Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket: An Explorer's Guide, Seventh Edition [Paperback]

Kim Grant (Author)

Book Description

Series: Explorer's Guides | Publication Date: June 4, 2007

Discover the best of Cape Cod and the Islands

Veteran travel writer and photographer Kim Grant completed hundreds of hours of on-the-road research to provide readers with select up-to-date recommendations for lodgings of every stripe; hundreds of dining reviews, from clam shacks to four-star restaurants; Cape-wide itineraries; and "Perfect Day" itineraries for each town. She leads travelers to nature preserves, bicycle trails, beaches, lighthouses, whale watching, antiques shops, local artisans, summer theatre, and nightlife.

The guide also includes 22 up-to-date maps, an alphabetical "What's Where" subject guide to aid in trip planning, and handy icons that point out places of extra value, family-friendly establishments, rainy day activities, lodgings that accept pets, year-round fun, wheelchair access, and good locations to have a sunset drink. 22 maps, 100 black & white photographs, index.

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About the Author

Travel writer and photographer Kim Grant is the author of Hawaii: An Explorer's Guide and numerous guidebooks for Lonely Planet. In 2006 she became a freelance acquisitions editor for Countryman. Her photography appears in many Explorer's Guides as well as other travel guides and national magazines. Kim divides her time between New Mexico, Hawaii, and Boston.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Countryman; 7 edition (June 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881507717
• ISBN-13: 978-0881507713
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,794,066 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #84 in Books > Travel > Specialty Travel > Senior Travel

More About the Author

Kim has been writing about travel since the day after she graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1984.

Kim currently writes guides for: Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket; Hawai'i; Santa Fe, Taos & Albuquerque; Backroads of New England; and a 50 deck box of travel cards.

Since the mid-1990s Kim has also written other travel books about: Boston; New England; the Southwest; Florida; Miami & the Keys; USA; Best Places to Stay in New England and Best Places to Stay in Hawai'i.

As for web work, Kim serves the City Expert for www.homeandabroad.com on the six major Hawaiian islands, Cape Cod, and Boston; is a Hawai'i lodging specialist for www.away.com; writes about top luxury, romantic, and beach destinations in North America for www.orbitz.com and www.away.com; was an early member of www.guidebookwriters.com; and contributed to www.flyguides.com.

As for TV and radio, Kim has done 20-city radio tours to promote the Great Destinations series for Countryman Press (for whom she serves as an Acquisitions Editor). She also recently appeared on Comcast TV's Newsmakers to discuss autumnal outings in New England; on CNN Headline News to discuss fall foliage travel in New England; and on the Valerie D'Elia Travel Show (syndicated but based in NYC) to discuss the merits of travelling in Massachusetts.

From 1999-2007 she wrote Yankee magazine's Editor's Picks for Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. During the late 1990s, she appeared on WCVB-TV's Chronicle as a Boston expert; wrote for National Geographic Traveler and Yankee magazines; and served as an editor for Boston Magazine's annual New England Travel.

From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, she contributed to guides published by Frommer's (New England; Canada; Mexico, Belize & Guatemala), Fodor's (Boston; New England; Cape Cod; Access USA), Insight (New England & Boston), Berlitz, and Rodale.

Kim founded Bindu Press in 2001 as a means to more widely distribute her fine art black and white photography. Lushly printed blank note cards are available through retail stores and the Bindu Press web site. The Press is also a book packager for artists and other photographers.

Kim runs Good Karma Publishing (the venture connected with T'ai Chi Chih) which produces, disseminates, and distributes materials by Justin Stone about T'ai Chi Chih to students and teachers worldwide.

Kim has been practicing T'ai Chi Chih, a moving meditation, since 1992 and teaching since 1999. She credits the practice with many extraordinary benefits, chief among them -- an increase in creativity and intuition. (And productivity!!)

She edits The Vital Force, a 24-page quarterly journal dedicated to T'ai Chi Chih teachers and students worldwide.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is Priceless!, February 20, 2008

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Scully Hudson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket: An Explorer's Guide, Seventh Edition (Paperback)

Even though I had been traveling to Cape Cod every summer for 25 years and thought I had seen it all, this book opened up a whole new world for me. There is something for everyone here, plus all of the hidden gems that are uncovered in each town. Not only is the author a good researcher and reporter, she's an excellent writer as well, which is part of what sets this book apart and makes it so enjoyable. My regret is that I didn't find it sooner; it could've changed my last decade.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars disappointed, August 28, 2008

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Deborah Youngblood (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket: An Explorer's Guide, Seventh Edition (Paperback)

This book was not helpful! The directions to various places were terrible and the restaurants very out of date. Plus, it described some beaches as lovely that were awful. I will definitely not use it again.