I am wrapping up the series on my awesome time at the Reach and Casa Marina with a short recap of both properties. I had never stayed at either one, and I was impressed with both resorts, but each for different reasons. Both hotels have similar features in the rooms, […]
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I interrupt the regularly scheduled food discussion to take a breather. Relax. Chill out. Take a deep breath and enjoy the ocean breeze (or your office a/c. Whatever.) Inhale the scents of lavender aromatherapy oil.
We chose the last seating at Azur’s now-famous Bubbles and Madness brunch during the Key West Food and Wine Festival. That way, we could go straight from brunch to Duval Uncorked, which my liver did not think was such a great idea. We met friends at Azur and although the […]
The Grand Tasting is one of the signature events at the Key West Food and Wine Festival. This year it was held at the Sculpture Garden in front of the Waterfront Playhouse. The weather was typical for south Florida in January, meaning clear skies, cooler temps and the perfect weather […]
Last night was the kick off of the Key West Food and Wine Festival, and there is no better place to do that than on the sand at the Southernmost Hotel on the Beach. Tables with wine and food are set up as guests mingle and the sun sets.
It is the end of January (I know, I can hardly believe it myself), but you know what that means? The best event of the year in Key West is taking place this weekend. If you haven’t gotten tickets yet, get off your butt and get them now. Use code […]
Although I was feeling pretty lazy and didn’t want to do too much on our trip, I had booked the Eco-tour with Adventure Antigua, which promised a nearly full day on the water. We made our way off the Seabourn Quest, down the pier and across the wooden dock to […]
My last post left off with the tales of wonderful lunches and snacks by the pool, but I did not yet recap the amazing dinners onboard the Quest. The Quest has four different dinner venues: The Restaurant, which is the main dining room, The Colonnade, which most evenings becomes a […]
I am writing this post well after my last almond croissant aboard the beautiful Quest, and well before I might ever hope to fit into a pair of non-stretch pants again. I expected the food to be good. I even expected some of it to be outstanding, but I certainly […]
Before we left on our trip, friends would ask where we were going on our cruise. My response? “Who cares?” The point is that if we stopped at some nice beaches and got a few good souvenirs along the way that would be lovely, but the main goal of the […]