Harriet Baskas Harriet Baskas is an award-winning multimedia journalist based in Seattle. For more than two decades, she’s penned the monthly “At the Airport” column for USA Today. She also regularly contributes travel stories to NBC News, CNBC, and Travel + Leisure, where she covers a range of topics but is especially drawn to stories about airports, air travel, and museums.• 20+ years of experience writing about travel• Author of seven books, including "Hidden Treasures: What Museum Can't or Won't Show You" (Globe Pequot); "Stuck at the Airport" (Fireside/Simon & Schuster), "Washington Curiosities", "Washington Icons," "Oregon Curiosities" (Globe Pequot)• Received a bachelor's degree in international development/government from Clark University• Received a master's degree in communications from the University of Washington, Seattle About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process