Jae-Ha Kim
Jae-Ha Kim, a New York Times bestselling author, writes "Go Away With..." -- a celebrity travel column that allows readers to vicariously travel along with stars such as Courtney Thorne-Smith, Joss Stone and Apolo Anton Ohno. Her bimonthly column offers insight into how celebrities like to vacation, as well as where they like to vacation. Who knew that Jordana Spiro ("My Boys") likes to backpack across Vietnam with just one bag, or that Harry J. Lennix ("The Matrix Reloaded") counts Eureka Springs, Ark., as a favorite vacation spot? Then there's guitar god Joe Perry (Aerosmith), whose children plead with him not to wear Speedos on family trips.
Kim started writing about celebrities while studying political science at the University of Chicago. After earning her M.S. in journalism from Northwestern University, Kim wrote for Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly and Playboy, as well as newspapers such as the Chicago Tribune, the New York Post, the San Francisco Chronicle and USA Today. After a stint as the rock music critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, Kim traveled to New Zealand to interview the cast of "The Lord of the Rings." It was sitting amongst orcs and hobbits that she was inspired to create "Go Away With..."
A voting member of the Chicago Film Critics Association, Kim wrote the first book about the hit sitcom "Friends" and is a co-editor of several travel books. She has appeared as a pop culture expert on NBC's "Today," "Entertainment Tonight," A&E's "Biography" and E! Entertainment. Kim got her first passport when she was four years old and hasn't stopped traveling. She counts Edinburgh (Scotland), Papeete (Tahiti) and Melbourne (Australia) as some of her favorite cities. Kim lives in the Chicago area with her husband and their freakishly large 20-pound cat.
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Go Away With ... Daryn Kagan
After spending most of her career -- including a dozen years at CNN -- covering hard news, Daryn Kagan launched her own award-winning website to showcase "hopeful" news. Q. What is your favorite vacation destination? A. Anywhere with a warm beach.
Go Away With ... Joe Manganiello
While "Twilight" fans may refer to themselves as Team Edward or Team Jacob, "True Blood" aficionados are all about the new werewolf in town: Alcide Herveaux. Q. What is your favorite vacation destination?
Go Away With ... Keith Johnson
Though Keith Johnson splits his residence between homes in Philadelphia and New York City, he spends most of the year overseas searching for unique items for Anthropologie, where he is the buyer-at-large. Q. What is your favorite vacation destination? A. My favorite vacation spot has always been Italy. Q. Where are your favorite weekend getaways?
Go Away With ... Venus Williams
Venus Williams isn't content with a slew of tennis trophies. Q. What is your favorite vacation destination?
Go Away With ... Justin Bieber
It's not easy to travel incognito when every tween and teenage girl in the world knows what you look like. Q. What is your favorite vacation destination? A. I really like tropical locations, but I also like to go home to Stratford whenever possible.
Go Away With ... Zander Eckhouse
A recent film school graduate, Zander Eckhouse gets to show off his talent and biceps in the ABC Family series "Huge," which premiers on June 28. Q. What is your favorite vacation destination? A. Birch Island.
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