# @thesimonfrench on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTJ5-_WjutO
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38622284-thesimonfrench-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1635ea1ebd.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-01-06T03:51:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Simon French (@thesimonfrench) — https://gondola.cc/thesimonfrench

## Caption

Winter Break - 2025 ❄️

15 days. ~12,000 miles of travel. 3 TB of media recorded. many, MANY, bratwurst & red bulls consumed. countless memories created.

throwing myself into a completely new environment to film an international hockey tournament, on what was supposed to be a few weeks off in December, was not in my plans before I got the call in early October. i frankly hadn’t even heard of the Spengler Cup before the call.

now, with so many new friends, a silver medal, and the experience of a lifetime, i think i truly found a new love in Davos. i’m hoping that someday, somehow, i’ll get to return and experience this again. and to top it off with an unbeaten weekend with Maine vs Denver + a visit to red rocks? unreal.

blessed is an understatement. sometimes i wonder how i got here, but also i’m not going to question it. 2025 was an insane year for me, so i guess it’s time to start thinking about how to top it. maybe i’ll make a recap reel to show 2025 off in all of its glory. appreciate you taking this journey with me. 💙

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Simon French | @french1000islnd | https://gondola.cc/french1000islnd | Creative Director |
| Simon French | @french1000islnd | https://gondola.cc/french1000islnd | Photographer |

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