Acrobatic Blogger Puts Your Travel Photos to Shame

Toe-Touches Around the World



1. Volcano Cerro Negro in Leon, Nicaragua

Davila got his start in Nicaragua, when he failed to impress his tour guide with his jumping skills. 
"The tour guide was not impressed with my jumping, so I did a toe-touch," he says. "After I posted it everyone loved it, and I knew I had to keep doing them around the world."
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2. Mayan Ruins of Chichen Itza, Mexico
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3. Akumal Beach in Playa del Carmen, Mexico
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4. Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany
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5. Chefchaouen, Morocco
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6. Covered in Tomatoes After La Tomatina in Bunol, Spain
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7. Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
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8. Leaning Tower of Pisa in Pisa, Italy
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9. Hot Springs and Travertines of Pamukkale, Turkey
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10. Pyramid OF Djoser (Step Pyramid) in the Saqqara Necropolis, Egypt
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11. The Parthenon in Athens, Greece
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12. Sahara Desert in Merzouga, Morocco
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13. Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) in Istanbul, Turkey
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14. Taj Mahal in Agra, India
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15. Virupaksha Temple in Hampi, India
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16. Volcano Pacaya in Guatemala
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17. Temple of Ramsess II near Aswan, Egypt
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18. Charles Bridge (Karluv Most) in Prague, Czech Republic
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During Jaime Davila's two-year trip around the globe, he took more than 26,000 photos. Of those, 426 feature acrobatic toe-touches, the jumps popularized by cheerleaders. 
While not all 426 are in particularly unique locations — and many are toe-touch fails — you can take a trip around the world with Davila and his signature pose.
Davila did not plan his stratal jumps around the world. 
Rather, he tells Mashable he was inspired by the positive response he got after sharing a jumping picture from Nicaragua (the first in the gallery above) on his blog Breakaway Backpacker. Though his Nicaraguan tour guide mocked his pose, the online feedback inspired him to continue.

He's now been back in the U.S. for two months, after competing his March 1, 2011 to March 1, 2013 trip. Some more noteworthy statistics about his trip: 
Davila visited 103 cities in 30 countries on four continents. His longest stay was in Cairo, for 175 days.

His next trip, he says, will be either Australia or South America. Let's see if he keeps up the toe touch-jumps!
by By Zoe Fox  Images courtesy of Jaime Davila