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Family travel, first-hand

From Dream to Memory

I’m Patricia — travel journalist and mum of three. Everything you’ll read here comes from trips we have actually taken as a family: Switzerland, Australia, South Africa, Vietnam and beyond, told the way I’d tell a friend.

“Each journey begins as a dream and never truly ends, because you will always have the memory.”

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Destination guides

The long, practical guides I keep up to date after every trip — prices, routes and honest tips for travelling with kids.

The Matterhorn seen from Riffelsee lake in Zermatt, Switzerland Switzerland with kids Safari truck in the savannah at sunset, South Africa South Africa with kids An emu walking past a motorhome in Australia Australia by motorhome

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My go-to travel resources

The tools I actually use to book our own family trips. Booking through these links supports the blog at no extra cost to you.

  • Stays: Booking.com deals — where I always start looking for family-friendly stays.
  • Activities & tours: Civitatis — excursions and day trips, easy to cancel.
  • Mobile data: Holafly eSIM — use the code DEILUSIONARECUERDO for a discount.
  • Car hire: Auto Europe — the comparator we use for road trips.
  • Free walking tours: GuruWalk — our first stop in every new city.
  • Travel gear: my Amazon shop — everything we pack, tried and tested.