Meet Our Travel Bloggers

Kena Frank writes about family travel for See Jane Fly, an online resource for the woman who wants to simplify and enhance her travel experience. A mom, city girl, and traveler at heart, Kena lives in San Francisco with her husband and their two-year old daughter. She has lived abroad in Spain twice, and has traveled the globe, including India, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, New Zealand, Morocco and throughout Europe. While her travels these days don't always take her to such far-flung destinations, she's become a pro at navigating airports and new cities with her tot in tow. Kena has worked for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MoMA in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts here in San Francisco. Now that she's a mom, she still keeps a close eye on the local art scene, even though sometimes that means the kind that's been scribbled on her wall with crayon.

Amanda Jones is a travel writer and photographer living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her travel stories appear in Town & Country, Travel & Leisure, Condé Nast Traveller, and the Los Angeles Times. Her short stories have been published in anthologies, including Salon.com's Wanderlust (Villard), and Lonely Planet's The Kindness of Strangers. Her work has her and her daughters, Indigo and Sofia, ages 10 and 8, circling the globe non-stop.

Elisabeth is a jet-setting child-care professional. For the past three years, she has been the nanny for Charles, the 4-year-old son of globe-trotting fashion photographers. Elisabeth has traveled to 14 different countries with Charles—and in that time, she's become a pro at seeking out exciting things to do. A former high school teacher, she knows how to immerse kids in the culture of a place, while keeping it fun.

James Lohan and Tamara Heber-Percy are the husband-and-wife team behind the Mr & Mrs Smith guidebooks and website. Their books and their site allow visitors to find and book the most stylish and luxurious boutique hotels around the world, from Amsterdam to Zambia.

Since the inception of Mr and Mrs Smith, James and Tamara have spent much of their career in marketing, living and working abroad in South America and traveling throughout Africa. They have visited more than 500 hotels together. They have a son, Tom, now just over a year old, but their wanderlust remains unabated; as well as traveling to review hotels across the U.K., they have visited five countries with Tom in tow.

Linda Meadow, is an author and 'guru' of City Baby L.A. (2003) and City Baby L.A (2005), and has been featured as a style and parenting contributor in InStyle, US Weekly and People magazine. Linda has also appeared regularly as a correspondent on E!, Style Network, Access Hollywood and KTLA.

After 10 years spent co-authoring two editions of the highly successful and popular guidebooks City Baby LA, coupled with seven-plus years raising three children of her own, author and "guru" Linda Meadow has created gurumommy.com, a website destination for all mom's who want to be "in the know." Linda, who will serve as the ultimate 'gurumommy,' will give her reader's insider tips and tricks for everything from baby gear to sleeping tips to preschool admissions and personal splurges for the busy L.A. mom.

Prior to writing, Linda was an attorney at Sony Pictures. Linda and her husband, Cary, have three daughters, ages 8 1/2, 7 1/2 and 3 1/2, they live on the Westside of Los Angeles, the 'epi-center' of all things mommy in L.A.!

Amie O'Shaughnessy is the founder of Ciao Bambino, a travel blog and worldwide guide to the best hotels and resorts for families. She lives in Oakland with her husband and her son, Devon, age 6. Amie has traveled to 8 countries with Devon-in-tow. She decided to join the travel industry after taking a 9-month trip around the world with her husband (pre-kids). Prior to this, she spent 11 years working for high technology companies out of London and Silicon Valley.

Nancy Solomon is a travel enthusiast and writer for Ciao Bambino, a website dedicated to providing families with the best child-friendly vacation lodging. As a mother of four children 10 and under, she combines her background in International Marketing and her travel experience, to share helpful tips with families looking to travel. With a passion for finding unique and educational experiences both at home and abroad, she hopes to uncover ways for families to connect with each destination they visit. Her posts can be seen on multiple blogs, including Wander Lust, Traveling Mamas, Travel Muse, Uptake, Tango Diva, WhyGo Italy and Delicious Baby. Currently, she lives outside of Boston with her husband and four children (10, 8, 6 and 1 years old).

Helen has worked as a travel writer and photographer for the past 17 years, and was previously the travel editor at Executive Woman magazine. She now divides her time between Los Angeles and London with her two sons, George, 12, and Jack, 3. Helen is the author of Take the Kids: Paris & Disneyland Resort Paris, and a contributor to international travel television programs and publications. In her extensive travels with her children, Helen has learned invaluable information about where to go, what to see, and how to do it with the kids.

Anna Winger was raised by anthropologist parents in Kenya, Massachusetts and Mexico. Her first novel, This Must Be the Place, was published in 2008. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times Magazine and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. She was educated at Columbia University and then worked as a photographer for many years. She is also the creator of Berlin Stories, a literary radio series about the city for NPR Worldwide ( BerlinStories.org). Anna lives with her family in Berlin and travels frequently, both around Europe and to Mexico and the United States. Having grown up in an adventurous family, she loves nothing more now than exploring new worlds with her husband and daughter.