Today, let’s discover Montréal with some new friends of mine (these little squirrels that I love so much !). It’s already my 4th day here and i will have to leave soon. I’m planning to travel to Québec this week end thanks to a nice rideshare company called AlloStop. I’ve heard a lot of good things about it and it allows you to share the trip’s costs while meeting people ! Anyway, here’s the video. Have fun !

You were probably waiting for it, there it is ! My fist day in Montréal (my Paris-Montréal trip in fact). Have fun and stay tuned, a new video is coming soon !

18.07 (French time) I’m writting these few lines in the middle of the Atlantic, on my way to Montréal. I had a very short night (a real sleepless one, but anyway, thanks to Irmark for her couch !), since I was very excited and in the same time quite stressed by such a long journey. I took the time before leaving the see the ones I love…Many thank to all of you. It’s a real strange feeling to know that the project starts from NOW, after all the time that I spent preparing it. I would like to thank you all of you for your support from the beginning, for your words. You are a part of this adventure, and all of this just gives me energy. I’ve never felt such excited by a travel (OK, it’s a HUGE one) and in a same time, I must confess that I also feel scared about it. But it’s a great feeling to know that I’ve finally started to realize this dream, and I felt proud of myself when I have to enter the Boeing 310 (where the security guys asked me to turn off the camera..) with my new huge scarf (I’m expecting -10°C in Montréal, we will see it in very few hours). At the Charles de Gaulle Airport this morning, I’ve heard so many funny accents, it was like I was already arrived…A video is coming very soon, stay tuned people !

Today, I wanted to share with you a story that really touched me. Few days ago, Emeline, a french young girl, contacted me through the blog. We started to talk about my project and travelling in general. Emelyne then told me that her dream was to travel the world with her boyfriend.

Travelling should be open to anyone, shouldn’t it ? To use a wheelchair can limit some of your activities, but will never kill a travelling spirit ! I’m really proud of these two people from Montpellier (France). They are really brave and have a real challenge to face. So please GO FOR IT ! Start to build a sponsorship report, contact companies…but never give your project up !

Emeline also told me about this interesting website called Envie d’Agir which helps young people projects. I’m loving their Emelyne’s project and i definitelly think they should contact such organizations I promise I will help you soon in building your dream.

Here is an interview of Emeline that we recorded through Seesmic. Here is the video interview . I apologize, I really did not have the time these days to build an english version for it, so the interview will be only available in french…

Présentes toi un petit peu ! Quel a été ton parcours et surtout parles moi du projet de toi et ton copain ?

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15 days ago, I had the opportunity to go to Marseille to meet a sponsor of my journey, which is called NeoMarco. It was then a pleasure to shot some short videos and to interview them. Enjoy (Apologize, the interview has not yet english subtitles).

The International School of Business IDRAC Lyon (I was graduated in 2007) joined the project, it’s now official ! Few days ago, I was really happy to meet Denis Broliquier, who is the Director of Studies , and also Lyon’s second district mayor. We had a very nice talk which led to a interesting partnership : all along the trip, I will have to visit some universities that are linked to the IDRAC network, to meet the students already there. My goal is then to shot movies for the school about the way IDRAC students live, the way they adapt themselves to the country. The videos will then be useful for the school for promote its international values. Denis Broliquier tells you a bit more about IDRAC through the sponsors page. Many thanks to IDRAC for their support.

Let’s talk now a bit about NeoMarco, which is also a new sponsor for Romain World Tour. NeoMarco is  cool website on which you can share your discoveries through 3 main topics : authentic, ethical and out of the ordinary. Then, if you like to “feel the travel” through souvenirs (just like me) you might find some amazing ones there ! Many thanks to Martine Sousse, co-founder of the website for her time and her wonderful vision of what’s really mean travelling, and to all the team for their warm welcome in Marseille few days ago ! A video interview is coming soon…