Lonely Planet Florida (Regional Guide) [Paperback]

Kim Grant (Author)

Book Description

Series: Regional Guide | Publication Date: January 1, 2006

Grab your flip-flops, sunscreen and mouse ears, sunny Florida awaits. Idyllic beaches and palm trees border America’s subtropical paradise, where alligators, art deco, classic kitsch and theme parks create a subculture that surprises and delights. Our detailed guide goes beyond the usual to illuminate what’s great in the Sunshine State.

Kick Back with the trip of your choice, be it poolside in Miami, fishing the Florida Keys, paddling the Everglades or chasing Mickey at Walt Disney World

Have Fun at South Beach clubs, Sea World Orlando, Kennedy Space Center, Daytona International Speedway

Lose The Crowds – in Amelia Island, Bahia Honda, Ocala National Park, Tampa-St Pete – our authors go where tourists don’t to reveal a timeless, untapped Florida

Hit The Road – handy maps detail antebellum Tallahassee, Spanish-colonial St Augustine, festive Fort Lauderdale and fun, funky Key West

Editorial Reviews

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…Lonely Planet, the intrepid traveler's bible...' --Los Angeles Times, April 2005

Product Details

• Paperback: 524 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; 4th edition (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1740599861
• ISBN-13: 978-1740599863
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #756,568 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An invaluably informative and easily portable reference for aspiring travelers to the state Florida, April 5, 2006

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet Florida (Regional Guide) (Paperback)

Florida from Lonely Planet is an invaluably informative and easily portable reference for aspiring travelers to the state Florida whether for business or pleasure. Introducing the reader to a wealth of restaurants, hotels, tours, and other attractions, Florida offers vacationers and travelers of all budget levels an indispensable reference for Miami, the Florida Keys, Orlando, Tampa, St. Pete, Amelia Island, Bahia Honda, St. Augustine, Fort Lauderdale, Ocala National Park, and so many more Floridian communities, all in a superbly organized, completely "user-friendly" and easy-to-use guide which is confidently recommended to anyone anticipating their next trip to Florida.

2.0 out of 5 stars not very helpful, January 7, 2009

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L. CHEN - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Florida (Regional Guide) (Paperback)

In this age of internet, one can get more info from internet than lonely planet about a place such like florida. (if you go to a foreign and strange place, LP may still be essential.)

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love It, July 2, 2007

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Diane E. Malesky "Diane" (Coopersburg, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Florida (Regional Guide) (Paperback)

We're in the middle of the big decision/action to move to Florida. Leaving family, friends and relocating a small custom sign business. It's very scarey but this book has pointed out how much we will enjoy the lifestyle. Pennsylvania winters are bruital, we love tropical living, eating and all that goes with it. Swimming, diving, biking, hiking, exploring, etc... Outdoor activities. We've been down several times and this book really hits it on the head.