What can readers expect to learn from you on CondeNastTraveler.com?
I’ll be writing about traveling with young kids. When my son was born six years ago, it just wasn’t an option to stop traveling. I’m just not wired to stay in one place all year long, and we also felt it was important for the kids to grow up learning about the world outside our own door. Today I’m a mom of three kids (ages 6, 5, and 2), and we still travel together. We’ve been everywhere from Taos, New Mexico, to Paris to Istanbul. I’m looking forward to sharing what we’ve learned along the way here at CondeNastTraveler.com.

How did you become so passionate about travel?
A few months ago I helped my parents clean out the last of my childhood toys and papers from their house. There wasn’t much left, some old letters, college class notes (anyone need to know about Data Structures or Compilers?), and a shoebox full of childhood treasures. You don’t have to be super-insightful to figure out the common theme between the hodgepodge of foreign coins, Guatamalan worry dolls, hand-carved wooden toys, and Japanese papier-mâché bunny rabbits, that filled that box. They were all from foreign countries. Places I’d never been to, and couldn’t fully imagine. Perhaps I’m still trying to uncover the mystery of why those toys looked so different than the ones in my neighborhood toy store, and what the kids who played with them were like.

What’s in your travel bag?
Duct tape, Ziploc bags, and diapers (hopefully I won’t be carrying those diapers for too much longer). I’ve got a Kindle in there too. Reading to the kids is a great way to keep them quiet in a restaurant or on a plane, but I usually don’t get a peek at my own books until after everyone else is sound asleep.

If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would it be and why?
Our family could go to Rome every year and love it more on each trip. The sense that anything could be around the next corner is so energizing for me. We walk everywhere, which, with kids along, means really slowing things down, and I think that makes the city even more lovable. Romans love kids, so a kid in-tow also guarantees you access to the front of every line, a welcoming reception at restaurants, and a chance to have candid conversations with locals in the piazza.

Condé Nast Traveler follows a longstanding Truth in Travel policy. Do you take any freebies, and if so, how do we know this isn’t influencing what you write here on CondeNastTraveler.com?
I do accept free hotel rooms and trips, and I always disclose any discounts or complimentary stays. I also accept products for review, but give away anything valued over $40 once the review is done. It’s important to me that people who read my writing here at CondeNastTraveler.com and on my blog, DeliciousBaby.com trust me and my recommendations. If they feel that they get poor advice, or that I’ve been somehow influenced by a freebie, they won’t come back. I try to give the same advice I’d give in a candid conversation with a friend or family member, regardless of who paid. And since a blog post has unlimited size, I try to give you all the information you need in order to make a decision about whether something is a good choice for you.

What else should we know about you?
I live in Seattle, Washington with my husband and three kids. We’re all super geeky. Anything science-, Lego- or technology-focused is a sure draw for us when we travel (or at home). We must be doing something right, since my kids would rather go to the local math store than a toy store!

Any other projects you’d like to tell us about?
On my blog, DeliciousBaby.com, I write about the trips I take with my kids, city guides, favorite travel gear.

I also have an iPhone app called TripDoc that puts all the places you want to go on a single map. It’s like your own personal guidebook to every city you want to visit, and because it’s on your phone it can also give you directions and help you find what’s nearby.