Hi, my name is Maxime. I grew up living in 5 different countries, studied in 2 others
and visited many more. I love to travel and discover new cultures and places. I'm now
traveling the world as a freelance programmer.
about me ·
where I've been
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Journées Européennes du Patrimoine 2012
France
This weekend was the European Heritage Days 2012 (Journées Européennes du Patrimoine in French) and I took this opportunity to visit the studio of France Télévisions (state tv - like BBC in the UK) and the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale in French). As always with such events, the queues were terribly long: 5h30 at FranceTV and 2h30 at the Assembly! Fortunately, both were worth the wait... read more »
Posted: 16/09/2012 France
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Going around the world in 1 year
UPDATE: plans have changed, I’m now traveling with no return date set! In 2013 I plan to travel around the world for one year. The departure date is scheduled for the first week of January. I have been planning this since the beginning of May but it was brewing in my head since I got back from the Maldives. I want to see and live as many things as possible in my life and now is the perfect ... read more »
Posted: 08/08/2012
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Feeling the Gs
France
Short video clip of the best moments of my 20 minutes flight in a jetfighter! This was something I wanted to do for years and when I saw a Groupon offer from a company near Paris, I finally caved and bought a ticket. The plane was an L-39 Albatros. It was awesome but not as impressive as I would have imagine. The speed (around 600 km/h) is not very noticeable and the acrobatics are pretty ... read more »
Posted: 02/08/2012 France
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Turkey
Turkey
As my brother was studying for one semester in Istanbul, I took the opportunity to visit him on two occasions. The first trip was only 4 days long in march to visit Istanbul. My second trip lasted a little bit longer and we visited the coast around Antalya and Cappadocia. Istanbul I went there in mid march and unfortunately it was exceptionally cold for the season. It even snowed for a few ho... read more »
Visited: March and June 2012 Posted: 18/07/2012 Turkey
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Maldives
Maldives
For christmas, I traveled for the first time to the Maldives, a country made of islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean, south of India. The Maldives are extraordinarily beautiful. There are hundreds of islands grouped in atolls. Most islands are quite small, the average size being a few hundred meters in diameter. The vegetation can be luxuriant and the water is crystal clear at around 30... read more »
Visited: 23/12/2011 Posted: 04/07/2012 Maldives
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You're About to Jump Out a Perfectly Good Airplane Jonny, How Do You Feel About That?
France
As a teenager, I had the incredible luck to experience skydiving through a tandem jump and I have dreamed to jump on my own ever since. It took some time to convince myself I could do it (as well as to find enough time and money) but last year I was finally ready! One year later, after convincing three friends to do it with me, some planning and a lot of video watching, we took the train to... read more »
Posted: 18/05/2012 France