grand and take...
Wedding Jump!
๐ซ๐ท Cruis, france
On a fine day in the summer of 2018, it finally happened โ we got married! It was a great day indeed, with most of our friends and family from France, the...
Jumping in Scotland
๐ฌ๐ง Cairngorms National Park, uk
I can't believe it took so long for the UK to be added to the list of countries for jumping! In late 2017, we took advantage of J.'s work trip to Aberdeen...
Jumping in Schiermonnikoog
๐ณ๐ฑ Schiermonnikoog, netherlands
Winter in the Netherlands is full of long, dark, and rainy days that sometimes last until mid-spring. But when the sun comes out, it reveals stunning...
Jumping in Budapest
๐ญ๐บ Budapest, hungary
A little weekend away from the Netherlands, exploring Budapest. We enjoyed the crisp, cold air and chunks of ice floating around in the Danube. But most of...
Jumping in Gdaลsk
๐ต๐ฑ Gdaลsk, poland
We now live in Groningen in the north of the Netherlands. Groningen is quite a remote place, all things considered. It has a tiny airport with only a couple...
Jumping in Nice
๐ซ๐ท Place Massena, Nice, france
Nice, on the French Cรดte d'Azur, was our home for 18 months. In early 2016, we learned that J.'s mission in Monaco would end in July, and we would then...
Jumping on the shore of รlftavatn Lake
๐ฎ๐ธ รlftavatn Lake, iceland
We had booked the most amazing villa for New Year with some friends in Iceland. The villa was secluded on the shore of รlftavatn Lake, one hour from...
Jumping in Geysir
๐ฎ๐ธ Geysir, iceland
Happy New Year! Some friends and we rented an amazing Airbnb by a lake in Iceland to celebrate the New Year. It was one of the most memorable New Year...
Jumping in Chania
๐ฌ๐ท Chania, Crete, greece
As part of a cruise from Barcelona to Dubai, we made a stop in Crete and visited the city of Chania (ฮงฮฑฮฝฮฏฯฮฝ). We first made our way around the harbor and...
Jumping in Souda
๐ฌ๐ท Souda, Crete, greece
In 2015, J. and I got the cruise bug. Six months after a transatlantic onboard the biggest cruise ship in the world, we joined another 12-day cruise, this...
Jumping in Mรกlaga
๐ช๐ธ Mรกlaga, spain
After 11 days at sea and 4 days after jumping in the middle of the Atlantic, we reached our first (and only) port of call of this transatlantic: Mรกlaga! This...
Jumping in le Cap Ferrat
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, france
Le Cap Ferrat is a small peninsula located between Nice and Monaco. The area was once the domain of King Leopold II of Belgium, and is now graced with a...
Jumping for La Fรชte du Citron
๐ซ๐ท Menton, france
On a cool day in February, we attended the famous Fรชte du Citron (a.k.a. the Lemon Festival) in Menton, located between Monaco and the Italian border. Well,...
Jumping in Zermatt
๐จ๐ญ Zermatt, switzerland
After spending Christmas with my family in Drรดme, Judith and I spent a few days road tripping by train through Switzerland. From Crest in the Drรดme, we...
Jumping in Enschede for Easter
๐ณ๐ฑ Enschede, netherlands
So, this is it. I finally finished my trip around the world in April 2014 after 10 months of non-stop travelling. It's good to leave, but it's always nice to...
Jumping in Scheveningen
๐ณ๐ฑ Scheveningen, netherlands
Last weekend, before starting the trip around the world! I was J.'s +1 for a wedding in Breda, south of the Netherlands. I hadn't been back in this country...
Jumping in Front of the Acropolis
๐ฌ๐ท Athens, greece
France is a lovely country to live in, especially in May when the month is littered with bank holidays โ isn't that great? Taking advantage of two...
Jumping in Lorient Celebrating New Year 2013!
๐ซ๐ท Lorient, france
The past two years, I had taken advantage of the Christmas and New Year break to go travel abroad and jump in funny places like the Sahara or above the...
Jumping in Karlovy Vary
๐จ๐ฟ Karlovy Vary, czechia
I hadn't been to the Czech Republic since 2008, so I had never jumped in Czechia before! This time, we took advantage of an extended weekend to go to the...
Jumping in Paris with Paulina
๐ซ๐ท Paris, france
Paulina doesn't come to France often as she lives in Mexico. So when she does, we need to be proper tourists and visit some of the highlights of Paris. We...
Jumping in Azores during Transatlantic
๐ต๐น Ponta Delgada, portugal
The annual holiday had finally come. After the Trans-Siberian trip the previous year, this year's idea was to go west, avoiding the plane as much as...
Home Jumping!
๐ซ๐ท Paris, france
September had been a month without any particular travels, except for a few short work-related expeditions to London where I didn't get the chance to jump....
Jumping in Saint-Malo
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Malo, france
After visiting le Mont-Saint-Michel, it's time for sunny(*) Saint-Malo, a charming medieval coastal city where your addiction to crรชpes (pancakes) and cider...
Jumping at Le Mont-Saint-Michel
๐ซ๐ท Mont-Saint-Michel, france
A short escape from Paris landed us in Brittany, where we visited the Presqu'รฎle (or "almost-island") of Le Mont-Saint-Michel. Inside the Mont-Saint-Michel...
Jumping in Belรฉm
๐ต๐น Belรฉm, portugal
Jumping in Belรฉm (Lisbon's neighborhood). Belรฉm is mostly famous for its Pastรฉis de Belรฉm (local version of the Pastรฉis de Nata), some delicious egg-based...
Jumping at the National Palace of Pena
๐ต๐น Sintra, portugal
Sintra is a small village outside Lisbon, facing the Atlantic, and is now part of UNESCO World Heritage. At the top of the hill lies the Pena National...
Jumping in Lisbon
๐ต๐น Lisbon, portugal
Portugal had been missing from my list for way too long, hence I was very much looking forward to spending four days in Lisbon. And it was truly wonderful!...
Team Jumping in Frankfurt
๐ฉ๐ช Frankfurt, germany
This year, once again, we had the incredible opportunity to have all the people from my team, spread out over Europe, gather for a few days at a training...
Is this Becoming a Tradition? Family Jumping for Easter!
๐ซ๐ท Limans, france
This year again, the Easter long weekend was the perfect occasion for a family gathering in southern France. It was a tough weekend indeed, spending most of...
Jumping in sunny Piran
๐ธ๐ฎ Piran, slovenia
After the Alps, the sunny side of the Adriatic! Slovenia has a very small coastline. It is squeezed between the coasts of Italy and Croatia. Piran reminded...
Trying new Jumping styles in Bled
๐ธ๐ฎ Bled, slovenia
I really had to think for a while before deciding to post this picture. But what the heck, my surroundings, the new spring season, and sunny weather might...
Jumping in Ljubljana
๐ธ๐ฎ Ljubljana, slovenia
First time in Ljubljana and Slovenia. We climbed the castle and its tower to get a view of the city and surroundings, an ideal place for a jumping picture....
Jumping Around Cluj-Napoca
๐ท๐ด Cluj-Napoca, romania
Taking advantage of a very cheap Wizzair flight to Cluj-Napoca, I ended up spending a weekend in this small city in northern Romania along with Sylvain. I...
Back to where it all began: jumping in Oslo and Happy New 2011!
๐ณ๐ด Oslo, norway
On December 27, 2008, I was in Oslo and shot the first Jumping Picture of the series. Two years later, I'm back jumping there! During these two years: dozens...
Jumping above the Arctic Circle for ending 2010
๐ณ๐ด Brensholmen, norway
After Christmas, I flew to Norway with friends to chase the Northern Lights and ride dog sleds above the Arctic Circle. We chose Tromsรธ as our basecamp....
Family Jumping for Christmas
๐ซ๐ท Crest, france
I don't remember spending Christmas with so much snow and wind. It was so wild and freezing cold that we had no other choice but to jump everywhere to warm...
Jumping at Rila Monastery
๐ง๐ฌ Rila Monastery, bulgaria
Quoting Wikipedia: "Founded in the 10th century, the Rila Monastery (ะ ะธะปัะบะธ ะผะฐะฝะฐััะธั) is regarded as one of Bulgaria's most important cultural, historical...
Jumping in Sofia
๐ง๐ฌ Sofia, bulgaria
Taking advantage of an extended weekend for All Saints Day, as well as an incredibly cheap flight ticket from Wizz Air, I decided to go and jump around...
Jumping in Naushki, first Trans-Mongolian jump
๐ท๐บ Naushki, russia
Last moments in Russia! After 10 days of intense train-ing in Russia, we arrived at the end of this first journey and we were fully ready for Mongolia's...
Jumping around lake Baรฏkal
๐ท๐บ Lake Baรฏkal, russia
Arriving at 6 am in Irkutsk, we started the day with a good old breakfast of coffee, sausages, schnitzel, and mashed potatoes. We then headed to the Baรฏkaler...
Jumping in Ilanskiy
๐ท๐บ Ilanskiy, russia
Ever heard of Ilanskiy (ะะปะฐะฝัะบะธะน)? Me neither before stopping there. It is a small town completely lost in Siberia, but there you'll find an old and gorgeous...
Jumping in Novosibirsk
๐ท๐บ Novosibirsk, russia
A little lesson on Cyrillic. H = N B = V C = S ะ = I ะฑ = B P = R So... HOBOCะะฑะCK = Novosibirsk! Novosibirsk, the largest city in Siberia (and the third...
Jumping in Barabinsk (a.k.a. train makes you zen)
๐ท๐บ Barabinsk, russia
Barabinsk is a small city for which Wikipedia says, "The most important economic sectors are the production of building materials, as well as metal and...
Jumping in Perm
๐ท๐บ Perm, russia
Aboard the Trans-Siberian train, life is simple for four days: eat, sleep, read, talk, take the apero, eat, sleep, etc... That's a wonderful time where you...
First Trans-Siberian jump!
๐ท๐บ Balezino, russia
After one night aboard the train Rossiya (linking Moscow to Vladivostok), we stopped for some time in Balezino. It was enough time to stretch our legs and...
Jumping around the Red Square
๐ท๐บ Moscow, russia
Saint Basil's Cathedral (ะฅัะฐะผ ะะฐัะธะปะธั ะะปะฐะถะตะฝะฝะพะณะพ) is probably one of the most emblematic monuments in Moscow. It sits on one side of Red Square. On the other...
Jumping in the VDNKh park
๐ท๐บ Moscow, russia
The picture below was taken at VDNKh Park. This "Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy" (ะัััะฐะฒะบะฐ ะะพััะธะถะตะฝะธะน ะะฐัะพะดะฝะพะณะพ ะฅะพะทัะนััะฒะฐ - Vystavka...
Night Jumping in Moscow
๐ท๐บ Moscow, russia
Taking jumping pictures at night is always a struggle as the low-light environment prevents you from taking sharp images. But being in Moscow, you feel...
Just arrived and already jumping in Moscow
๐ท๐บ Moscow, russia
Just arrived in Moscow, we went to get registered. (Not only do you need a visa, but you also need to be registered when you arrive in Russia, stating where...
Jumping in Minsk
๐ง๐พ Minsk, belarus
A few hours after crossing the Poland-Belarus border, at night, we made a quick stop in Minsk (ะัะฝัะบ). It was an opportunity to jump in front of the...
Jumping on the Belarus Border
๐ง๐พ Brest, belarus
After 24 hours on the train, we arrived in Brest (ะัััั) on the Poland-Belarus border (not to be mistaken with Brest in France uh!). Rails in Russia,...
Paris-Shanghai Trip Begins: Jumping in Cologne
๐ฉ๐ช Cologne, germany
The first stop on our train trip to China was Cologne (Kรถln). We arrived via Thalys and had a 1-hour layover. It was enough time to go jump in front of the...
Jumping in Howth
๐ฎ๐ช Howth, ireland
Howth is marketed as the "Irish Saint-Tropez". Well, I'll let you make up your mind judging by the weather in the picture below. At least we saw seals. Are...
Jumping in Dublin
๐ฎ๐ช Dublin, ireland
Three days for an extended weekend in Ireland. A perfect way to prepare for the upcoming big Tran-Siberian train trip. A perfect way to learn how whisky is...
Jumping with Marie in Front of Notre Dame
๐ซ๐ท Paris, france
A tourist walk in Paris with Marie from Quรฉbec on a Saturday is the perfect occasion to jump! Marie & the little family have now also become an expert at...
Jumping at Le Parc Astรฉrix (again!)
๐ซ๐ท Le Parc Astรฉrix, france
One year after the first jump, it's time to go back to Le Parc Astรฉrix for a ride on the Tonnerre de Zeus or the Goudurix. And indeed, we shall not leave an...
Jumping at the Solidays Music Festival
๐ซ๐ท Paris, france
On that day at Solidays, there were 160,000 music fans at the Hippodrome de Longchamp to hear Vanessa Paradis, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Jacques Higelin, Babylon...
Team Jump in Potsdam
๐ฉ๐ช Potsdam, germany
It's not because we're on a business team meeting that we can't take some time for a team jump! (But damn, it's hard to make a nice team jumping picture...
Jumping at Halle Train Station
๐ฉ๐ช Halle, germany
Taking a short train break on the way to Leipzig to jump at Halle train station. ]
Jumping in Leipzig
๐ฉ๐ช Leipzig, germany
The next day, we took a train to spend the day in Leipzig, guided by Aga (our former Couchsurfing host in Berlin from 2007 and now a dear friend). It was a...
Jumping in Berlin
๐ฉ๐ช Berlin, germany
Taking advantage of a business trip to arrive early on the weekend and wander the great city of Berlin. In front of the Brandenburg Gate: At the bottom of...
Family Jump for Easter
๐ซ๐ท Limans, france
I convinced the family (it wasn't hard!) to jump for the Easter gathering under the sun of Provence.
Frog Jumping on the Alexandre III Bridge in Paris
๐ซ๐ท Paris, france
As long as stupid jumps don't kill, I should be safe.
Jumping in Brussels
๐ง๐ช Brussels, belgium
A weekend 1 hour and 20 minutes away from Paris, in Brussels, to eat some fries, have some beers and, guess what, jump indeed! The famous Atomium: This is...
Celebrating New Year Jumping in a Castle
๐ธ๐ฐ ฤervenรฝ Kameล Castle, slovakia
Okay, I don't recall the name of that castle and I'm also unsure about its location :-/ But the visit was very interesting (and the castle caves were HUGE!)....
Jumping in Liptovskรฝ Mikulรกลก
๐ธ๐ฐ Liptovskรฝ Mikulรกลก, slovakia
(I love those Slovak weird accents!) From Krakow, on our way to Bratislava, we stopped by the Liptovskรฝ Mikulรกลก area for some well-deserved thermal...
Jumping in Front of Saint Eustache Church
๐ซ๐ท Paris, france
Jumping a few meters away from my former apartment in Paris. This picture is the first jumping picture celebrating my latest DSLR, the wonderful Nikon D90.
Jumping in Rome
๐ฎ๐น Rome, italy
Ah, Rome - pizzas, pasta, Chianti... and jumps in front of the Colosseum!
Jumping in Le Colorado Provenรงal
๐ซ๐ท Rustrel, france
The area known as "Le Colorado Provenรงal" gets its name from the color similarities it shares with the "real" Colorado. In this area, you can find sand of...
Jumping at the Moon Fall
๐ซ๐ท Carniol, france
La Cascade de la Lune (the Moon Fall) is a small moon-shaped waterfall hidden somewhere around Carniol. During spring, it can be a bit tricky to get there...
Jumping at the Top of Le Contadour Mountain
๐ซ๐ท Le Contadour, france
Le Contadour is a small mountain in the southern French Alps that rises to 1413m, making it a perfect place for hiking and camping in the wild when nature...
Jumping in Forcalquier
๐ซ๐ท Forcalquier, france
Forcalquier is my hometown! It's a great little city known for its wonderful goat cheeses, olive oil, and pastis. It also has the ultimate BEST crรชperie...
Jumping in Vienna
๐ฆ๐น Vienna, austria
Vienna and Bratislava are the two closest capital cities in the world. We couldn't miss that! Vienna is a very nice city. You can jump in front of the Opera...
Jumping on the Danube
๐ฆ๐น Somewhere on the Danube, austria
Bratislava and Vienna are only 60 km away, which makes them the closest capitals in the world. The Danube River flows through both cities. I highly recommend...
Jumping in Devรญn Castle
๐ธ๐ฐ Hrad Devรญn, slovakia
This is Slovakiaaaaaaaaaaa (famous quote, almost). Fred and Tyna (our wonderful Couchsurfing host) were also having some good energy that day!
Jumping in Bratislava
๐ธ๐ฐ Bratislava, slovakia
A few days in Slovakia. Great country, great people, great food... awesome language! :-) On that exact day, we arrived in Bratislava, SkyEurope, the airline...
Jumping at Rock en Seine Music Festival
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Cloud, france
Rock en Seine! Three days of pure rock craziness with the climax being The Offspring and Prodigy concerts.
Jumping at Le Parc Astรฉrix
๐ซ๐ท Le Parc Astรฉrix, france
A day at Le Parc Astรฉrix... still jumping. I strongly recommend the two main attractions, "Le Tonnerre de Zeus" and "Le Goudurix", for a high-thrill experience!
Jumping in Hendaye
๐ซ๐ท Hendaye, france
Following the "sentier de grande randonnรฉe" that goes down to Spain.
Jumping in Bidart
๐ซ๐ท Bidart, france
Jumping with Sylvain on a beach in Bidart, near Saint-Jean-de-Luz after a tough day at la Feria de Bayonne! I love that picture ๐
Early Jump in Biarritz
๐ซ๐ท Biarritz, france
Jumping at 8 am on Biarritz beach after a night spent on a "Party Train". French railways have had the "great" idea of running standard TGV high-speed trains...
Jumping Around Notre Dame de Paris
๐ซ๐ท Paris, france
Jumping with Eva and Sylvain around Notre Dame de Paris during June 21st, the day of La Fรชte de la Musique!
Jumping in Barcelona
๐ช๐ธ Barcelona, spain
After a "busy" week "working hard" at a community meeting in Barcelona and Sitges, there is nothing better than a little weekend in Barcelona to relax. And...
Falling in Jรกvea
๐ช๐ธ Jรกvea, spain
The idea was indeed to jump, but the result was rather... unexpected! :-)
Jumping in Moraira
๐ช๐ธ Moraira, spain
A few kilometers from Javea is Moraira! I love the picture below.
Jumping in Valencia
๐ช๐ธ Valencia, spain
Why am I always out of sync with the others?? Okay, let's do one without me. Now, that's better!
Knee Sprain in Crest-Volland
๐ซ๐ท Crest-Volland, france
Yay, a weekend skiing in the Alps! Yay, another reason for jumping! Yay, how I love a good raclette! Nay... I ended up the weekend with a knee sprain... Boo...
Jumping in Sevilla
๐ช๐ธ Sevilla, spain
A few hours before taking the plane back to Paris, a little walk in Seville, and a sun-worshipping incantation.
Jumping in Punta Umbrรญa
๐ช๐ธ Punta Umbrรญa, spain
Aviva's most famous Strawberry Spring Festival was held in Andalucรญa, Spain. The best couchsurfing guests stayed at her place. It was only March, but the sun...
Jumping in Frankfurt
๐ฉ๐ช Frankfurt, germany
Me wants, this Euro is miiiiiiiine! In front of the European Central Bank.
Jumping in Place de la Concorde
๐ซ๐ท Paris, france
Jumping with Arnaud in front of the Obelisk at Place de la Concorde in Paris during a beautiful day in February.
New Year is Coming, Let's Jump!
๐ซ๐ท Juignรฉ-sur-Sarthe, france
On a farm lost near Juignรฉ-sur-Sarthe in France. Happy New Year 2009 and Happy Jumping!
Jumping in Bergen
๐ณ๐ด Bergen, norway
We took the train from Oslo to Bergen, a town on the west coast of Norway and on the Atlantic Ocean. The 6-hour-long train journey through the mountains was...
First jump: Oslo!
๐ณ๐ด Oslo, norway
My very first jump in freezing-cold Oslo! The light (when there was light) was quite amazing as the sun was staying low on the horizon for a long time.