Allison Tibaldi is a native New Yorker, who has lived in Rome, Tuscany, Melbourne, Toronto and Los Angeles. She is a senior travel and food writer for offMetro.com and contributing editor to Family Travel Forum. She has been published in The New York Times, At Home Tennessee and Mommy Poppins, Taking The Kids and Dave's Travel Corner. She is fluent in Italian and Spanish and laughably adequate in French. Her background as an Early Childhood Educator gives her an added understanding of what it takes to travel with kids in tow. She never misses a chance to sample local delicacies, as her love for travel goes hand-in-hand with her love for food and wine.