Hey There

Hey there – we’re Jolien & Tobias, the couple behind MyCataleya. We're travelers, parents, entrepreneurs—and yes, always halfway to our next destination.

Family Travel, From the Very Beginning

Hey, we’re Jolien & Tobias, the duo behind MyCataleya.

When we started traveling with kids, we often heard:

“They won’t remember.”
“It will be too hard.”
“Maybe wait until they’re older.”

We didn’t.

Our daughter Gisele was just 5 weeks old when she boarded her first plane to Stockholm. During her first year, we traveled to Florida and Australia, lived two months in Barcelona and one month in Zurich, with many trips in between.

Today, she’s 2.5 years old.

Our son is 6 months old and already widely traveled across Europe. Upcoming family trips include Mallorca, Thailand, Kenya, and Zanzibar—yes, with a baby and a toddler.

Not because it’s always easy.
But because it’s possible, and because shared experiences matter—right from the start.

They may not remember the places, but they grow into the people shaped by them.

Why MyCataleya Exists

We created MyCataleya for families who want to keep living fully after having children. So many parents dream of traveling with their baby or toddler—but feel blocked by fear, logistics, or the idea that it’s all too much hassle. At MyCataleya, we show that:

Traveling with babies can be manageable.
Traveling with toddlers can be playful and enriching
Family travel doesn’t need perfection—just flexibility and the right mindset

This is real family travel, shaped around naps, changing routines, and little humans discovering the world.

A Bit About Us

We’ve explored 64 countries (and counting), lived in 4, and are currently based in Zurich.

We met during our EMBA in the UK, bonded over a shared love for airports and good food, and continued building a life that includes travel—now as a family of four.

Along the way, we also created family-friendly vacation rentals in: