In every culture around the world, there's no denying that mothers are the backbone of the family. Whether honouring the special woman in your life with a bouquet of flowers, a leisurely brunch, or simply a grateful hug, every mother loves to know she's appreciated. One of our favourites ways to keep the family bond tight is to travel together, collecting extraordinary memories along the way.

In honour of Mother's Day, we're sharing some of our favourite, heartwarming stories of travelling with mom from around the globe. Happy Mother's Day! xo

PARIS
"My mother and I took this vacation for a variety of reasons. This first reason is that it is her 60th birthday and I wanted to do something special for her, so I surprised her with this trip. My father also passed away unexpectedly six months prior to the trip and it felt right to take this time to 'seize the day' and spend a week together.

One of our favourite memories from the trip was the photo shoot, because we would have never found the areas where we took the photos. It was a beautiful part of Montemartre and I don't think we would have ventured into that area had we not had someone with us to guide us. We loved the café we ate breakfast in that morning and it was my mom's favourite meal and part of the vacation." - Tiffany

HONG KONG
"My mother and I often travel together and we don't have many pictures together since one is usually taking pictures of the other. Now, we have a gallery of photos to cherish forever. The photos are PERFECT in every way." - Kaisey

MEXICO
"Our extended family have taken many trips together: Washington DC, Colombia, and several trips to Mexico. The first trip was for my dad's 60th birthday, but during each trip we found something to celebrate: a new home, a new baby, a milestone birthday. We always made up some excuse! Every time the cast changes a bit: new kids, broken legs, divorces, surgeries, but every trip is special. This recent trip was taken for my mom's 70th birthday and was the first trip we took together after my dad died. There were 11 of us in the tribe with 4 more extended family members who joined in for this trip. We had a great time. Six kids under 10, many adults and two special grandparents. As a way of cementing the time together and creating lasting memories we decided to arrange a photo shoot as a birthday gift for my mom. The Flytographer shoot was the prefect way to say thanks to my mom for the trip!" - Cathy

LONDON
"Since I'm a solo traveler who doesn't take selfies and is more comfortable behind the camera, Mom's family album has a photo of my house instead of me. Her friends were calling me 'the phantom daughter,' so Flytographer was a fantastic way to treat Mom and get her that photo she wanted. Hector made me feel comfortable and my mom loved him! It was her first trip to London and I wanted a special experience and souvenir for her with historic London and a bit of fun with present day London with the colourful street art. The bonus was the mother/daughter photos she now has and the fun memories of London, one of my favourite cities." - Suzanne

NYC
"My four daughters and I have been coming to New York for years. We love to explore Central Park, spend time walking in the city, go to museums and most of all, see Broadway shows. This time my mother, the girls' grandmother, joined us! The highlight of our trip was seeing our favourite show, Hamilton, together. We had an amazing time. The weather was perfect and our pictures captured our time in New York with my mom and girls forever." - Jennifer

LOS ANGELES
"We had our first and only family photo shoot many years ago, when I was in high school. Ever since, my Mom had been in love with a photo of me and my sister kissing her on the cheeks, a classic 'kiss sandwich.' Flash forward many years to when we booked Flytographer in LA, my mom’s only request was to capture a new version of that photo - but the best thing about that first photo was that the kiss sandwich was a surprise. We knew we had to catch her off guard to recreate the magic of that moment, so Dipan helped give us a secret cue when the background was just right. It is now one of my favourite photos.” - Caitlin

PRAGUE
"I'm travelling the world on my own with my dog Mango, and my mom decided to join me for a few weeks. My favourite memory in Prague was exploring the delightful Christmas markets, for great shopping and delicious food." - Laurie

NYC
"This was my first Flytographer shoot. It meant a lot, as it was for a special mother/daughter bonding trip in the Big Apple. From the beginning of the booking, we were so well taken care of by our concierge Shay. I appreciated the tips offered as it all made a difference in creating a positive experience. Lauren, the photographer in Brooklyn, was very professional, kind and creative. My daughter Hayden and I are so grateful, as she truly captured the essence of our mother/daughter relationship and the feeling of trip in New York. We so love our photos!" - Dom

JAPAN
"The photos taken in Kyoto were a fantastic way to share my memories of life in East Asia with my mother. The photos made her feel like she was right there with me and we really appreciate the service Flytographer provides!" - Alex

LONDON
"After having a son almost seven years after I had my daughter, I really wanted to continue having the opportunity to be just the two of us again at least for a couple of days a year. I decided to begin traveling with her once a year. This year happened to work out for her 9th birthday, while her father was away on a business trip. My daughter and I thought it would be a fun way to spend some mommy daughter time together, a little break away from her crazy little brother." - Shanna

PARIS
"My Mom turned 60 on December 30th. It was her life-long dream to visit Paris, and how wonderful that she had the opportunity to do so with her whole family! We surprised her with a photo shoot on the actual day of her birthday. What a great way to remember such a milestone. The family pictures will be treasured for ever!" - Adriana

BUDAPEST
"We haven't had family pictures taken in over 15 years, and in that time a lot has changed in our family. I cannot thank Dana enough for capturing such beautiful photos from our vacation in Budapest. She was so fun to work with and instantly made everyone feel at ease. Without question, this was the best souvenir from our trip and I look forward to future Flytographer shoots!" - Sarah

DUBAI
"Thanks to the whole Flytographer team, and especially our photographer Natelee, for everything! It's wonderful having such beautiful photos from my mom's visit to Dubai." - Zoe

LONDON
"Our trip to London was a graduation gift from my mom to me. It was my mom, me and my twin sister's big trip together. Aside from that, London has been a dream city for my mom as she has dreamed of going there since she was a teenager!" - Devina

WASHINGTON, DC
"I wanted to capture how we as the Moore family love each other. As adults now, my brother and I love my mother in a quietly beautiful way that is less over the top and more kindly protective. Lindsey was amazing. I can't wait for all the other Flytographer clients that will have her in the future - they are in for such a beautiful array of work." -Meghan

WHISTLER, BC
"This was my first trip with my son since separating with my husband. I wanted pictures as a memento of this time in our life; things will be okay, things can be beautiful. Such a significant time in this chapter of my life, and now I have precious pictures of it together with my son.
Our trip to Whistler, Canada was everything we needed and then some. I wanted to get away from the reality of all, and have a great time with my son in a winter wonderland. We had a blast! Not only did we laugh, play, and cry together, we conquered the highest and longest zip line in North America!"- Anita

FLORENCE
"We are not a family that is very comfortable in front of a camera, but Tania gave us great direction and the photos turned out looking natural and easy! We are so pleased to have such nice photos to remember our trip." -Sarah

PALM SPRINGS
"My mom has Alzheimer's, and as this disease tends to do, each year her health deteriorates a little more. I want to spend as much time with her as I can, and remember her as she was before this terrible disease completely takes her.
Just being with my folks, together with my husband and my kids is very important to me; we are a very close family! I love these precious pictures I have now of me with my parents. There's one shot of me and my mom that I am just so happy to have. There's another great one of me and my dad laughing. Absolutely priceless. I'm so glad we booked, and I can treasure that moment forever. You never know when we will be all together like that again!" - Julie

NYC
"My daughter just graduated from high school and is about to go on a mission for 18 months out of the U.S. She is one of four children and my oldest. This was a special time for us to spend together, just the two of us. She visited NYC when she was 9, so this time was a different experience. Some of our favourite memories was getting to see three Broadway plays and getting to meet some of the actors afterwards.” - Pauline

PARIS
"My son and I went to Paris, and I decided that I wanted professional photos done while we were there. Our photographer, Olga, put us at ease right away. I am not very photogenic but she did a great job capturing some good photos of us. I am so happy with how the photos turned out and I'm so glad we met her." - Teri

WASHINGTON, DC
"I enjoy taking vacations with my girls and we had yet to see our nation's capitol. As a city with so much history, and as both of my girls are between the years in which they will take US history in school, I thought this might be a good Spring Break to take them, to bring it alive when they learn about it in class next year. We loved it and had so much fun." - Deborah

NYC
"My mom is my best friend, and I really wanted to capture that. It was such a fun process and such an awesome way to solidify these memories. I can't wait to professionally print them!" - Charli

PARIS
"This trip was inspired by my little girls and their dream to go to France. I decided since I have never been, it was time to make all of our dreams come true, and also bring my mother for the memories. This was an amazing trip for all of us girls! Our favourite memory were learning making macarons together - what a treat!" - Betsey