Current Books & Projects
Kim -- a longtime expert on Hawaii, Cape Cod, New England, and the Southwest -- has been writing about travel
since 1984. She writes extensively -- as the Hawaii, Cape Cod, and Boston expert -- for the itinerary planning site, homeandabroad.com, named a Travel & Leisure Top Travel Web site in 2007. Kim also serves as the Hawaii, luxury, beach, and romantic lodging expert for away.com and also writes about luxury destinations for orbitz.com. Kim's photography and Catherine Direen's writing are paired in Backroads of New England, published by Chronicle Books. She wrote the first edition of Cape Cod for The Countryman
Press in 1994 and has been writing for Lonely
Planet since 1996.
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Hawai'i:
An Explorer's Guide
(2nd edition), one in a carefully-expanding "classy
series" by The
Countryman Press
Kim also has extensive stock
photography of Hawai'i.
| Six Islands, One Indispensable
Guide, including: |
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What To See & Do (volanoes, waterfalls,
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Outdoor Activities (snorkeling, golfing,
hiking, and biking) |
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Beaches (the stuff of dreams) |
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Lodging (romantic resorts, family finds,
and country club condos) |
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Where to Eat (from seared ahi or Kona lobster
to papaya and pineapple) |
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Entertainment (hula, luas, and sunset drinks) |
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Selective Shopping (contemporary craftsmen
to Hawaiiana collectibles) |
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Lonely
Planet Hawai'i
(7th edition)
Aloha! Hold on to your surfboard ...
Kim also has extensive stock
photography files of Hawai'i.
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Cape
Cod, Martha's Vineyard &
Nantucket: An Explorer's Guide
(8th edition), one in a "classy series"
by The
Countryman Press
(For specific recommendations,
see please visit the online Explorer's
Guide.)
Kim also photographs
the region and publishes notecards
under the Bindu Press imprint.
| Three Destinations,
One Indispensable Guide, including: |
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What To See & Do (rain or shine) |
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Outdoor Activities (kayaking to biking) |
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Beaches |
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Lodging (family-friendly cottages to luxe
resorts to romantic B&Bs) |
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Where to Eat (clam shacks & fancy feasts) |
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Entertainment (baseball to summer theater) |
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Selective Shopping (artisans to antiques) |
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Chronicle Books: Backroads of New England
(1st edition)
One of the most exciting projects Kim has undertaken recently, this .....
Kim also has extensive stock
photography of New England.
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Lonely
Planet New England
(4th edition)
A New Englander since age four,
Kim has seen and written about it all: from New
Hampshire's White Mountain National Forest, with
its rugged beauty and primitive camping; to the
spirited college town of Burlington, Vermont,
on the shores of Lake Champlain; to the cultured
hub of Boston; to the abundant sands of Cape Cod
and easy island living on Nantucket and Martha's
Vineyard; to Maine's Acadia National Park, with
a stunning coastline and great biking; to the
palatial mansions of Newport, Rhode Island; to
the quintessential towns dotting the Litchfield
Hills in Connecticut.
Kim also has extensive stock
photography of New England.
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Lonely
Planet Road Trip New England
(1st edition)
Kim began driving before the legal
age limit and her passion for taking road trips
remains unabated. She prefers 'black roads' to
‘red roads’ (state highways versus
interstates on an AAA map) and is more determined
than ever to avoid ‘red states’ as
opposed to ‘blue states.’ Whatever
your politics or preferences, your tank will never
run empty with her dry humor and sage advice.
Go cruisin' with her up the craggy Maine Coast,
along the spine of Vermont, over the river and
through the woods of the Berkshires and .....
Kim also has extensive stock
photography of New England.
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Lonely
Planet Santa Fe, Taos & Albuquerque
(2nd edition)
This region, one of Kim's new home-bases, .....
Kim also has extensive stock
photography of New Mexico.
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Lonely
Planet Southwest
(4th edition)
Ahhhh, the lure of the open road
and wide open space. Keep two hands on the steering
wheel ...
Kim also has extensive stock
photography of the Southwest.
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Planet Boston
(2nd edition)
Let a 20-year resident guide you on five diverse walking tours; in search of brewpubs and clam chowder; through a maze of hidden brick alleys and current political posturing; through the torture (and glee) of being a Red Sox fan; through the thicket of high hotel prices; and to current clubs and eclectic bookstores. Excursions head to revolutionary
Lexington and Concord, bewitching Salem, seafaring
Marblehead and Cape Ann, the Pilgrim's Plymouth,
and beachy Cape Cod.
Kim also has extensive stock
photography of Boston.
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Lonely
Planet Florida
(4th edition)
Kim's introduction gets the discussion
going: "There are only four things you really
need to know about Florida. Number one: The sun,
sea and sand are just as incredible as they are
in your mind's eye; fun lurks around most corners.
Number two: Everyone is from somewhere else. Number
three: Quirky, bizarre and surreal things happen
in Florida first (and often nowhere else). And,
number four, as the New York Times says,
‘As Florida goes, so goes a nation.’
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Planet Miami & the Keys
(3rd edition)
With complete coverage of the swampy
Everglades, sizzling Fort Lauderdale, cruising
the Keys, and drinking in Key West. As Kim says in the intro:
"There's more to Miami than sex in South
Beach. Certainly, this city is sultry ... There
are plenty of justifiably trendy and wonderfully
shallow reasons why exotic models, celebrities
and you are drawn to SoBe's circuit of
chichi nightclubs, mod martini bars, sophisticated
restaurants and renovated art deco hotels. When
we say it's the hottest and steamiest city in
America, we're not just talking weather ... And
yet, if you limit yourself to sensuous past times
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Best
Places to Stay in Hawai'i
(6th edition)
It's a fact. You will spend more
on lodging than on any other aspect of your Hawaiian
getaway. The discerning, honest reviews in this
guide can prevent you from wasting hundreds of
dollars on a lodging choice that doesn't suit
your needs and tastes.
As Kim says: "It's almost
as easy for visitors to hate Hawai'i as to love
it … This book is designed to make it easier
to love Hawai'i … The first step in making
Hawai'i magical for you is to understand the differences
between the islands in vacation allure …
The second critical choice is accommodations."
This guide addresses those primary questions with
utmost honesty, in a way other guidebooks don't.
And when you find a place to stay in an area that
excites you, "you've concocted a powerful
aphrodisiac."
Kim also has extensive stock
photography files of Hawai'i.
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