I'm Fernanda, Brazilian, engineer, wife of Marcelo, mother of Patrick and Júlia, and this little corner is my travel and outing diary.

I was born in Salvador, Bahia, where I lived for 13 years, then I lived in Rio de Janeiro for another 14, spent some time in Darien (Connecticut, USA), and moved to Dublin (Ireland) with Celo, where we stayed for almost 4 years. Since 2019, we have lived in Portugal with our little ones, but I confess that I still want to live in many other places, much to my husband's despair.

I don't have much patience or interest in sharing our lives on social media, so we always travel offline, and when we return from trips and have time, I write about them on the blog. Every now and then I say hi on Facebook or Instagram just to show we're alive. 🙂

I really enjoy reading novels, planning travel itineraries, swimming in warm pools, eating well in no-frills restaurants, recording our best moments and, of course, spending practically all my free time with my beloved family. 

The blog

I started the blog in 2012 writing about our month-long trips together, the "backpacking trips," and then I started recording the smaller trips, the "backpacking trips," hence the name M&M. My goal has always been to document our adventures as much as possible so that we could travel again whenever we stopped to read them. posts, Then you'll see super detailed articles and, of course, lots of photos – something I love.

All the photos are ours, and I have to confess that most are taken in less than 3 seconds, without much preparation or fuss, with our Google phones. I can't understand people who pose and bring thousands of devices to photograph places, much less those who only travel to get the photos. We are the opposite of that, thank God.

Advertising

Here you won't see any advertising, because I don't like the visual chaos of online ads. I prefer to visit websites and see the content created by the author. If I want to buy something, I go to the store's website and buy it. However, though, nevertheless (haha), I do share links to our partners. It is through these links that you, dear reader, can help us by booking tours, insurance, hotels, and cars. With each booking made, we earn a symbolic commission, and you don't pay anything extra for it. We're super happy with every penny we earn, so if you can help us out, give us a 5 out of 5!

Our travels summarized

So far, we've traveled to 38 countries in South America, Central America, North America, Europe, Oceania, and Africa. You'll find them all in the blog's main menu.

While we lived in Rio, we did our 1-month backpacking trips without kids through South America, Central America, and Oceania, as well as other trips nearby.

In October 2014, we moved to Ireland and spent almost four years taking advantage of Ryanair's promotions to explore Europe, Africa, and North America. Once again, it was just us, childless.

Since 2018, our trips have included the little ones on board, and therefore, the pace and level of comfort have changed a bit. Oh, and it's important to point out right away: we don't like all-inclusive hotels or use kids' clubs when we travel, but we do enjoy a nice pool, we look for playgrounds, we research good restaurants, and we combine activities for both us and them as much as possible. It has to be good for everyone, right?

We're SO enjoying exploring the world with our loved ones, and you can follow practically everything here. I hope it inspires you!

If you want to send me a message, my email is nandasa86@gmail.com. 

Thank you for your kindness in following us!