Imagine relaxing on a cool, breezy day, palm trees swaying, sitting in the shade with a view of the beach and a cocktail in hand. OK, it felt like it was 200 degrees outside and I was drinking iced tea, but you get the idea. Like many other businesses in […]
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With the opening of new wine bars faster than you can say “Cabernet” I have been on a quest to try them all. So, we went to try Grand Vin. I had not been there in a very long time. When I walked in, the overwhelming stench of stale smoke […]
I was called out on my post last week on The Porch for it not actually being the newest wine bar in Key West. In fact, at the time of posting, it was the newest wine bar, but that was last week. This week, the newest wine bar is d’Vine, […]
On the one hand, I am kind of horrified by a business hosting what is essentially a fundraiser in order to open. On the other hand, this is Key West, and it is a community of people that support each other, so rock on. Details of the Buy Your Own […]
There are many reasons why I love Key West: I can walk everywhere, there is a lot to do, people are generally friendly and the crime is kept to a minimum. Most locals will read keysso.net before they have their morning coffee to see the latest. Keysso.net is the Monroe […]
What is there to do on a ship with only 202 passengers, you might ask? On the first full day of the cruise, we formed a trivia team (the “Seabourn Addicts”), ate lunch with the Aussie’s on “alcohol-free day” (for them, not us), and still managed to see an active […]
It’s always good when the low point of the day is early on, and everything else goes along fine from there. This is just what happened on our (very easy) trek from Florence to Civitavecchia. We get to the train station and buy tickets (see, we’re smart this time, and […]
Imagine my delight when I read a new pizza joint opened in town. Imagine my further delight to realize that it is open until 4AM. Actually, I don’t really care about that, I much prefer to be sleeping at 4AM than eating pizza. Enter Bobalu’s, which was recently opened by […]
People in Key West have a love-hate relationship with cruise ships. Those that love the mega-liners coming in for the day generally own a shop on Duval Street or a restaurant close by. Those that hate it are the people that like to walk down the street without encountering an […]
This, and other pearls of wisdom, like “don’t cut your toenails while drunk”, were interspersed with the music last night at the Green Parrot. Part of the Key West Songwriters Festival going on this weekend, Robert Earl Keen performed to a full house, and a large crowd gathered outside on […]