Lyn Mettler is a freelance travel, food and lifestyle journalist for a variety of outlets, including US News & World Report, TODAY Show, MSN.com, FoxNews, Reader's Digest, and more. She blogs about the simplest ways to travel and fly nearly free at FamiliesTravelFree.com and teaches families how to use travel rewards to fly for free in her Families Fly Free Membership. She lives and works with her husband, two school-age boys and beagle in Zionsville, Indiana, and is a graduate of Butler University in Indianapolis.