jumping traveler
Journey · Jun 2013 – Feb 2014

Around the world without flying

26 jumps across 11 countries, from Atlantic Ocean to Boracay.

Jumps
26
Countries
11
Days
257

The jumps, in order

  1. Jumping in the middle of the Atlantic onboard the MSC Uganda 12 Jun 2013 · 🌊 At sea Jumping in the middle of the AtlanticNo, no, I didn't actually jump into the water of the Atlantic Ocean. In June 2013, I started a year-long trip around the world with the challenge of not...
  2. Look at those cute little trucks 19 Jun 2013 · 🇺🇸 USA Jumping on the Interstate 87After reaching New York on a cargo ship, I immediately hit the road with Emeric and Véronique, some friends I made on the cargo, and headed straight to...
  3. Scary abandoned Frontier Town 19 Jun 2013 · 🇺🇸 USA Jumping in "Frontier Town"On the way from New York to Montreal, we took a random exit off Interstate 87 for a bathroom break and ended up in Frontier Town. Frontier Town, with its...
  4. Ain't that the coolest of all family jumps? 23 Jun 2013 · 🇨🇦 Canada Family Jumping in BouchervilleAfter the road trip from New York to Montréal by car (see here and there), I spent around 10 days in Montréal. I stayed with Marie, Stéphane, and their cute...
  5. Jumping in Iconic Times Square, NYC 3 Jul 2013 · 🇺🇸 USA Jumping in Times SquareIconic Times Square on a hot summer night in 2013.
  6. George Washington in an American football outfit from Boston's team 7 Jul 2013 · 🇺🇸 USA Jumping in BostonAfter spending a few days in New York with Sylvain, we decided to head over to Boston for the weekend for some good ol' jumping. Here's a picture of George...
  7. Bag jumping in front of Manhattan 8 Jul 2013 · 🇺🇸 USA Jumping in front of ManhattanAfter a weekend in Boston, Sylvain and I returned to New York. As soon as we got off the bus, we headed over to Brooklyn to meet our friend Alison and grab...
  8. Jumping, Statue-of-Liberty-style 10 Jul 2013 · 🇺🇸 USA Jumping in front of the Statue of LibertyFor our last jump in New York, Arnaud, Sylvain B, Matthieu and I gathered before our upcoming road trip across the USA. Today, we decided to be plain...
  9. Jumping in New Orleans 14 Jul 2013 · 🇺🇸 USA Jumping in New OrleansFrom New York, we took a train to New Orleans. 30 hours later, we were there. I love traveling by train, and this ride was awesome! New Orleans (aka NOLA) is...
  10. Jumping in the middle of nowhere 17 Jul 2013 · 🇺🇸 USA Jumping in TexasThis was taken in Northern Texas on our road trip from Houston to Las Vegas aboard our awesome RV you see in the picture. The first few days were filled with...
  11. Jumping at the Grand Canyon 19 Jul 2013 · 🇺🇸 USA Jumping at the Grand CanyonAfter Monument Valley, the Grand Canyon National Park is one of those breathless places where you feel very, very small.
  12. Jumping in Monument Valley is... monumental! :) 19 Jul 2013 · 🇺🇸 USA Jumping in Monument ValleyMonument Valley has one of the most peculiar and beautiful landscape scenery. You drive on straight roads in the desert for ages and then you see those...
  13. Forbidden Jumping? 20 Jul 2013 · 🇺🇸 USA Forbidden Jump in ArizonaWe couldn't resist taking a jumping picture next to a sign that clearly asked us not to. 😅
  14. Egyptian Jump in Bryce National Park 21 Jul 2013 · 🇺🇸 USA Jumping in Bryce CanyonStill on our road trip from Houston to Las Vegas, after Monument Valley and Grand Canyon, we made a stop in another National Park, Bryce Canyon. Tomorrow,...
  15. Jumping in front of the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas 23 Jul 2013 · 🇺🇸 USA Jumping in Las VegasAfter a week on the road, we arrived in Las Vegas, the end of our journey on board our awesome RV. We had booked a nice little hotel, the Mandalay Beach for...
  16. Jumping in front of the Golden Gate in San Francisco 25 Jul 2013 · 🇺🇸 USA Jumping in San FranciscoAfter a few days in Las Vegas, we rented a car and headed to San Francisco. Of course, we visited the Golden Gate Bridge, and that's when we realized that...
  17. Jumping in front of the main Church in San Cristóbal de las Casas 7 Aug 2013 · 🇲🇽 Mexico Jumping in San Cristóbal de las CasasAugust 2013, the US road trip is over. J. joins me in Los Angeles. From there we spend a couple of days in San Diego and then go to Los Cabos in Mexico where...
  18. Jumping in of Antigua and its volcano in the clouds. 12 Aug 2013 · 🇬🇹 Guatemala Jumping in AntiguaAfter a hectic border crossing between Mexico and Guatemala (*), we finally arrived in Antigua, the old town of Guatemala surrounded by volcanoes. Jumping in...
  19. Jumping in Flores Island 14 Aug 2013 · 🇬🇹 Guatemala Jumping in FloresFlores is a very nice and very little town situated on a small Island in the middle of a river. It serves as the gateway to Tikal, the ancient Maya sanctuary...
  20. Jumping in Livingston 15 Aug 2013 · 🇬🇹 Guatemala Jumping in LivingstonAfter Flores, we went to the small town of Livingston. Livingston is a charming Reggae town on the Caribbean Sea, and the only way to get there is by taking...
  21. Jumping in West Bay Honduras 22 Aug 2013 · 🇭🇳 Honduras Jumping in RoatánAfter wandering around Guatemala, we went to Útila, a backpacker island in Honduras. We were so busy doing nothing there that we didn't even think about...
  22. Jumping in Auckland, New Zealand 7 Nov 2013 · 🇳🇿 New Zealand Jumping in AucklandAfter crossing the Pacific on a cargo ship, I ended up in Auckland, New Zealand.I loved New Zealand so much! After weeks in the US, Central, and South...
  23. Jumping in Sydney Australia 29 Dec 2013 · 🇦🇺 Australia Jumping in front of the Sydney Opera HouseAfter a few weeks in New Zealand, I crossed the narrow Tasman Sea on yet another cargo ship and arrived in Brisbane. There, I spent Christmas with some...
  24. Jumping in Kuala Lumpur 13 Feb 2014 · 🇲🇾 Malaysia Night jumping in Kuala LumpurTwo years after my first trip to Malaysia, I'm back in Kuala Lumpur! This jump was taken during the water show at the bottom of the Petronas Towers.
  25. Jumping in Hanoi, Vietnam 19 Feb 2014 · 🇻🇳 Vietnam Jumping in HanoiAfter some time in Malaysia and Singapore, Sylvain and I found a cheap pair of flights to Hanoi. Having never jumped there before, we couldn't miss the...
  26. Jumping in Boracay 23 Feb 2014 · 🇵🇭 Philippines Jumping in BoracayAfter Hanoi's cold winter, we decided to head back south to Singapore and found some cheap flights to Boracay, Philippines. We actually landed in Kalibo and...