About Me

About DeliciousBaby

DeliciousBaby is for parents who want to travel with their children, but don't know how to start or who want to learn how to make travel easier and more fun. I share my own travel stories (in the US and internationally) and my best tips and advice on issues like how to keep kids busy on a plane, surviving jet-lag, and flying with carseats. I also share new news and information that impacts traveling families on an ongoing basis.

Many family travel articles in the mainstream media are written by parents of older kids or writers who do not travel. I offer the perspective and real-world tips that only a mom who travels frequently with her kids can offer.

Rankings
DeliciousBaby is a PageRank 5 site in Google.

  • In October 2009, DeliciousBaby was named as the #1 most popular travel blog and the #28 most popular lifestyle blog by Technorati ranking. DeliciousBaby ranked higher than blogs owned by AOL, Conde Nast, National Geographic, and others. DeliciousBaby was also listed as one of the top 50 travel tweeters to follow in the UK's Telegraph

    Television
    I am especially proud that my blog posts on Advantage Rent-A-Car's Unsafe Car Seats spawned two under-cover news investigations and significant changes in corporate policy.

    Radio
    I was interviewed for the NPR Radio Show Sound Focus. You can listen to the segment here:

    Public Speaking
    I teach classes about Traveling With Kids at the Rick Steves Travel Center. Here is a link to the slide deck used in the class.

    Web
    My articles have appeared on many influential websites, including:

    We are also listed on travel.alltop.com and moms.alltop.com

    Influence
    Travel Blogger's Exchange Meetup '09
    On July 26 2009, travel bloggers and established travel writers met in Chicago for TBEX'09, a conference I co-hosted with Kim Mance of Galavanting. Speakers included Wendy Perrin of Conde Nast Traveler, Jen Leo of the LA Times, Chris Elliott, Disney PR, and more. Topics included building a lively travel blog, working with PR, writing for print versus blogging, podcasting and more. The event was, by all accounts, a smashing success. Click here for the full list of speakers for TBEX'09

    Passports With Purpose Fundraiser for Heifer International
    Together with Pam Mandel of Nerds Eye View, Beth Whitman of Wanderlust and Lipstick, and Michelle Duffy of Wandermom, I organized a travel blogger's fundraiser for Heifer International. Over 40 travel bloggers from around the world participated in Passports With Purpose, bringing in raffle prizes that included resort stays, video cameras, travel gear, and baby travel gear. The fundraiser raised $7420 for Heifer. We intend to continue this tradition in December 2009.

    I am a member of the Travel Insights 100 panel of travel experts.

    Traffic
    Over 1000 people subscribe to DeliciousBaby through our RSS feed. During the July 2009, the site had 34k unique visitors and 130k page views. Our visitors are primarily from the US and Canada, though we also have significant traffic from the UK and Spain. DeliciousBaby is also syndicated through Newstex and BlogBurst, meaning that readers can view our articles via sources like LexisNexis, Amazon Kindle, and on other websites like SunTimes.com and USAToday.com.

    Total Visitors by Month from Jan 2008 to March 2009
    Total Visitors by Month from Jan 2008 to March 2009

    This is a young site and continues to grow rapidly. If you are interested in advertising, please send me email at debbie AT deliciousbaby DOT com

    About Me

    My name is Debbie Dubrow, and I live in Seattle, WA. My husband and I are relatively new parents (a 4 year old, a 2.5 -year old and a newborn at this writing). We travel frequently with our children to destinations primarily in the US and Europe. We also traveled extensively before having kids through Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the US.

    We’ve watched friends struggle with balancing kids and travel. Some have said “we cannot travel anywhere until they're teenagers”. Others hire childcare or leaving the kids with grandparents during trips. We wanted to find a way to travel to places that are interesting to us, and make them fun for our kids too. We hope that as the kids grow, the travel will help them develop a perspective broader than their own backyard.

    Review Policy, Advertising and Commission Disclosure

    I want readers to value my reviews and my opinion, so I am careful to recommend only products that I think are relevant and useful for traveling families. If you represent a company with a relevant product or service that you think is a good fit for DeliciousBaby, email me (debbie at deliciousbaby dot com) to have it considered for review. Accepting a product does not guarantee a review and coverage may or may not be positive. Reviews of any received products or services will disclose the source of the item, and products valued at over US$40 will be (a) returned to the manufacturer, (b) given away to readers, or (c) donated.

    I earn a small commission whenever a visitor purchases an item at Amazon using one of my links.

    Editorial reviews are separate and distinct from advertising on DeliciousBaby.com, and we never accept "advertorial" or pay-for-positive reviews.

    I do not accept text link advertising and all advertisements are clearly ads. I may receive a commission whenever a visitor purchases an item or service using an ad from my site.

    Contribute
    If you have travel tips, recommendations, or a personal travel story that you would like to contribute to DeliciousBaby, please send me email: debbie at deliciousbaby dot com

    You can also add your recommendations to our city guides, and each recommendation will include a link back to your website. For more information click here

    Contact

    Email: debbie at deliciousbaby dot com
    Twitter: @deliciousbaby

    Thanks for visiting DeliciousBaby

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