After traveling to Thailand, Tunisia, Manhattan, Yosemite, Paris, Chichen Itza, Hawaii, and Pompeii with children under five, Shelly has grown quite familiar with the technical details of traveling--and sightseeing--with babies, toddlers, and young children.

Shelly's family travel tips and advice have appeared in national parenting magazines, including American Baby, Nick Jr. Magazine, Parent & Child, Parenting, Parents, and Pregnancy, and on popular parenting websites and blogs including, BabyCenter.com, Babble.com, Urban Baby Daily, aParentlySpeaking, and TimeOut New York Kids. She is also Baby Travel Expert for Tibesti.com, and a contributor to Travel Savvy Mom.

Shelly has made radio and TV appearances, including the Happy Housewives Club, Childhood Matters, and is a frequent guest on ABC San Francisco's The View from the Bay (see more in media section). She is also writes the nationwide "Travels with Baby" column at Examiner.com: www.Examiner.com/travelswithbaby, where she's featured a special series of interviews with Moms Around the World.

Shelly travels as often and as far as she can with her husband and three young children. The rest of the time, she hangs her hats (as mother and writer) in the San Francisco Bay Area. She blogs at Travels with Baby Tips. Browse travel photos from some of her family's adventures in the Photo Gallery.

From Shelly's most recent appearance on ABC San Francisco's View from the Bay: