tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48665146938090351542024-03-04T21:47:13.931-08:00Visit Key WestBiggest Key West visitor guideUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866514693809035154.post-46809654472562003262021-03-11T12:25:00.008-08:002021-03-11T13:43:28.507-08:00Top 10 on Visit Key West<span style="font-size: large;">Hello ✋💗🙋</span><div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy my blog and see you in Key West soon!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/when-is-best-time-of-year-to-visit-key.html" target="_blank">#1: Best time of year to visit Key West</a> 🌞🌅</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/key-west-hotels.html" target="_blank">#2: Key West hotels</a> 🏩</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/top-things-to-do-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">#3: Top things to do in Key West</a> </span><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: medium;"><---Recommended</span><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: large;"> ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/what-to-do-in-key-west-when-it-rains.html" target="_blank">#4: What to do in Key West when it rains</a> ☔</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/key-west-restaurants.html" target="_blank">#5: Key West restaurants</a> 🍲</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/gay-key-west.html" target="_blank">#6: Gay Key West</a> 🌈</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/best-cocktails-and-martinis-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">#7: Best cocktails and martinis in Key West</a> 🍸</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/key-west-lodging-and-guest-houses.html" target="_blank">#8: Key West guesthouses</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/planning-key-west-visit.html" target="_blank">#9: Planning a Key West vacation</a> 💲💲</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2017/05/28-best-key-west-pictures.html" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">#10: Key West virtual tour</a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><---Super fun!!</span><span style="font-size: large;"> 💚💚😀💥👌</span></span></span><br />
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</div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866514693809035154.post-3135674839430984562021-03-11T12:06:00.001-08:002021-03-11T12:06:31.198-08:007 unique things about a Key West visit<p><span style="font-size: large;">Here's 7 amazing things which makes a Key West visit unique.</span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>1. Fly on a seaplane from Key West airport to <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/seaplane-to-dry-tortugas-and-fort.html" target="_blank">Dry Totrugas/Fort Jefferson</a> and snorkel in the ocean</span><br /><span><br /></span><span>2. Eat at <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/blue-heaven-key-west-and-why-it-was.html" target="_blank">Blue Heaven restaurant</a></span><br /><span><br /></span><span>3. Wander around Key West harbor and see the chaos of the <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/tarpon-feeding-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">tarpons and pelicans being fed</a> - free, daily 4pm</span><br /><span><br /></span><span>4. Wander leisurely around Key West Old Town, away from Duval Street, and <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/most-beautiful-key-west-houses-and.html" target="_blank">see the amazing homes</a></span><br /><span><br /></span><span>5. Sit in a bar, on Duval Street, in the open air of a balmy Key West evening and watch the world go by</span><br /><span><br /></span><span>6. Go watch a drag show - <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/aqua-nightclub-key-west.html" target="_blank">Inga's girls at Aqua are the best</a> - it's funny and fun. Gay, straight or a bit of both, it don't matter at Aqua</span><br /><span><br /></span><span>7. Get active and visit attractions only found in Key West: the Key West lighthouse, the Audubon House, the Hemingway House</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866514693809035154.post-59943682802497844442021-03-10T12:45:00.001-08:002021-03-11T12:27:37.603-08:00Key West vacation<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Visit Key West and you'll get an small island which is </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">hot, sunny, beautiful, fun but also at times expensive, humid and wet. </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So, is</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Key West for you? </span></span><div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Key West is expensive - the hotels and B&Bs, especially in peak season (i.e. the season you'll want to come here) charge a small fortune. There are only a few good <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/cheap-hotels-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">cheap accommodation options</a></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Key West in off peak (August to November) is uncomfortably humid </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;">There are only 2 beaches on the island and only 1 is good</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;">Key West is not that geared up for kids</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>If you prefer to see the glass half full, here are the best things about Key West. </span><span><br /></span><span><br /></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Key West is easy to get around - you can walk everywhere which is relaxing</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2011/02/when-is-best-time-of-year-to-visit-key.html" target="_blank">The weather is usually great, especially December to April</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's quite a friendly town</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Really set up for party/fun vacations - dozens of good bars and restaurants</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">The <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/fantastic-flowers-of-key-west.html" target="_blank">flowers, trees</a> and historic <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2010/11/most-beautiful-key-west-houses-and.html" target="_blank">houses</a> make Key West beautiful</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's quaint, tropical, interesting</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2012/03/crazy-key-west.html" target="_blank">Key West is crazy</a> and eccentric</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>WHAT'S KEY WEST LIKE FOR <i>SUNBATHING?</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>****</b> [4 out of 5]</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's good but not if you insist on a beach to sunbathe - see below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">More likely around your hotel or guesthouse pool. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But during peak season December to April the temperature is a consistently and reliably in the 80s. Not too hot, and lots of sun. L</span><span style="font-size: large;">ovely! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>WHAT'S KEY WEST LIKE FOR <i>BEACHES?</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, surprisingly, not very good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, this is Florida, and it's tropical and it's hot... but Key West is small and it's a limestone rock basically, not sandy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/key-west-beach.html" target="_blank">2 beaches</a>, the bigger one which is more sandy is not very good. The other one (<a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/key-west-beach.html" target="_blank">Fort Zach beach</a>) is less sandy/more rocky, but it's much prettier/nicer/better - it's the "local's secret."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>WHAT'S KEY WEST LIKE FOR <i>KEEPING BUSY</i> AND DOING LOTS OF STUFF?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>**** </b> [4 out of of 5]</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's a major tourist destination so there are dozens of things to do. The Conch train tour of the island, <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/key-west-harbor.html" target="_blank">walk around the harbor</a> and see the <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/tarpon-feeding-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">hungry pelicans/tarpon being fed</a>, visit historic houses including the Hemingway House, don't forget the views from the top of the cool lighthouse. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">See my <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/top-things-to-do-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">recommendations of what to do in Key West.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>WHAT'S KEY WEST LIKE FOR <i>LUXURY?</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>**</b> [2 out of 5]</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are no 5 star hotels but there are 3 or 4 top notch hotels - that charge 5 star prices - which offer amazing ocean views and sumptuous rooms. There are no famous spas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To get a feel for the best - check out my <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/pier-house-resort-key-west.html" target="_blank">favorite the Pier House resort.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's a town for adults. In terms of things aimed specifically at kids, there's the small aquarium and a pirate museum (that takes an hour) but that's it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I would imagine most kids would get bored in Key West and the nearest theme park is 160 miles away in Miami.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The biggest cost is accommodation. Hotels and the better guesthouses charge very high rates indeed (because this is an island with limited rooms and lots of people want to come here).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's my guide to <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/cheap-hotels-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">Key West on a budget</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>WHAT'S KEY WEST LIKE FOR A <i>PHYSICAL / ACTIVITY </i>HOLIDAY?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">People come to Key West to laze around, eat too much and drink too much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a small island and it's as </span><span style="font-size: large;">flat as a pancake. The walks are pretty but hardly long / strenuous.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>WHAT'S KEY WEST LIKE FOR A <i>GAY HOLIDAY</i>?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>**** </b> [4 out of 5]</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Great! 5 gays bars, a gay sauna, gay friendly, a gaggle of drag queens, and 150,000 gay visitors a year. It's fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For more on the Key West gay scene - here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>WHAT'S KEY WEST LIKE FOR <i>MARTINIS?</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This town has long liked a strong drink, ever since the pirates and sailors. This is a cocktail town.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If your tipple is a martini, this town has 2 fantastic martini places, including - in Virgilio's - one of the best martini bars in the world!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>WHAT'S KEY WEST LIKE FOR <i>SHOPPING?</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are some really fun shops - very eccentric - selling local art, hot chilies, towels, hammocks etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>**** </b> [4 out of 5]</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think the restaurants in Key West - as long as you choose the right ones, of course - are excellent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's a brilliant steak restaurant, and - not surprisingly - the seafood is good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope I've given you a better view on Key West vacations. <i>Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2015/08/how-long-to-stay-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">View some itineraries of what you could get up to in Key West and how long to stay</a></span></span></span></span><br />
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Key West's Fantasy Fest is always excellent for photos:<br />
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<br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;">I love taking pictures in Key West and of the thousands I've taken, here are the best. Whilst I've carefully selected these photos as my favorites, I've not tried to arrange them - they are (almost) in random order. This is deliberate - because one of the joys of Key West is that this place is in no way arranged or ordered. </span></div><h3><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">During a 1 hour walk you can see all of the following around Key West old town: people having a crazy time, profound history and beauty in people, buildings, the ocean, the beach and nature.</span></h3><br />
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And a few pics of Key West's famous and amazing trees and flowers:</b></span><br />
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Key West has some fantastic signs, which I have rather obsessively tried to record over the years. I have a separate post, just on Key West signs if you like these.<br />
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<br /><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><b>FOR EVEN MORE OF MY PICTURES:</b><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/crazy-key-west.html">Crazy Key West</a> - 25 of my funniest, silliest <b>pictures</b> from the last 10 years in Key West. Yes, Key West is eccentric and a little mad.</span></li></ul></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866514693809035154.post-16891943359076948102019-06-19T11:13:00.000-07:002020-02-23T05:16:31.838-08:00Planning a Key West visit<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This post will help if you're planning a <span style="line-height: 18px;">Key West visit or vacation and have questions like when to visit Key West, how long to stay, when is the rainy season, what are the best budget hotels, and how to get to Key West. Here's the Key West truth from a fellow Key West visitor.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large; line-height: 18px;">This post will answer these questions:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 18px;">How many days should I stay? Is a weekend too short?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 18px;">How to get to Key West?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 18px;">How bad is the traffic?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 18px;">Where to stop off on the way down the Keys?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 18px;">How long to stay in Key West?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 18px;">Do you need a car / what to so with the car while in Key West?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 18px;">What to wear in Key West? How formal is Key West?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 18px;">Where to stay and what to do?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 18px;">How good is Key West for children?</span></li>
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<b style="line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></b><b style="line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: blue;">FULL POST ON THIS BLOG:</span></b><span style="line-height: 15px;"> </span><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/when-is-best-time-of-year-to-visit-key.html" style="line-height: 15px;" target="_blank">Full story on my blog on when to visit - with month by month guide.</a><br />
<span style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">This is the biggest question I get asked on this blog. It's important you know the difference between the seasons in Key West for visitors. The 2 seasons are VERY different. The seasons WILL </span><span style="line-height: 16px;">impact your vacation.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 15px;"><b><span style="color: blue;">FULL POST ON THIS BLOG: </span></b><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/when-is-best-time-of-year-to-visit-key.html" target="_blank">More detail on this blog on when to visit - with month by month guide.</a></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Hint: check the schedule of events in Key West as the Tourist center has done a brilliant job of bringing special events to Key West. There is a different event almost every week in Key West. <a href="http://www.fla-keys.com/calendarofevents/" target="_blank">Click here for the official tourist site's calendar of events.</a></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Yes, definitely (as long as you like a party). <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2013/11/fantasy-fest-2014-key-west.html" target="_blank">Fantasy Fest</a> was ‘invented’ to bring in visitors before the season proper starts – just when the humidity is breaking. </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">It’s grown and grown since then. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">It’s now lewd and noisy and crowded and can be fun depending on if you like it that way. </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">Many locals shun the main parade now because of the lewd behaviour and the drunkenness.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">However, I found it fun but would not visit every year. Fantasy Fest is a strange part of Key West’s character – I would say the true Key West you’ll find outside of Fantasy Fest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Is it worth flying to Key West all the way from UK or Europe?</b><br />
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I live in London and would definitely say it's worth it. It's not that far really: the door to door travel time from London is 17 hours. <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2014/09/flying-from-uk-to-key-west.html" target="_blank">Here is a post about my trip from London to Key West</a> - cold London to "Key West cocktail by 9pm" in the same day.<br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Anytime from a long weekend to weeks. I would say a short / regular weekend is too short.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">There are <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/top-things-to-do-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">dozens of things to do</a> and dozens of great bars and <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/key-west-restaurants.html" target="_blank">great restaurants</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">I would say a minimum of 4 days to get a feel for the place and the vibe, and longer if you can.</span><br />
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In the peak season, January to March in particular, the center of town and Duval Street is super busy, bustling and loud with different shops and a huge variety of bars & restaurants catering for all tastes from raucous to more mellow (including jazz), to laid back (Rum bar and wine bars).<br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">I’ve travelled to Key West by plane, by car, by Greyhound bus and by canoe (ok I am kidding about the last one).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">It’s tiny and easy to navigate (<a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/flying-from-miami-to-key-west.html" target="_blank">pics here of Key West airport arrivals and baggage reclaim</a> - see bottom of the post). </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">The drive is easy <span style="color: red;">but can be long if you time it wrong - see section below on traffic.</span> It’s a fast freeway to Florida City and then the mile markers start at 126 just outside Florida City – i.e. it’s 126 miles to Key West.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Beware!!</span> For the vast majority of the 126 mile drive it's a one lane highway. The max speed limit is 55, for long stretches it's only 40mph (which people tend to keep to strictly as there are lots of cops!).<br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">We normally break it with a 15 minute stop at the Key’s only Starbucks (apart from in Key West itself) – at Key Largo, MM100.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;"><b><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/florida-keys.html" target="_blank">Cool things to do (and best beaches) along the Keys</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">If you're only coming for a few days then I'd get to Key West as soon as you can. If you really want to stop off then here are my top recommendations:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Best - Bahia Honda state park and one of the most beautiful beaches in the USA – MM 37<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18px;">2nd - <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/curry-hammock-state-park.html" target="_blank">Curry Hammock state park</a>, MM56.2. This is quieter and much smaller than Bahia and has, over the years, become my favorite stop.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">3nd - </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">Turtle Hospital, Marathon, MM48.5 - <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/turtle-hospital.html" target="_blank">click here for my review of our visit</a></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18px;">4rd - Theater of the Sea (marine park) – MM 84.5 oceanside</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Here's a full post on this blog of <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2012/04/florida-keys.html" target="_blank">things to do on the 126 mile drive down the Florida Keys, or if you want to break your journey.</a></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">If you are only hanging out in Key West then NO. Definite NO. This is a walking, not driving, town.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">So if you are only staying for 3 or 4 days or even a week then you definitely don’t need a car. Parking can be difficult and/or expensive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">To be honest, it's expensive. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Of course, it </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">depends on how you do it. </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">For the budget traveller, there are cheaper options. But, it's generally quite expensive, and there are far more premium/expensive places than cheap. The most expensive part of your stay is going to be the hotels or guest houses - in peak season they are super expensive. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">If you're on a budget here my advice: It's definitely cheaper in the summer or off season that is, July to September. Many restaurants do discount menus much cheaper (30% off) than it would cost in the peak season. The downside is that it's very hot and humid - <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/when-is-best-time-of-year-to-visit-key.html" target="_blank">see here for more information on when to visit.</a></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Key West does NOT have a dress code. At all. Anywhere.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">For the entirety of my visit, every single time I’ve visited – whether in summer or winter - I’ve only worn shorts and a t-shirt. I've NEVER ever put a pair of jeans or long pants on!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">You’ll need rain protection for the very wet months – but it will still be really humid and hot – so something light like a poncho is ideal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Hint: I recommend staying in a <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/key-west-lodging-and-guest-houses.html" target="_blank">B&B (guesthouse) when you are in Key West</a>, not a hotel. <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/key-west-hotels.html" target="_blank">But there are some great hotels.</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Don’t worry about staying several blocks away from Duval - even a dozen blocks back. But don's stay too close: Duval is noisy every night until 4am so it’s a good thing to be set back – and a 10 or 15 minute walk is no problem in Key West.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18px;">See my story here on <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/key-west-hotels.html" target="_blank">hotels in Key West</a>; and best <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/key-west-lodging-and-guest-houses.html" target="_blank">guesthouses and bed and breakfasts in Key West.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Betty emailed me (keywestdavid911@gmail.com) and asked:</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Do you have any <b>reviews of campgrounds</b>? How about arriving with a camper and renting a car? Is that practical or no?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I answered: </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">hi Betty</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">no campgrounds on Key West</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">the nearest - Boyd's - is on Stock Island which, while officially in city limits, is on the next island along - quite close but not that close - it's 5 miles to the center of Key West from there</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">more importantly, Stock Island does not have the vibe of Key West </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">you can come down with a camper and rent a car but it's difficult and expensive to park in Key West - the lovely thing about actually staying in downtown (Old Town) Key West guesthouse is that you are right in the middle of the beauty and in the morning you can leave the guesthouse, and then after no more than a 5 to 10 min walk be wherever you want to be in Old Town (i.e. how relaxing it is not to need a car, for everything to be "local" and to be staying in beautiful Old Town Key West</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">all the best, </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">David</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">WHERE DO I STOCK UP ON PROVISIONS IN KEY WEST?</span></b><br />
Stop off at Publix on the way into Old Town for snacks, wine and beer, suntan lotion etc. It's on N Roosevelt Boulevard.<br />
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When in Key West, the supermarket is Fausto's, on Fleming Street, one block up from Duval Street.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">CHILDREN AND KEY WEST</span></b><br />
Key West is NOT a good place for either teenagers or young children. Strangely for an island, the beaches are not great (<a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/key-west-beach.html" target="_blank">there is only one really good beach in Key West - it's the local's secret - click here</a>). There's not that much for kids to do. It's more of an adult place, to be honest. </div>
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<a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/top-things-to-do-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">What to do in Key West</a> - Key West visitor attractions and fun stuff to do<br />
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<a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/how-long-to-stay-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">How long to stay in Key West</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>I hope this post helped - please leave a comment in the comments section below. Thanks, David.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">1.Definitely go to <b>Blue Heaven</b>, Key West’s most famous restaurant, and definitely go for breakfast. Have a cocktail at the bar (yes, at breakfast, you're on vacation!), e</span><span style="font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">at in the open air under the tree canopy, wild chickens scratching, live music. Heaven indeed. What to order: their lobster benny, without a shadow of a doubt.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">#1 - Blue Heaven on Thomas Street</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">#2 - Pepe's on Caroline Street</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">#3 - Harpoon Harry's on Caroline Street</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Over the years of visiting I've been to these places countless times. It's the most important meal of the day and in Key West all the following restaurants are excellent. Don't stay in your hotel or guest house - get out to these!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sit at the bar for an early martini or their special - bloody mary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The best breakfast plate: BLT (bacon, lettuce, lobster) benedicts $24 - amazing! their number 1 seller!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Very old established place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Forget Starbucks on Duval - keep it local.... Coffee Plantation on Caroline Street. Then sit on their porch (which is in direct sun in the morning) and watch the world go by.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Fort Zachary Taylor and it's beach right by it</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The beach gets really really busy but the Fort less so and there is a patch of ground between the fort and the ocean where it's a bit quieter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Where it is? 30 minutes drive from Key West. Come off Highway 1 at Sugarloaf Boulevard, drive a few miles down the road to a 90 degree right turn were the road becomes Old State Road 4a. You have reached the start of the walk. Park by the side of the road.</span></div>
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<span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: "arvo"; line-height: 18px;">2nd - <a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_1711094082">Curry Hammock state park </a></span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: "arvo";"><a href="https://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2012/04/curry-hammock-state-park.html">MM56.2</a>. This is quieter and much smaller than Bahia and has, over the years, become my favorite stop.</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Key West</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Key West is a really beautiful place to visit. It's a beautiful collision of nature, the ocean and the sun at full power. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You'll need to get off Duval Street, relax a bit and wander. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You have to come here in person and walk around the place. So all I can give you is an impression. Everything you see below is available in a few square miles in Key West Old Town. All these pictures are all mine and unadulterated by Photoshop or the like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you're visiting Key West, take some time to get off Duval Street and explore. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Below please find, for your visual pleasure, Key West's beautiful:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Ocean views</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Trees and flowers</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Buildings</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Animals</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Sunsets (and a sunrise too)</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The ocean</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dolphin in Key West waters, very close to shore - this taken from the East Quay wall at the Truman Waterfront</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">>> MORE BEAUTY...click below for Beautiful Key West Trees and Flowers; Animals; Sunset - <u><b>43 amazing pictures</b></u>….</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Key West trees and flowers</span><br />
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<a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2012/11/key-west-hibiscus.html" target="_blank">Hibiscus are my favorite. I have a post dedicated to Key West hibiscus in all their shades.</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Beauty in Key West buildings</span><br />
<a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2010/11/most-beautiful-key-west-houses-and.html" target="_blank">To see a full post on Key West buildings, showing the most beautiful homes in Key West, click here</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Finally, some videos of beauty in Key West.</span><br />
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<b>The ocean</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">London to Key West is an 17 hour trip door to bar</td></tr>
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London to Key West is 4,554 miles and the flying time is 10 hours, via Miami airport. Door to door the travel time is about 17 hours with good connections. This means you can leave cold, miserable London in the morning and end up in hot Key West with a cocktail in hand at 9pm the same night.<br />
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Here's how I do it: I fly out of London Heathrow at 11am and walk through the door of my Key West guesthouse at 8pm the same evening. Once in my Key West room, I down a glass of wine, catch a quick shower, and am out by 8.45pm and by 9pm sitting in <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/p/best-cocktails-and-martinis-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">Virgilio's, potent martini in hand</a>, looking out at the crazyness of Duval Street and preparing to eat at the bar from their wonderful Italian menu. And relax.<br />
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Then because of the martini(s) consumed, the jet lag is hours from kicking in, so a detour via <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/p/gay-key-west.html" target="_blank">Bourbon Street pub</a> is inevitable. Hit the pillow after midnight. All in one day.<br />
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As I write (November 2015), I've done the London to Key West trip 19 times - 19 flights out, and 19 flights back. Yes it's a long way but it's worth it. Key West is great for Brits! And about 30,000 Brits and 40,000 Germans visit Key West every year for vacation.<br />
<a name='more'></a>I also love other places in Florida and if you add the additional trips to Fort Lauderdale, South Beach, Orlando, the Everglades, plus my current hot destination of Tampa / Clearwater Beach / Dunedin, I've lost count of the number of times this particular Brit has visited the sunshine state. Without doubt, my second home.<br />
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<b>How I get to Key West from London / UK </b><br />
We always travel with British Airways (almost all those 19 flights, except maybe one at the beginning which might have been with Delta). We do like BA (and whilst I wish they would pay me to make this recommendation, they have definitely NOT!), my partner also works for BA which helps, but mainly they have a great schedule to Florida:<br />
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<li>3 flights per day to Miami on Saturdays, plus 2 code share flights with American Airlines (if you really want to)</li>
<li>1 flight per day to Tampa</li>
<li>2 flights per day to Orlando</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You're not in London any more! When you see this you're know you're near Miami. This is the Bahamas from 40,000 ft.</td></tr>
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For Key West, we've always traveled into MIA (Miami). It's a much improved airport over the last 10 years.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">London Heathrow and the start point to Key West. This is LHR terminal 5. BA used to fly both flights in this the Boeing 747 to Miami</td></tr>
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As of November 2015, BA's flights from LHR currently arrive at:<br />
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And you have options when you get to MIA:<br />
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<li>Overnight in South Beach and drive early the next day - and DO go really early (like 6am start to beat the traffic on Highway 1 to Key West)</li>
<li>Drive that evening/night - allow 4 hours hours, plus at least 1 hour to collect the rental car</li>
<li><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/flying-from-miami-to-key-west.html" target="_blank">Fly that evening / night from MIA to Key West</a> - the connecting flights are with regional airlines of American Airlines, Eagle. The planes are tiny - see here for more information about <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/flying-from-miami-to-key-west.html" target="_blank">flying from MIA to EWY</a> on one of my trips.</li>
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So my preferred schedule is, with all times local:<br />
11.10 LHR take off<br />
15.15 MIA arrive (after 8hr 30mins flight)<br />
18.20 MIA take off<br />
19.15 Key West (EYW) arrive<br />
21.00 Virgillio's, Duval Street, Key West arrive<br />
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Here's the end point of the 17 hour trip, safely and happily in Key West:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Key West martini - the reward after a 17 hour trip from London. And, yes, it's worth it! The martini is a Chocolate raspberry bomb at Virgilio's, Duval Street.</td></tr>
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<b>So the question is: Why do I bother? OK so I can get there in "only" 17 hours but it's still a heck of a trip.</b><br />
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<b>Why bother to go all the way to Key West from Europe?</b><br />
It might take quite a while to get to Key West but the good thing about once you've arrived is that there are a lot of different great things in a small package/space. Key West is real small island, so you can spend a week walking, lazing, eating and exploring - all by foot and not by car. Which makes it relaxing, especially as Key West is safe and friendly.<br />
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If you like parties, <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/crazy-key-west.html" target="_blank">eccentrics and a little bit off beat, just a little bit crazy - you'll like Key West.</a><br />
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If you feel energetic, there are lots of <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/top-things-to-do-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">interesting things to do</a>.<br />
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Away from the many excellent bars and restaurants, Key West is a "walking" place with hundreds of <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/most-beautiful-key-west-houses-and.html" target="_blank">beautiful "I want to live there" homes</a> set amongst <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/beautiful-key-west.html" target="_blank">wonderful flowers and trees.</a><br />
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If you're <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/gay-key-west.html" target="_blank">gay, like us, Key West is excellent</a>. Whilst this is no Berlin (i.e. the gay scene is not huge) but it's fun, friendly and relaxed. <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Brits / Europeans in Key West</span></b><br />
If you're one of the 30,000 Brits (or 40,000 Germans) who vacation in Key West every year<br />
please leave a comment below, it would be great to hear from you.<br />
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<a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2011/02/when-is-best-time-of-year-to-visit-key.html" target="_blank">Here for the best time to visit Key West.</a><br />
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Click here for more on <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/planning-key-west-visit.html" target="_blank">planning a Key West vacation.</a><br />
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On <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/key-west-hotels.html" target="_blank">Key West hotels.</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866514693809035154.post-78355715161971799682016-12-19T06:17:00.000-08:002017-01-07T00:05:55.043-08:00Most beautiful Key West houses and homesThere are some very expensive and beautiful homes in Key West. They are all in Old Town Key West and so very walkable in an hour if you are in a rush or a few hours if you just randomly wander down a few streets in Key West.<br />
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Here are a just a few highlights to make you want to come to Key West and also to make you jealous of these beautiful and historic homes.<br />
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I think this is my favorite Key West home, 1029 Fleming Street. Immaculate white and all the elements of the house work together in perfect harmony. Very Key West Old Town it also helps that this house is very imposing and also huge. The second image below shows the side view, showing how long the house is. It's not so uniform from the side, for example the 4 sided feature, which I think makes it even more interesting.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the most beautiful homes in Key West - 1029 Fleming Street</td></tr>
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Here are some other houses on Key West which are also very beautiful.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">620 Southard Street. Huge house. On the market in November 2014 for $9.6m. Yep, that is not a typo.</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866514693809035154.post-41894737244725376842016-12-19T04:19:00.000-08:002017-05-07T04:09:54.373-07:00Seaplane to Dry Tortugas and Fort Jefferson<span style="font-size: large;">The Dry Tortugas are a group of small islands 70 miles west from Key West and visiting them by seaplane is the best thing I've ever done from Key West and one of my highlights of the year. The flight is only at 500 feet so the ocean views are stunning but that's only a warm up for the island itself which is dominated by the huge Fort Jefferson, the largest brick made structure in the Americas. Then there's the beach and snorkeling. I visited Key West for years without visiting the Tortugas and that was a mistake - make sure you include the Dry Tortugas and Fort Jefferson in your itinerary.</span><br />
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Here are 11 things that are cool about a seaplane trip to the Dry Tortugas:<br />
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<li>You get to fly in a small, 12 seat seaplane! That's cool!</li>
<li>You get amazing aerial views of Key West on take off and landing</li>
<li>For most of the flight you're at only 500 feet so you see loads of turtles, dolphins and other marine life in the water</li>
<li>You get to see all the lonely keys and sandbars between Key West and the islands - along with informative commentary from pilot</li>
<li>You're immersed in the Caribbean colors of the ocean - beautiful blues and greens</li>
<li>When you land on water at the Dry Tortugas experience how soft a water landing is</li>
<li>If you go on the morning trip you arrive 90 minutes before the ferry so you have the fort and island to yourself, which is awesome and makes a real difference</li>
<li>Fort Jefferson, with its 16 million red bricks, is very photogenic </li>
<li>As is the vista out to open ocean which includes the Dry Tortugas lighthouse, 157 feet high, a few miles away on Loggerhead Key</li>
<li>The snorkelling, very close (like 10 metres) off the island, is easy to do and good. Much better than any snorkelling in Key West</li>
<li>The colors, clarity and contrasts are stunning and you end up with some amazing photographs. The photos you see below are the set I'm most proud of across all my tens of thousands of photos of the Florida Keys - see below</li>
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<b><u>FAQs - visiting the Dry Tortugas</u></b><br />
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<a name='more'></a><b>Can I get there without flying?</b><br />
Definitely. Most people go by the daily ferry. It's a pretty big vessel (will seat 200 people), is often full, and goes quite fast. Even so it takes 2.5 to 3 hours (vs 30 mins for the plane). For me it is out of the question because I get sea sick easily and you'd just never get me on the ferry. Note: it is quite often rough or choppy so if you are going for this option bring the sea sick tablets.<br />
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<b>So if you get motion sick how was the plane?</b><br />
I get motion sick, and quite bad. To counter my anxiety about this trip I chose a non windy day and the flight was nice and steady. Really not an issue at all. In any case, they [the seaplane company] say that the wind over the ocean (unlike the roll of the ocean when you are on a boat) is mostly gentle and so the flight in almost all days is no problem. And of course the flight only lasts 30 minutes.<br />
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<b>What's the downside of flying?</b><br />
The cost: it's $295 per person for half day trip which gets you 2.5 hrs on the island before having to leave again. Yes, it's expensive. But, take it from me, do it if you can, because it's worth every cent. A unique experience of a lifetime.<br />
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<b>I want to go for the half day. Do I choose morning or afternoon?</b><br />
I would do morning. You get there 90 minutes before the ferry arrives (and discharges 200 people onto this small island). So for those first 90 minutes it's you, the rangers, the other 11 passengers on the flight and the birds and crabs. Also if you are a photographer, the sun angle is better to take pics of the Fort in the morning.<br />
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<b>Who do you fly with?</b><br />
There is only 1 company: Key West Seaplane Charters. They are great. Google them.<br />
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<b>And from where? Is there a 2 hour check in? </b><br />
From Key West International Airport. The check in is 30 mins before departure, you sit on a wooden bench and listen to video introducing the adventure. Make sure you bring money to buy duty free, in flight snacks and other goodies from the lovely flight attendants during the flight.<br />
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<b>How did you spend your 2.5 hours on the island?</b><br />
Touchdown (on water). Walk off plane onto beach. 10 minute walk along the sand - scare the sand crabs. Pictures in front of the Fort and of the amazing bricks. Into the Fort for 15 minute walk around and on to the top to get the views including of the photogenic lighthouse. Down to the beach. Take loads of pics of the Caribbean views and the outlying islands of the Dry Tortugas group including Dry Tortugas lighthouse, 157 feet high, a few miles away on Loggerhead Key. Beautiful beyond words.<br />
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Fast walk from fort to beach - 3 mins. Quick strip into snorkelling gear. 1 hour in the water looking at fish. Amazing. Massive swell in the water - means the ferry has arrived. Final 5 mins in the water. Out. Dry. Quick swig of water and bite of snack on walk back to plane. Pop into ranger station in fort on walk back. Board. Take off.<br />
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2.5 hours which seemed like an hour because there is so much to pack in.<br />
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<b>Is the water warm?</b><br />
Yes. Warm and clear. I wore a t-shirt but only to protect from sun in the water, not because it was cold.<br />
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<b>Where best to snorkel?</b><br />
The pilot will direct you to the best place that day. There are a couple of hot spots. The best will vary depending on the wind direction. Another good reason to choose no wind day because under water visibility is better. We went to the South Swim beach, nearest the visitor center. From there it's a 1 minute, 20 meter paddle or walk to the South coaling dock ruins.<br />
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<b>The what?</b><br />
They are the rusting metal "feet" / supports to a pier/jetty/landing area. The landing above them is now not there, just the feet. The fish like them and so collect there. The water is 4 to 7 m deep so you have to float but you are not in open water and very close to the land.<br />
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<b>Did you see any fish?</b><br />
Yes, they say this is one of the best spots to snorkel in entire USA. It was pretty clear. Lots of fish all the time. Different types, very colorful. Fish not shy! Easy to spend an hour in here.<br />
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<b>Did you bump into other people in the water?</b><br />
Well, there were only 11 (plus pilot) on the plane. And only, say, 8 make it into the water but they were round the corner nearer the beach or on the beach relaxing. So we were pretty much by ourselves. Then after an hour we were knocked every which way by the waves from the ferry. I would imagine that after this is would have been quite busy in the water because of the arrival of the 200. But we had to go at this point and get back on the plane.<br />
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I love the pictures we took of this day....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the cabin to the cockpit on trip from Key West to Dry Tortugas. The flight attendants are about to come out and serve cocktails and the meal</td></tr>
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<a name='more'></a><b><br /></b><b><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;">special notice: today Sunday 30 October 2016: Happy Fantasy Fest! arrgh! it's raining in Key West (3.30pm) and the forecast does not look good for the rest of the evening - so getting to a good bar seems the best option! see you in there!</span></b><br />
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<b>When it rains: drink</b><br />
It's never too early to drink in Key West. Climb into your rain poncho (which is an essential for rainy days) and go to somewhere with a lively vibe preferably with live music. Here's the bars which will be busy regardless of the time of day and often have music:<br />
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<li><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2014/03/sloppy-joes-bar-key-west.html" target="_blank">Sloppy Joe's</a> (best choice for music)</li>
<li>Schooner Wharf Bar</li>
<li>Margaritaville</li>
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Heck, do a bar crawl and take in all of them!<br />
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<a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/best-cocktails-and-martinis-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">If you want a cocktail or martini them here's the best picks in Key West.</a><br />
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<b>It's too early for a drink: so eat</b></div>
A long food session is a good option for rainy days. You want a leisurely meal with a view so you can see the rain clearing (or alternatively, seeing other people caught out in the wet!).<br />
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<li>Alonzo's (underneath the A & B Lobster House) - views of Key West Bight/harbor</li>
<li>Roof Top Cafe on Front Street. Good view from their inside balcony. Sit inside on their second floor dining room and watch the other tourists getting wet.</li>
<li>Conch Republic Seafood Company restaurant - also good views of the harbor</li>
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<b>I already ate breakfast or lunch: I want to get active</b><br />
So, lazy walks are out because it's raining. You want something inside and interesting. Here are the best inside options, see which one you fancy, I've added the amount of time and how much brain activity is required:<br />
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<li>Shipwreck museum - very little brain power required; 1 hour </li>
<li>Mel Fisher museum - medium brain power; 1.5 hour</li>
<li>Key West aquarium - little brain power; 1 hour</li>
<li>Key West museum - medium to high brain power but very interesting; 1.5 hours</li>
<li>Butterfly Conservatory. little brain power; 1 hour. The good news, it's inside and hot. The bad news, it's all the way down the other end of Duval Street.</li>
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<b>I don't want to use my brain: Retail therapy</b><br />
I'm afraid there are no department stores on Key West to browse. There are some interesting stores, but they are spread out around Old Town and quite small. But, hey, it's only a bit of rain so don your poncho again and go for it. Here are some great shops to try and make you forget about the weather:<br />
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<li>Cocktails! of Key West</li>
<li>Towels of Key West</li>
<li><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/peppers-of-key-west-store-with-free.html" target="_blank">Peppers of Key West</a></li>
<li><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/shopping-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">Here is my full list of the best shops in Key West</a></li>
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<b>Get me out of Key West: I've got a car and I'm sober enough to drive what are my options?</b><br />
Just to state the obvious, if it's raining in Key West it'll be raining all the way along the Keys. And the drive will be not much fun. <b>There's not too much to see outside of Key West when it's raining - I recommend you stay in Key West.</b> There are no retail places or malls, unless you want to drive to Miami 4 hours away. <br />
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The only thing I can think of is going to the <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/turtle-hospital.html" target="_blank">Turtle Hospital</a> in Marathon (48 miles from KW), and go on the guided tour of the hospital (very good experience). Although that is also outside for about 1 hour of the 2 hour tour. <b>Important</b>: also note that they only allow guided tours and there are a limited number of tours available. So on busy days (and rainy days) it can often get booked up. I REALLY don't want you driving over an hour out to Marathon in the rain only to get there and find out all the tours are booked up for the entire day. And it happens (i.e. it's happened to me once). If you're not on a guided tour there is nothing to see at the Hospital.<br />
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<b>My very top recommendations for a rain day - rainy day itinerary</b><br />
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<li>Breakfast: Blue Heaven (they have an inside dining room up the stairs, totally sheltered from the rain)</li>
<li>Walk down to Front Street</li>
<li>Late morning - Key West museum followed by Shipwreck museum</li>
<li>Afternoon - <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/peppers-of-key-west-store-with-free.html" target="_blank">Peppers of Key West - chilli tasting bar</a></li>
<li>Drink - 1 in <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2014/03/sloppy-joes-bar-key-west.html" target="_blank">Sloppy Joe's</a>; then 3 in Margaritaville, sit at the bar and chat</li>
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<b>All these ideas are boring: give me some offbeat ideas</b><br />
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<li>Buy a trashy book, get a coffee and settle down for a good read - Old Town Bookshop on Fleming, just off Duval. Starbucks on Duval.</li>
<li>Or get a history book of Key West and be inspired with the trail blazers and eccentrics that experienced this rain in the years gone by.</li>
<li>It's raining so go for a swim in the ocean, it'll probably be warmer. Or hire a sailing boat.</li>
<li>Spend a few hours in the gym</li>
<li>Get arty: Spend some time browsing in the art galleries dotted around Old Town. There are many, many with local themes, and of all different types (e.g. oil, sketches, glass). Remember, the better art galleries tend to be off Duval Street. </li>
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<b>Finally, if all else fails, some thoughts to make you feel (a tiny bit) better:</b><br />
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<li>It might be raining, but at least it's not cold</li>
<li>Just imagine how lovely tomorrow is going to be in Key West. Start planning now to make the most of it.</li>
<li>At least you're not at work</li>
<li>Do something "Key West" - rash and crazy</li>
<li>Everyone else is feeling exactly the same as you</li>
<li>There are 20 bars within 5 minutes walk, what are you moaning about!</li>
<li>Key West is an adventure. Get out there, even though it's raining, and discover some one or thing. And do it right now!</li>
<li>Maybe it's not raining as hard as it did this time in Key West - see video below:</li>
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<u><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2014/01/today-in-key-west-live-blog-rain-blog.html" target="_blank">Here's a live blog of a very rainy day in January 2014, see how many hours of rain we got, when it stopped, with lots of pictures of what me and others did in the rain</a> - click here</u><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Of course, you could browse the 200 posts on this Key West blog while you're waiting for the rain to stop!</a> </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">11 best <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/things-to-do-key-west.html">Things to do in Key West</a> - several of these are safely inside and so check out my favorites </span><br />
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<b style="color: blue; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic;">Finally, here's a blog post I wrote back in 2012 of a day that turned from beautiful to dreadful back to beautiful again. Here's now we tried to make the most of a rainy day in Key West.</b><br />
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The day started with clear skies, but a storm front was coming on. It was Sunday and so, of course, we were in Blue Heaven. By 11am, within 10 minutes, the rain came on and then was torrential for an hour. After that, a very strong wind, overcast and further occasional showers. The afternoon was a write off for sun.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were in <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2012/03/blue-heaven-key-west-and-why-it-was.html">Blue Heaven</a> when the rain started at 11am. It went on like this for an hour.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After breakfast, we nipped from shop to shop along Duval trying to avoid the rain showers. Retail therapy Key West style here - this is a display in <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2012/03/fast-buck-freddies.html">Fast Buck Freddie's tropical department store</a>. (Unfortunately, since this was written in 2012, Fast Buck Freddie's has closed for good - but there are still interesting shops along Duval!).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ok so then we gave in and went into the bar at Margaritaville for several margaritas. Very good they were too. And some Jimmy Buffet on the video screens. By the time we came out at 4.30pm the weather was clearing and some sun was around.</td></tr>
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Happy ending - it stopped raining.... Home for a quick shower and then a busy Sunday evening!<br />
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To Mangoes for cocktails at the bar (they had the heaters on!). And then a great dinner at Antonia's rounded a busy day off. See, there's lots to do and fun to be had even when it rains.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>I hope this blog post was in some way useful. If you're waiting for the rain to stop please leave a comment in the comment section below this post. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are 3 pics but you can see loads more further down this blog post, which was a live blog during Fantasy Fest itself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are some links to my other posts on this site which are Fantasy Fest related:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2013/11/fantasy-fest-2014-key-west.html" target="_blank">Click here for first timers curious about what Fantasy Fest is all about</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2016/10/masquerade-march-at-fantasy-fest.html" target="_blank">Click here for info on Masquerade March / People's march - the best event of Fantasy Fest by far</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2013/12/fantasy-fest-2014-live.html" target="_blank">Click here for live blog of 2014 Fantasy Fest</a></span><br />
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<b><u>Final Sunday - 30 October 2016</u></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's Sunday and the last event of Fantasy Fest 2016 which finishes today. For most people it's a headache/hangover morning and mass exodus back to Miami or wherever home is. But there's a great event today - the tea dance at LaTeDa.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's Saturday and a very overcast and damp Key West for the biggest party of the year. 70,000 people stand a good chance of getting a little or a lot wet tonight when the main Fantasy Fest parade starts at 7pm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Parade was a bit boring this year, boring theme and too much gap between the floats. New camera and the pics are poor - here are the only half decent ones...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now to Friday 28 October 2016 and here are a lot of pics of the </span><span style="font-size: large;">Masquerade March through the streets of Old Town. Needless to say, it was brilliant....Enjoy....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's Friday 28th and welcome to the live blog for today's people's march, the Masquerade March at Fantasy Fest 2016.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This live blog will be updated regularly and tomorrow (Saturday) you'll see <b>all the pictures of all the amazing costumes from today's parade </b>through Old Town Key West. Please come back and see them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>3.27. final preparations</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">we're off to a parade - come back tomorrow - i expect to post about <b>50 amazing pics</b> of all the brilliant people and creative costumes that I take pics of on the parade - see you tomorrow. KeyWestDavidxx</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Outfit laid out on bed. Start to get ready. Like thousands of others around the island who are getting prepared to be the Masquarade March at 5pm - 1.5 hours to go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Theme was going to be Freddy Mercury in I Want to Break Free but too tricky to import the hoover to USA!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our theme this year is St Trinian's girls - complete with hockey sticks. So if you see 2 blokes looking like blokes trying to look like St Trinian's girls - that's us. <b>Say hi!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pre-drinks here at Alexanders soon with Jessica Devereaux performing. Great!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just back from lunch, walking along Eaton. Passed 2 nice ladies past their first blushes of youth shall we say, on their Eaton St porch. I don't know when they had started (it's 5 o'clock somewhere after all) but they seemed quite drunk already. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, it was lovely talking to you and thanks for the beads - first beads of the day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Home now and time to start our own drinks. You can see the beads in these pics. Cheers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So the big question is the weather: it's humid and overcast as you can see from these pics from this morning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's some images from around town from my morning walk - this blog will be updated all day and then tomorrow with dozens of pics.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fleming Street at 8am - quiet - it will be very different at 5pm today! Note the overcast sky.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's a lot of people and a lot of money in town today. This yacht in the foreground is HUGE!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9am and to quote Brian Ferry "now the party's over, I'm so tired." Homeward bound after a hard night</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A quiet Duval Street - the barricades are ready to by put into place for the Saturday main event</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We're back. We've arrived. And today it rained very hard.</span><br />
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Yes I am still here. Yes, Fantasy Fest is very quickly approaching. Yes, we are still visiting Key West for this year's Fantasy Fest. Yes, this live blog of Fantasy Fest will be much busier as soon as I arrive in Key West in a few weeks.<br />
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And, yes, whilst we have chosen our Fantasy Fest costume I have not bought any of it and I am panicking. A lot.<br />
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If you are coming to FF this year, it would be amazing if you left a comment and told me what fancy dress you are coming as. (I won't copy, promise, we really have decided what we are wearing for Masquerade March.)<br />
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See you soon.<br />
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David Key West<br />
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Fantasy Fest 2016 in Key West is taking place between 21 October and 30 October 2016. It's a series of fun parties which culminate in the two best events: the Masquerade March on Friday 28 October and the main parade on Saturday 29 October. It's fantastic to visit if you like busy parties, hedonism and don't mind Key West being as busy as it ever gets.<br />
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This year's theme is Political Voodoo and Ballot Box Barbarians - a theme which is too long, too boring and too ridiculous for words (no really, I can't believe someone actually though this was a good idea).<br />
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However, let's move on! Here's a good thing: we are going to Fantasy Fest 2016! Yeah! So I will be live blogging Fantasy Fest 2016 just like I did the <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2013/12/fantasy-fest-2014-live.html" target="_blank">Fantasy Fest 2014 live blog</a>.<br />
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And even better, rather than agonize for months, we have already decided our outfit for the Masquerade March (which some bright spark seems to want to now call the People's Parade - yawn!). I'm not going to tell you what we decided - you'll have to wait until 28 October.<br />
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For <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/fantasy-fest-2014-key-west.html" target="_blank">Fantasy Fest newbies who want more info on the basics of visiting for Fantasy Fest</a> this post from me is for you.<br />
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To see loads of pictures of what it's like - <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2013/12/fantasy-fest-2014-live.html" target="_blank">see my live blog of the 2014 Fantasy Fest here.</a><br />
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In fact, I will do the live blog of 2016 here in this very post. So check back regularly - especially nearer the event - when I will be updating this post VERY REGULARLY!!<br />
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See you soon!<br />
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David Key West<br />
January 2016Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866514693809035154.post-54286854174739981322016-12-18T00:50:00.000-08:002016-12-23T10:38:57.536-08:00How long to stay in Key West?<span style="font-size: large;">How long to stay in Key West for your vacation is a key question. <b>I think one week is the right length for a Key West vacation.</b> Maybe you are thinking that visiting for only a long weekend is ok but Key West is a little off the beaten track (after all basically it's 127 miles down a dead end road) and as a result you'll spend too much of your vacation actually getting here so a little longer is better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A week is not perfect of course. The perfect amount time to stay in Key West is...as long as you can! For most visits Key West will be hotter, sunnier, livelier and way more fun than what you have waiting back home - so there is good reason to stay as long as you can. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Plus there are hundreds of bars and restaurants and lots to do as well as great weather so you can chill by the pool and relax.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's </span><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">some itineraries</span></u></b><span style="font-size: large;"> for how your stay might look over different time periods:</span></span><br />
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">The cruise ship visit - a fleeting few hours</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Cruise ships dock at Key West 350 times every year, up to 3 ships per day, so this is a common way of visiting Key West. You're here for a maximum of 6 hours onshore so you don't have much time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Good itinerary: Most cruise passengers seem to take a ride on the Key West trolley tour - wizzing you round the island. As time is short, this is a good plan. It takes a couple of hours, although you can hop off part way through.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After that hit Duval Street and wander to a couple of bars.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want something a little more "Key West" go to <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/breakfast-at-blue-heaven-key-west.html" target="_blank">Blue Heaven for your drink</a> (you can eat there too). The place is one of a kind.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">1 day visit - rush, rush, rush</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, people do drive down <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/florida-keys.html" target="_blank">Highway 1 for the day into Key West </a>and back. It's accessible like that from Miami. Warning: don't get caught in the traffic, especially at weekends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think it's a bit of a missed opportunity, taking a room in a bed & breakfast and making it a long weekend is much better (see below).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once you get here you won't have much more time than the cruise ship passengers, so see above for a recommended itinerary.</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Long weekend - the "I wanna have fun vacation"</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It's very possible to come and have a great time for only a weekend in Key West but it is very short time so I'm guessing that party and fun is on the agenda rather than restful and relaxing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out the best cocktail places and restaurants in Key West - the links are at the top of my blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Again, be very careful of the traffic and congestion along Highway 1 if you're only coming for a weekend. Basically, if I was travelling I'd leave Miami at 6am at the latest on Friday or Saturday morning.</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">One week - The relaxation vacation</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This is near to perfect. You get chance to wind down and not go at a frantic pace. You won't need to leave Key West - apart from visiting Fort Jefferson, see itinery below,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A week gives you the time to sample most of the best things about Key West.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Itinerary: Basically, you can do a few of the things in <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/top-things-to-do-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">my list of top things to do</a> - I would do the top 4 at least: the Conch train tour, walk Duval Street, Key West harbor and feeding of the tarpons, and go to the Custom house for a little Key West history.</span><br />
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<a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/top-things-to-do-in-key-west.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">I've got individual posts on all these things to do so go to the main article and click from there.</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also definitely do a seaplane trip to the <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2015/02/seaplane-to-dry-tortugas-and-fort.html" target="_blank">Dry Tortugas islands</a>, 70 miles from Key West, this will be a highlight - guaranteed!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's a blog post I wrote of our 2016 <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2016/10/key-west-itinerary.html" target="_blank">vacation itinerary and what we got up to, where we ate</a> etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It started end October so we got 4 for the price of 1: FantasyFest, peace and quiet after Fantasy Fest, Halloween and then Parrot heads. Check it all out on the <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2016/10/key-west-itinerary.html" target="_blank">blog post.</a></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Two weeks - "The European holiday"</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It's well known by Americans that all Europeans get more than 8 weeks of vacation every year (!!) and so all tourists from Europe can spend 3 weeks in Key West. (I am being ironic).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have indeed managed to spend 2 weeks in Key West on one of my visits and there is:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">enough to do, although I, personally, would need to take a <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/day%20trips%20from%20Key%20West" target="_blank">couple of days trips out of Key West if I was staying this long</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">enables you to relax - check out the only<a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/key-west-beach.html" target="_blank"> good beach (the local's beach) on Key West</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">ALMOST enough to get into the Key West local vibe</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Definitely go to <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/seaplane-to-dry-tortugas-and-fort.html" target="_blank">Dry Tortugas by sea plane</a></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do lots of the the <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/top-things-to-do-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">best things to do in Key West, including maybe the ones that are more genuine Key West - like tarpon feeding, Audubon House, the Key West museum.</a></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">7 years - the "I want to be a Conch" visit</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, people have visited for a week and stayed for years (qualifying to be a "fresh water Conch" as they call locals here, after staying here seven years!). Change your life and move to Key West, you won't be the first by a long way. There's even a popular book that's been written on the very subject - Google it.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Of course, you will also be asking:</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">I know how long I can visit for, but <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/when-is-best-time-of-year-to-visit-key.html" target="_blank">WHEN should I visit?</a> - which months are the best? - All months are NOT the same in Key West, there are big seasonal differences.<a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/when-is-best-time-of-year-to-visit-key.html" target="_blank"> Click here for my post on that.</a></span></li>
<li><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/planning-key-west-visit.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Other issues in planning a Key West vacation. Like how to get here, what's the weather like, what to wear, how formal is Key West? Stuff like that</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The cost of staying - Key West is expensive, and this will be BY FAR your BIGGEST COST. <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/cheap-hotels-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">Click here for budget considerations and best budget /cheap accommodation</a>. If cost is no object (lucky you!) click here for the <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/key-west-hotels.html" target="_blank">best Key West hotels.</a></span></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866514693809035154.post-10978394745645004932016-10-15T06:31:00.003-07:002016-11-12T04:43:24.357-08:00Masquerade March at Fantasy FestThe Masquerade March or Peoples' Parade or Peoples' March is by far the best event at Fantasy Fest, Key West's annual mad and crazy two week long party. The best thing about Masquerade March is that it features <b>you</b>.... visitor or local alike you <b>are </b>the march, you are the event - all 5000 (or more) of us. Don't be a boring spectator - get dressed up and be part of the fun.<br />
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<b><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2016/01/fantasy-fest-2016-live-blog.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">The 2016 Masquerade March in Key West was on Friday 28 October. I did a live blog of the event with around 50 pictures of all the costumes and fun - click here to read it.</span></a></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Masquerade Marching in the sunshine welcomes everyone</td></tr>
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The walking route is through Old Town from one guest house to the next (i.e. from one free drink to the next - yep, happy days), and ends up on Duval Street. It goes at a very slow pace and lasts about 1hr 30 to 2 hours depending on how fast you go. There's no rush.<br />
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When you get to the end, on Duval, the street is blocked off and you can continue to party.<br />
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But here's the thing: it's a masquerade: a false show, or pretence, being someone you are not. Or, in simpler words, fancy dress!<br />
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Get your fancy dress thinking caps on. Almost everyone dresses up, in a thousand different outfits.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's excellent!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Come as you are or go crazy on your costume. Use your creativity at Key West Masquerade March</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My award for outfit of the year at 2016 Masquerade March goes to these monsters</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Party on Duval at the end</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Duval Street at the end of Masquerade march is busy and fun</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are some links to my other posts on this site which are Fantasy Fest related:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2013/11/fantasy-fest-2014-key-west.html" target="_blank">Click here for first timers curious about what Fantasy Fest is all about</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2013/12/fantasy-fest-2014-live.html" target="_blank">Click here for live blog of 2014 Fantasy Fest</a>, including lots of pics of Masquerade March 2014</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866514693809035154.post-2280487868986087762016-05-11T14:36:00.000-07:002016-12-23T10:36:08.365-08:00Key West itineraryWe're back in Key West for 10 days of fun and I thought it would be good to show you our itinerary as it happens. So here's what we got up to here in Key West.<br />
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<b><u>Day 1 - Travel day - Wednesday 27 October 2016</u></b><br />
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10.40 plane from Heathrow. Picked up the rental in MIA and hit the road at just before 5pm. Heavy traffic through Miami but ok once we got onto Highway 1 at about 6pm. Good traffic through the 128 mile drive through the Keys, sunset at 6.30 and arrive at guest house at 8.45 - so good run of almost 4 hours. Took 10 mis to a find a non resident parking space.<br />
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In Virgilio's, with Chocolate Raspberry Bomb in hand, at 8.35.<br />
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Dinner at Virgilio's, our server was Catherine, a fellow brit. Most of the old guys still at Viriglios which is great, except Erin has moved on.<br />
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<b><u>Day 2 - Thursday</u></b><br />
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Overcast and light rain on getting up. Drove car to Publix to get booze for tomorrow then dropped it off at rental office and walked back into Old Town. Lunch inside at Hard Rock which was a great decision as within 10 mins of sitting down, torrential tropical rain for 15 minutes.<br />
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Then walked to Fairvilla (local large fancy dress store) to get final pieces for Masquerade March costume tomorrow. While in store, starts to rain really, really hard again.<br />
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Wait for it to stop and then walk to 801 bar for some drinks. <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2012/03/what-to-do-in-key-west-when-it-rains.html" target="_blank">When it's raining in Key West - drink, as I advise in this post.</a> Weather was very dramatic today with wind and hard rain which I like (as long as it stops in the next few days and we have some blue skies!). But I think we made the most of it!<br />
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Evening. Tried to get into Virgilio's for quick martini but the place was busier than I have ever seen it. Said brief hi to a very busy Tiffany but then left. Went to a deserted Mangoes. More cocktails on the list than previous visits and a nice refurb - fab to people watch on Duval. Still would never eat here though!<br />
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Meal tonight is in best veggie in town: The Cafe on Southard Street. Good meal as always. I was going to choose butternut squash but other half said this was too healthy so chose more calorific shrimp stir fry (yes they don't do meat but they do seafood). Was nice but wish I had chosen butternut squash. This is one of the few Key West restaurants we visit twice per vacation, so will try this one next time.<br />
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Still jet lagged to home early. Big day tomorrow.<br />
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<b><u>Day 3 - Friday 28 October - Masquerade March day</u></b><br />
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Morning walk was lovely. Still very overcast, windy, damp in the air and humid. Not ideal for the parade later.<br />
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My morning walk is combination of wonderful sea scenes with pelicans giving expert flying lesson in the strong wind, and then hilarious human scenes like this - the end of the night before's party - this at 9am.....Gotta love Key West, it's got it all!<br />
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Spent morning indulgently blogging. <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2016/01/fantasy-fest-2016-live-blog.html" target="_blank">See my separate posts on Fantasy Fest live blog 2016 for more on this.</a><br />
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Late brunch to line the stomach (needed preparation for the boozy Masquerade March) at Pepe's. In the end, Pepe's was out because thy stop serving breakfast and move onto lunch menu at 12 noon. And we had craving for eggs so went to Harpoon Harry's.<br />
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Then we got dressed in our outfits for <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2016/01/fantasy-fest-2016-live-blog.html" target="_blank">Masquerade March</a> and from 5pm marched. Quite boozy, very fun. This is by far the best event of Fantasy Fest.<br />
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<b><u>Day 4 - Saturday- Fantasy Fest main parade</u></b><br />
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Hungover. Key West getting very full for tonight's main parade down Duval Street. The busiest night of the year.<br />
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Breakfast = eggs in Pepe's - had to wait in line for 1 hour! Then met old friend for drinks in Mangoes, out to watch the parade which I always find is not at all one of the better events of FF.<br />
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Crowds (70,000 of 'em) too much so had early night after pizza in Onlywood just off Duval - good pizza, very attentive and good service. Really nice guys. There are so many poorly run places in Key West it's nice to find a business that's run really well.<br />
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Overcast morning and all day, but no rain today. I think it's only rained once in 27 years on the FF parade.<br />
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<b><u>Day 5 - Sunday - "It's not over 'till the fat lady sings" Tea Dance at LaTeDa.</u></b><br />
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Sunday brunch always has to be at Blue Heaven (no reservations taken so we know will be a long wait). I had lobster benedict which was the best breakfast I've ever had in all the years I've been coming to Key West. Why have I not had this before? Classic.<br />
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Then back to the guest house when it promptly starts to rain. We get ready anyway because you can't miss a tea dance for rain! By far the busiest tea dance of the year, saw some old faces, danced to the disco. Great fun.<br />
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Went to Antonios for dinner. Same good food but poor service, this place is in long term slow decline.<br />
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<b><u>Day 6 - Monday</u></b><br />
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Still a week to go of vacation. Back to normal now the crowds have cleared out of town.<br />
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Fantasy Fest 2016 is over so we see blue skies and this lovely yellow thing in the sky for the first time in 4 days. Yeah! Back to normal in many ways. <b>From this day on, weather was PERFECT!</b><br />
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Went on my morning walk (just like William Hackley, Key West Citizen 2016 in joke) around the harbor. Always entertaining.<br />
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To see more amazing pictures of <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2010/11/fantastic-flowers-of-key-west.html" target="_blank">Key West's flowers and trees click here</a> (goes to my blog).<br />
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By the pool. Very lazy day.<br />
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Virigilos for martini. Made mistake of having 2. Have decided to change the order of best martini places and make Viriglio's number 1.<br />
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Then Veggie Cafe for dinner. Met English lady that runs it. Good meal, as always.<br />
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<b>Day 7 - Tuesday</b><br />
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Morning walk. Blue skies.<br />
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Coffee Plantation for coffee, then shopping on lower Duval including surf shop and Ron Jons.<br />
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Back for picnic lunch via Faustos and also Eaton Street seafood market for best lobster lunch roll. Fab!<br />
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Hot by the pool today, moderated by lovely strong wind.<br />
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Tonight Virgilio's for martini, met Ed the raconteur and ex-GM of the Copa nightclub. Hi Ed - it was great to meet you.<br />
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Then Cafe Sole for a wonderful dinner. Wow this place is good!<br />
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<b>Day 8 - Wednesday</b><br />
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Lovely ideal sunny perfect day by the pool reading books and sweating in the lovely sun.<br />
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<b>Day 9 - Thursday</b><br />
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Easy day by the pool.<br />
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Then pop into Sloppy Joe's for a beer to hear the live music (not very good today, usually excellent).<br />
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Then Virgilio's for martini, meet Ed there. Dinner at Trattoria - good quality as usual. I have steak.<br />
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Then I twist Mark's arm to goto the drag show at Aqua - Inga there and Faith and new performer I had not seen (Elle - very good). Shame to have missed the excellent Jessica. Brilliant as usual and funnier than usual too. We there until the end of the final show of the night.<br />
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Then quick one on the way home in Bourbon Street pub - and our fellow guests at the B&B are there so join them for several drinks, several chasers (creamy, cinnamon whisky - nice!) which guarantees morning hangover.<br />
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<b>Day 10 - Friday</b><br />
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Was going to take seaplane to Dry Tortugas to go snorkelling like 2 years ago but the plane is full already so need to go snorkelling elsewhere. Go to Fort Zac beach after late lunch (lobster bennies) at Blue Heaven. There was 1 hour line but we went into the inside bar at the front and got seated immediately.<br />
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<b>Day 11 - Saturday</b><br />
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Last morning walk. Last 1 hour in the sun on the top deck. Then shower, pack and off to Miami. No traffic on way back to Miami (between 12 and 3pm) but on way South into Keys very very busy.<br />
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Cheesecake Factory at Dadeland Mall on way to MIA and then home.<br />
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Vacation over.<br />
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See you Key West next time!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866514693809035154.post-67391462262172956312016-03-11T06:33:00.000-08:002017-05-07T00:06:40.083-07:00Key West changes 2016When you have not been somewhere for two years you you really notice the differences. And wow Key West has changed a lot in the two years I've been away.<br />
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This quote from the Key West Aids memorial summarises what made Key West so great - i.e. because it was different:<br />
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I'm afraid, Key West heads even more rapidly and inextricably towards being the same as every other town.<br />
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A perfect example was when I went into one of the shops mid-Duval and asked the sales lady a question. She was Latvian, which is fine, but her unfriendly, aggressive attitude was horrible. I left the store immediately. Wow!<br />
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Of course, another example of this downward trend, one which is close to my heart, is the continued widespread permanent vandalism by the Tree Commission in allowing the chopping down of historic trees in Key West. You know, I just don't get why this happens - beauty is Key West's number 1 selling point - or how locals stand by and allow it to happen.<br />
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It's been a continual trend in the Citizen's Voice:<br />
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"The Florida Keys are the best<b> </b>place to live in the USA and maybe the world! Yeah for us who live here. Sadly, since we realized our dream and moved here, the crazy, fun, shopping, eating, drinking, galleries of Duval Street are changing, and not for the better. More funky shops and restaurants have closed. So, leaders find out what’s going on and stop it. Losing Fast Buck Freddie’s was a devastating blow and each month more closures. Pretty soon Duval will look like every- where USA. Not a big deal, but charm does not equal for-rent signs!”<br />
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“It’s that time of year again <b>w</b>hen we can walk or bike around Key West and remember how beautiful and shady it used to be before our Tree Commission cut down all of the Poinciana trees. Thanks for the memories, tree butchers.” </div>
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“I appreciate the editorial regarding the 150-plus trees being removed at Fort Zachary to build a road. It is outrageous. However, your editorial failed to mention that 35 other requests to remove shade trees all over the island were also approved at that same meeting. Keep in mind that only a few requests even make it to the Tree Commission. Most are approved by staff or do not require permits since they are not native. My guess is we are removing more than 1,000 trees every year. Our tree policies are a failure.”</div>
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“Key West used to have a large eautiful canopy that brought much needed shade in the long summer months. I imagine all the people cutting them down live in The Hamptons on Long Island in the summer. It was so much cooler in the summer before the deforesting and pav- ing of the city. Save some money and get rid of the Old Town Tree Commission.” </div>
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season. But at $12 an hour
average, who could pay $2,400
in rent? The situation hurts the
small business mostly not the
corporate gentrification of Duval
Street. Visitors don’t want to see
franchises they have back home.
Keep Key West character unique"</span><br />
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And finally an excellent editorial in the Citizen itself ....<br />
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<span style="color: rgb(17.300000% , 8.200000% , 0.000000%); font-family: "utopia"; font-size: 9.000000pt;">At
every Tree Commission meeting,
approval is routinely granted to
cut down dozens of beautiful
mature trees, including mahogany, Royal Poinciana, sea grape,
banyan, mango, avocado and
many others. Often landscape
firms simply declare a tree is
infected or obstructing a pipe;
no evidence is required and, of
course, the profit motive is clear.
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<span style="color: rgb(17.300000% , 8.200000% , 0.000000%); font-family: "utopia"; font-size: 9.000000pt;">Not long ago, the commission approved the removal of
more than 150 trees, which
provide migratory bird habitat
near Fort Zachary Taylor State
Park. Community outcry, sup-
ported by the Audubon Society,
resulted in a partial amelioration of this plan. There are now
plans afoot to cut down way too
many trees near the Indigenous
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<span style="color: rgb(17.300000% , 8.200000% , 0.000000%); font-family: "utopia"; font-size: 9.000000pt;">The Tree Commission in its
entirety is appointed by Mayor
Craig Cates; they usually rubber-stamp the recommendations of the city arborist, Karen
DeMaria. They are adhering to
rules the city has imposed on
itself, apparently in commitment to allowing only native
trees to persevere in Key West.
Recently, city workers erroneously cut down many button-
wood trees on private land that
then had to be replaced. We
have a “tree-ridding” city mentality these days.
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<span style="color: rgb(17.300000% , 8.200000% , 0.000000%); font-family: "utopia"; font-size: 9.000000pt;">We question this policy and
also the definition of a native
tree. Photos of the Keys from
1900 and before show mostly
mangroves with scrubby, small
bushes and grasses on open
areas. A photo from 1900 of the
area around the Custom House
shows scrawny palms and a few trees in the yards of houses.
Pictures and records from that
time indicate homeowners were
planting ornamental trees such
as poinciana and plumeria,
along with mango, avocado and
other tropical fruit trees. They
were eager for food, shade and
beauty — not a bad policy today!</span><br />
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it is already possible to discern
there is less density to our tree
canopy. Particularly noticeable
in blooming season is the loss of
so many Royal Poinciana trees.
At this rate, we’ll have to see
them in the pictures by Mario
Sanchez or other Key West artists who depicted earlier times
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<span style="color: rgb(17.300000% , 8.200000% , 0.000000%); font-family: "utopia"; font-size: 9.000000pt;">We need to become active </span><span style="font-family: "utopia";">in planning the cultivating and
replacing of our once abundant
tree canopy. It has served this
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Although I was not a visitor, Key West Dolls and it's great neon sign has closed:<br />
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It's a great shame that the two owners of Key West Towels and the next door cocktail shop have moved out of Key West back to their home. This shop was one of the oldest businesses on Duval Street, opening in 1986. And their towels and t-shirts were fantastic.<br />
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It would be ok if the shops that replaced the old ones were are good. But they mostly are not. Fast Buck has finally a new occupant - CVS. Like we needed another drug store on Duval Street.</div>
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Does it matter all these interesting plces closing. Yes, I think it does. Tourist and locals alike miss the fun eccentric stuff of old. It matters:</div>
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<span style="color: #2c1400; font-family: "utopia"; font-size: large;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/2015-changes-key-west.html" target="_blank">2015 Key West changes</a></span><br />
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What in Key West changed for the better and what changed for the worse in 2014? Here is my annual review of Key West changes - a personal selection. If you want a comprehensive list then read the Citizen! I do this every year and you can see links to previous years' reviews at the end of this post.<br />
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The two anncouncements offering the most impact were not new or surprising and had been brewing for years:<br />
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<b>US to normalise relations with Cuba - 90 miles from Key West</b><br />
Cuba came whole lot closer to Key West in December when President Obama announced more normal relations with Cuba, including relaxing travel barriers for vacations to Cuba. Subsequently, Cuba was named the #2 top destination in the New York Times's 2015 list.<br />
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This has potential for profound impact on the closest US real estate to Cuba (e.g. Key West) and could well mean a lucrative tourist route starting between the two. Day trip to Havana, anyone?<br />
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The alternative prediction for Key West is a reduction in cruise ship traffic because they choose to stop off / divert to new, interesting, different Cuba rather than good ol' Key West (which regrettably is looking more indistinguishable from all Caribbean / sunny destinations with each passing year).<br />
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<b>Walmart store to open in Rockland Key (maybe) - 9 miles from Key West </b><br />
10x closer than Cuba, we're going to have a Walmart. This has not yet been officially confirmed by Walmart and so it's less of an announcement and more of a long standing rumor that got much stronger in November 2014.<br />
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Some Key West retailers fear for their livelihood as a result of this retail giant pitching up next door and no one coming into Key West ever again.<br />
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<b>La Concha hotel sells out to the power of the dollar</b><br />
The greedy, money grabbing owners of La Concha closed the viewing platform in May 2014 and built a hideous spa on the roof instead. No, I am not surprised, but I can still be disappointed, right?<br />
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OK, so no one is going to say that La Concha is a good looking building but the not-so-pretty landmark on Duval Street just got ugly thanks to a totally incongruous, black glasshouse spa built on the very top of the hotel. As Key West's tallest building the roof deck was a great place to see views of Key West and especially the sun set. And it was FREE. You don't get much for free these days and now one thing less.<br />
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Folks, this REALLY annoys me (and I know I am not the only one). I am thinking about why.<br />
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First, because I had a cool times up there with beer beer in hand, watching many sunsets with people dear to me. And the view was great.<br />
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Second: it's another nail in the coffin of Key West being a little eccentric and different. Giving something for free, people able to meet together and watch the sun set. Now it's a spa. In a hotel. Just like every other hotel. Key West takes a step towards becoming just another vacation destination.<br />
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<b>Obvious news</b><br />
To state obvious news, the road work on N Roosevelt Blvd has been completed after 2 years of roadworks. The new road is lovely, they've done a great job. Wasn't it worth all that moaning and disruption!<br />
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The total refurbishment of the 4 dilapidated hotels in the north-east of the island is nearing completion.<br />
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Key West had a good year for tourism thanks to the recovering domestic and world economy. There were lots of tourists, lots of cruise ship arrivals, lots of parties - I noticed a more international feel to our visitors, too.<br />
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<b>Pizza disaster - Upper Crust gone</b><br />
Now I did warn you that this list of changes was VERY personal to me. And so this one might not mean anything to you and it probably seems small and petty....<br />
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Upper Crust take away pizza on Duval Street has closed (<a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/key-west-changes-2013.html" target="_blank">actually closed in late 2013 but I did not record it properly in my changes list last year</a>). Best pizza place on the island gone.<br />
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<b>Thank heavens: another CVS [this is sarcastic]</b><br />
The fabulous and much missed <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/fast-buck-freddies-closed-end-of-era.html" target="_blank">Fast Buck Freddies closed</a> in 2012 and has been empty ever since. In another sign of the normalisation and commercialisation of Key West an eccentric and charismatic store (Fast Bucks) will be replaced by a boring and standard one: CVS will be taking over 500 Duval Street.<br />
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<b>Key West Island Books hangs on</b><br />
The first thing to say is: please go to this bookstore at 513 Fleming Street, 10 seconds from Duval Street.<br />
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In November they downsized, losing the half of the bookstore on the right of the entrance. So all those books crammed into half the size makes it even more fun to browse. The picture below is really unfair because it was taken when they were still re-sorting the books after the move.<br />
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For roughly 3 years, this has been Key West's ONLY bookstore. I love the internet but the closure of bookstores in Key West, and around the world, is surely one of the worst side effects of the internet?<br />
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I really hope this shop never closes. And, yes, I did buy some books there (as I do every time I go in).</div>
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<b>Fairvilla also divides in 2</b><br />
Fairvilla Key West, the regular and also slightly kinky fancy dress store located at 520 Front Street, has also had to downsize loosing half of the store which currently stands empty.<br />
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This is both predictable (the store was huge and the many items beautifully spread out) but also surprising (because in terms of customer demand, can there be any other city which has a greater number of events, festivals that require fancy dress than Key West?).<br />
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Key West has a new fire house about to open. I know it's about function rather than design, but in my view it's not very in keeping with Key West and it's quite ugly. I'm sure it's useful though.</div>
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In January 2015, it was announced that Gap was to open on Duval Street (yawn, boring!).<br />
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I think it's much better that new, non chain stores open in Key West. So it's good to see Tucker's Provisions shop at 611 Duval Street is a new entry to the retail on Duval Street. This is where Upper Crust used to be (see above). They do men's fashions. I wish them well, but the guy in there was really miserable when I visited. I hope it works out for them.<br />
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Talking of retail. I see <b>Evolution</b> on Duval Street, located at the epicenter of Gay Key West, is doing so badly catering to gay men that it's had to diversity and has enlarged its range to women's clothing.</div>
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A new hotel has just opened called The Marker Waterfront Resort. It's brand new. Much better than the condos that were being built until they went bankrupt. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In November 2014 they were still finishing the Marker Hotel off William Street in Key West. It's now open</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These rooms in the Marker Hotel will have a great view of Key West Bight</td></tr>
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<b>Montage</b> has moved to 704 Duval Street. This is a super cool store that make small wooden replica signs of famous Key West signs that you can buy and take home. What's really cool is that they are a local Key West company of long standing. I hope they do really well in this new location.</div>
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<b>Finnegan's Wake</b>, the Irish pub on 320 Grinnell Street, has closed. There was lots of activity in it in Novemb but I don't know what it will become once the work has finished.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The distinctive fence at Finnegan's Wake in Key West on Grinnell Street, now closed</td></tr>
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La Te Da hotel on Duval Street has had a makeover since having new owners in January 2014. It is looking much nicer, especially the pool which is now actually looking like a pool again.<br />
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Talking of hotel refurbishments, my <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/best-hotel-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">2014 best hotel in Key West, Pier Houser hotel</a> (oops, sorry, resort) has a new owner and they have been spending some money on the hotel. Some of the money was spent on new branding, which I don't actually like. Too minimal and not Key West tropical like the old signage - which was funky and fitted Key West vibe. Picture coming.<br />
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Old Bones on Fleming Street closed. Which was a shame, it also was funky and fun.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Bones closes on Fleming Street Key WEst</td></tr>
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That's enough changes for 2014. Here are reports from previous years:<br />
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<a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/key-west-changes-2013.html" target="_blank">Here is my list of Key West changes in 2013</a><br />
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And if you are really keen: <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/the-normalization-of-key-west.html" target="_blank">here is my list of Key West changes 2012</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866514693809035154.post-33788936178250614192015-02-21T02:20:00.000-08:002016-05-15T02:29:58.150-07:002015 changes Key West<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was all change in Key West in 2015. The biggest story of 2015 (officially, according to a Florida wide poll) was Florida gay weddings - the very first of which were conducted right here in Key West. Just after midnight on January 7 2015 (as soon as it had become legal in Florida) on the steps of the county courthouse in Key West. Watched by a good sized crowd who wanted to be part of history being made.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Keeping with gay, later in the year on 29 May 2015 a "gay" (i.e. rainbow) crosswalk was installed (painted on the road) in the gay block (Petronia Street) of Duval Street. I think this is a most excellent idea and as I believe they are permanent, I look forward to seeing them when I visit later in the year. They gained lots of international media coverage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now to the major <b>themes running throughout the whole of 2015</b> in Key West. According to my radar, in order of strength of signal, I would say they were:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Key West is <b>going to the dogs</b>. Typified by talk like: "Woe is me, Key West is getting busier, very noticeably this year, especially with all the tour buses arriving for the day. Key West isn't what it was, the homeless have taken over..." etc etc</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. <b>Tree commission</b> is out of control and literally killing Key West's natural heritage</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">3. More new <b>building development</b> hits Key West. In particular inappropriate construction approved in Old Town.</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;">Key West is going to the dogs</span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's an example, from the Citizen's Voice section of the local newspaper, to illustrate ALL THREE points above:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: rgb(13.700000% , 12.300000% , 12.600000%); font-size: 9pt;">“I hoped I would never say this</span><span style="color: rgb(13.700000% , 12.300000% , 12.600000%); font-size: 9.000000pt; font-weight: 600;">, </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 9pt;">but the island I loved is </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 9pt;">gone. While HARC approves a
gaudy shopping center on Eaton
Street as a ‘family compound’ for
an out-of-town bazillionaire, City
leaders look at tiny modules to
warehouse workers. All over town
beautiful exotic flowering trees are
removed and replaced with cheap
Sabal palms to fulfill an obsession with native trees. A quick trip
to the store now takes 30 minutes to drive a couple miles with
traffic to rival the mainland and </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 9pt;">a massive dump called Walmart
is coming to town. Goodbye, Key
West. I’m glad I got to know you
before your soul died.” </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>and another...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: rgb(13.700000% , 12.300000% , 12.600000%); font-size: 9pt;">“What is happening to Key</span><span style="color: rgb(13.700000% , 12.300000% , 12.600000%); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 600;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 9pt;">West? Duval Street is turning into an outlet mall street. The restaurants are a bunch of chains. I started coming to Key West 35 years ago and I think there are better islands to have fun and spend my hard earned buck!”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: rgb(13.700000% , 12.300000% , 12.600000%); font-size: 9pt;">Where did all the tour buses </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 9pt;">come from, how many are here each day and are they reimbursing the city in an appropriate manner for the resources their passengers need? And it is abundantly clear that the elaborate warnings that cruise ships would start to bypass our port</span></span><br />
<span style="color: rgb(13.700000% , 12.300000% , 12.600000%); font-family: inherit; font-size: 9pt;">if we did not widen the channel have not been borne out. Those passengers throng our streets nearly every day.</span><br />
<span style="color: rgb(13.700000% , 12.300000% , 12.600000%); font-family: inherit; font-size: 9pt;">What can be done to alter this trajectory into an historic town of expensive hotels and restaurants where eventually high-end tourists will not want to come because of the congestion and tawdry offerings of our downtown area? In short, how do we head off becoming “over”?</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tree commission out of control</span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The argument here is strong, in my view. There does not seem to be enough oversight on the tree commission. It's a critical decision because it takes generations for these trees to grow yet only minutes to approve a decision to chop them down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This matter is close to my heart having written a lot in this blog about how <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2014/03/beautiful-key-west.html" target="_blank">wonderful Key West's trees and flowers are.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><img height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroMl5jG1ArNj7Szx9PkpKb1USOHt1JuudMDKbC6A2MNmpBQikUvd2TPRWWWauDeNyZbLpbtJ2P3DdMjPwiw3Rohd1jxct5t7oXC77bGyw8iNmObUE4q02yoz1gco09Gzfdl5oDLK495Y/s200/P1080979.JPG" width="200" /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you don't know, the case is this: the Royal Poinciana is a large, beautiful tree with amazing red flowers. But when the flowers fade and drop they cause a heck of a mess and smell. A small price to pay, I would have said, to have such an amazing tree on your property. They are protected but property owners can apply to the Tree Commission to have them cut down. This is not a small isolated, incident: s<b>hockingly, in the year to June 2015, 32 have been destroyed.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's not just Royal Poinciana's:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: rgb(13.700000% , 12.300000% , 12.600000%); font-size: 9pt;">“We saw in the paper that yet</span><span style="color: rgb(13.700000% , 12.300000% , 12.600000%); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 600;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 9pt;">another 20 hardwood trees are up for removal at the July Tree Commission meeting. Twenty new requests! This month’s highlights include the huge mahogany </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 9pt;">tree on Julia Street just off the corner of Duval. The city seems to have just figured out it is in the right of way, right where it’s been for 80 years. Also the huge mahogany at La Te Da. I guess the new owners need more sun by the pool. Oh, some clever tree service will find a termite or a weak branch to give the commission an excuse to approve them all. Does anyone care what’s happening in this town to our beautiful trees?” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: rgb(13.700000% , 12.300000% , 12.600000%); font-size: 9pt;">“I want to thank the tree com</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 9pt;">mission for once again approving a new landscaping project dominated by the cheapest, most common trees around. Yes, head over to the Winn Dixie center and enjoy the Sabal Palms for as far as the eye can see. The parking lot looks like a strip mall in North Florida. </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 9pt;">I really don’t understand why </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 9pt;">in a town that relies on fooling tourists into thinking this is some tropical paradise, we continue to systematically remove exotic trees and replace them with anywhere Southeast USA Sabal Palms. Enough with the cheap natives already!” </span></span><br />
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my Upper Duval neighborhood.
It’s always the same story, a
house sells, it’s converted to a
vacation rental, and shade trees
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yards. Not only are vacation
homes destroying our housing
stock, but they are destroying
our tree canopy as well while the
Tree Commission rubber stamps
98 percent of requests. Enjoy the
banyans and poincianas while
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rental.”</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My favorite:</span></span></u></b><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is a big issue, Key West - sort it out before there are no trees but lots of tree-free houses and apartments.</span></span></u></b><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;">Other news</span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In terms of a large scale development project that will leave a massive impression, on 17 December 2015, the Truman Waterfront development kicked off with the groundbreaking ceremony.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is a project 15 years in the planning which will cost $19m and transform the Truman Waterfront. In 2015, Jimmy Buffett suggested performing space should be added to the plans. There were concerns that the homeless would (ab)use the restroom facilities, and debates as to whether it needed a water feature.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To be honest, I would have preferred them to leave it exactly as it was as I walk down there and it's lovely and quiet. Not for long.</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;">Personally</span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On a personal note, I liked the TGI Fridays in Key West and so its a shame it's closed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Joe Walsh, who owns 6 other restaurants in Old Town including Mangoes, closed TGI Friday's - the Key West outpost of this franchised chain. Now closed, it was in the Overseas Market on North Roosevelt Boulevard. It was apparently over a disagreement on how to spend the advertising budget.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">BurgerFi and Johnny Rockets - both burger restaurants - closed on Duval Street.</span><br />
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<b>Let's see what changes to our beautiful island are in store during 2016.</b><br />
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<span style="color: #073000; font-family: inherit;">Links:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073000; font-family: inherit;">If you like change, here's some more!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073000; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2015/01/2014-changes-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">2014 Key West changes</a></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Best time to visit Key West is January to May</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most visitors say the <b>best time to visit Key West is January to May </b>because the weather is perfect: it's not unbearably humid yet, and it's cold at home. In fact, from November to March Key West is the hottest place in the entire U.S. As a result, it's peak season, very busy and super expensive in Key West in these months. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The off season (June to December) has its charms, but big downsides you need to be aware of, as I explain below.</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: large;">See below for a <u><b>month by month</b></u> guide 📆 to visiting Key West….</span><br />
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<b><u><br /></u></b></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">KEY WEST VISIT FAQs 🏝</span></b><br />
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<b>I'm only coming for the weather </b><b style="font-size: x-large;">🌞</b><b> - when is the very best month to visit?</b></div><div>
March very best, but will be good January through May.<br />
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Recently January has been a bit cold and wet so my recommendation is now to come February or March.<br />
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<b>When is it busiest in Key West?</b><br />
March is always the busiest month. And, yep, it's really busy.<br />
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<b>If I come in March, and great weather is my only priority, what are my chances I'll be disappointed?</b><br />
Very unlikely. Less than 5% chance you'll be disappointed. The temperature will be just right (mid to high 70s or higher), unlikely to rain, little humidity, lots of blue skies.<br />
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<b>Is it like this all year round? There are no BAD months to visit, right?</b><br />
Wrong. It gets super humid July to November. Makes it very sweaty and uncomfortable being in Key West. You can also get some big rain days during this time.<br />
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<b>I want it cheap, I'm on super budget - when is the best time to visit?</b><br />
July to September or right after Fantasy Fest (beginning of November) through to end November. (<br />
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<b>Is there anything to do in Key West apart from sit by the pool?</b><br />
<a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/p/top-things-to-do-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">Top things to do in Key West</a><br />
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<b>I'm visiting from UK or Europe. Is this good idea?</b><br />
Yes - that's what I do - see post here on <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2014/09/flying-from-uk-to-key-west.html" target="_blank">how easy it is to travel to Key West from London and Europe.</a><br />
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<b>Is it good to visit Key West for a specific event or festival?</b><br />
Yes and Key West has a festival almost every week! <br />
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<b>How tropical is Key West? Is it like the Caribbean?</b><br />
Tropical means blue skies, palm trees, heat, strong sun, laid back "island life" vibe, sea, beaches, and peace / tranquillity. Key West does all of these pretty well except the last two. Key West only has two beaches, only one of them is any good, and it's small. You can find peace and tranquillity on Key West definitely, but just round the corner it can be mad, crazy, busy (as you'd expect from a party island, famous around the world, and which is visited by 4m tourists every year).<br />
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<b>How long should I visit Key West for, and what is the best way to travel? </b><br />
At least 4 days. By car on the trip down the Keys, but you'll not need the car during the time you are in Key West as it's a walking town.<br />
<a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/planning-key-west-visit.html" target="_blank">Go to my Key West vacation planning post for more detailed answers to these questions.</a><br />
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<b>How quiet is Key West in the off season?</b><br />
In the off season (July through to Fantasy Fest in late October) Key West is 50% to 60% less busy than peak. It's quiet and sleepy. Bars can get really empty and quiet. It's not good time for party, but good for relaxing. And hotels and B&Bs are definitely cheaper. The downside is the humidity which really makes a difference.<br />
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Next, let's look at Key West's weather. Here's some good news:<br />
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The weather in Key West is awesome, and for <b>most </b>of the year - see month by month, below<b>.</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When should you visit to get the best weather?</b></span><br />
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<b>January</b><br />
Can be a little on the cold side (60s) and even colder at night. Can be quite rainy too. My recommendation is that you avoid January and visit February or March if getting the best weather is your priority.<br />
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<b>The peak season: Feb to April</b><br />
It's fantastic weather. Little rain, average temperatures in the 80s and Key West is busy, busy, busy. Hotel and guesthouse occupancy rates near 100%. It really is very busy and lively. Bars are packed, you need reservations in many restaurants. Hotels and guesthouses charge their highest rates.<br />
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<b>The shoulder seasons: May, June; and November and December</b><br />
Starting to get hot and humid. Quite often cheaper hotel rates can be found from June onwards. Still quite busy.<br />
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<b>The off peak season: July, August, September, October</b><br />
Hot (which means early 90s temperature), <b>but the real problem is the humidity: it's drippingly humid.</b> Hotel and guesthouse prices 40% lower than peak season highs. Key West is quiet, a small number of restaurants even close down totally for a month or two (they take their vacations during these months). So it's not deserted, but blissfully quiet!<br />
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August and September are <b>peak rain months</b> and so you could get some rainy days, but if you're lucky the rain will fall in the night (strangely, this is a Key West thing - the rain falls much more at night rather than like in Miami where it falls a lot during the day).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>M</u></b><b><u>onth by month guide </u></b></span><br />
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<b>New Year</b> - Key West is very busy for new year, hotels and guest houses will charge super extra premium to stay for New Year's Eve. The week after is a little quieter and nice time to visit.<br />
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<b>January</b><br />
Risk of it being a little cold and disappointing. Maybe better to come February or March.<br />
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<b>Feb and March</b> - Lovely, perfect weather. Very little rain. KW is the hottest place in America during these months. If you don't mind the high cost of hotels, and like it busy, busy, busy then this is the time for you. Bars will be full, Duval Street will be extra crazy, better restaurants will need reservations. Room rates are likely to be 40% more expensive than off peak time. Can be a little chilly in the evenings in January and February, hence why I think March or April is perfect month to visit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The downside to January through April in Key West is the crowds. In the picture above visitors are packed in to every available space at Blue Heaven restaurant. </td></tr>
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<b>March</b> - watch for Spring Break, yes, even in Key West. If you don't like Spring Break, go in April. I'm going to try and avoid March from now on because of Spring Break. It's not a major Spring Break destination, no where near as bad as Miami for example, but I'd still rather avoid the Breakers because they are loud!<br />
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<b>April through June</b> - Great weather and KW is busy, but just a little less mad busy than Jan to March. You'll find some bargain room rates in April and by the time we get to May (the official end to the high season) even in the best places and hotels, room rates will be reduced. Expect room rates in May to be 40% lower than in February.<br />
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<b>July through August</b> - Snowbirds go back north to home, only the die hard locals are left and a smaller number of tourists. It won't be that you will be the only tourists in town but visitor numbers are 50% less than January. <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/cheap-hotels-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">Hotels are cheaper.</a> Humidity takes hold. It's hot and very very sweaty. It's quiet around town but most places are open. If you don't mind the humidity then it's good time to visit. After all, you're in shorts all the time and have a swimming pool at your disposal!<br />
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August and September are <b>peak rain months</b> and so you could get some rainy days, but if you're lucky the rain will fall in the night.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Key West is a tropical destination and so when it rains, it rains! Above on Duval Street in Key West. The wettest months are August and September.</td></tr>
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<b>September</b> - Really humid. Rains most days in the morning for a short while. Then it stops raining but it becomes even more humid! But many restaurants, some art galleries and some B&Bs close. Key West business people and staff have to vacation sometime and this is when they choose to quit the island, shutting up their restaurants for weeks on end.<br />
<br />Some restaurants close fully for this period. The flip side to this is that:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>lots of good restaurants DO stay open, and</li><li>in those you can always get a table without booking</li><li>the locals have more time to chat to you</li><li>several restaurants do special offer menus, at 30% off prices outside of off season</li><li>BIG bargains can be had on room rates - ring / email and negotiate!</li></ul>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A storm in Key West means a day of wind and rain. This in October.</td></tr>
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<b>October</b> - <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2013/11/fantasy-fest-2014-key-west.html" target="_blank">Key West Fantasy Fest</a> towards the end of the month is, of course, a way to get tourists into town when it's STILL hot, humid and rains a fair amount! But, take the risk, it's worth coming to Fantasy Fest for the parades and parties. (<a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2013/11/fantasy-fest-2014-key-west.html" target="_blank">Fantasy Fest is BRILLIANT!</a> Click here to see how much fun we had last time). During this week, it's the busiest Key West will ever be. Fantasy Fest is a rude, crude, loud party and you can't miss it. Note that the day Fantasy Fest is over Key West becomes quiet again for a few weeks and the prices go down too.<br />
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<b>November</b> - humidity reducing. OK time to visit. Can be not as warm as you'd like, especially at night.<br />
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<b>December</b> - Humidity totally gone, party time is back. Getting busy again. Weather good, can be cool(ish) at night but hot during the day. I've still to this day NEVER worn anything but shorts in Key West.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I strongly recommend first time visitors stick to peak season (Feb to April - 🌞) but not January (can be a little to cold).</b></span><br />
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<b><u>Key West climate - average temperatures</u></b><br />
As I said above, the absolute temperatures are never a problem in Key West, it's never been over 100 degrees here. The problem is the humidity in summer. This makes it feel over 100 degrees and very uncomfortable. That's why so few visitors come here July to November.<br />
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Here are some average daily highs in degrees F:<br />
January 75<br />
February 76<br />
May 85<br />
August 90<br />
October 85<br />
December 77<br />
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<b><u>Rain - averages</u></b><br />
Here's when Key West's 39 inches of rain fall - the % are how much of the year's total falls in that month (data from Weather Channel): <br />
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<o:p> Jan 2.22 6% </o:p></div>
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<o:p> Feb 1.51 4% </o:p></div>
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<o:p> Mar 1.86 5% </o:p></div>
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<o:p> Apr 2.06 5% </o:p></div>
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<o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> <b>May 3.48 9% - rainy season is from May to October ⛆⛆⛆🌂🌂🌂</b></span></o:p></div>
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<o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b> Jun 4.57 12% </b></span></o:p></div>
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<o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b> Jul 3.27 8%</b></span></o:p></div>
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<o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b> Aug 5.4 14% ☔</b></span></o:p></div>
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<o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b> Sep 5.45 14% </b></span></o:p><b style="color: #cc0000;">☔</b></div>
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<o:p> Dec</o:p> 2.14 5% </div>
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<b><u>Should I be worried about Hurricane season in Key West?</u></b><br />
Basically, no.<br />
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Here's why: Hurricane season is 1 June to end of November. Key West is never complacent about hurricanes, as it and the Keys has a long history with hurricanes. But it's unlikely your vacation will be disrupted. <br />
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KW last took a direct hit in 1998 by Hurricane Georges (September 24, the eye passed very close to Key West, the island was evacuated of tourists, 7000 locals remained). Often the KW is impacted by "smaller" tropical storms, or the fringes of storms - for example, Tropical Storm Isaac in August 2012. These "smaller" storms do happen in the summer months, especially August to October, and if you're unlucky enough to be here then you're vacation WILL be impacted: you'll loose a few days to dreadful weather.<br />
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The bottom line is: if you want the absolute guarantee of great weather, don't come July to November! Only come during these times if you are here for Fantasy Fest, or you enjoy Key West a little quieter, with less tourists clogging up the island! <br />
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Here are stats from the Weather Channel:<br />
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In Key West, it VERY rarely goes about 95 and has never been freezing (yet!).<br />
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Here's my picture of the week, I LOVE it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelicans in free flight during Key West sunrise</td></tr>
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Well, there is a new camera on the block for me. I've left the Panasonic at home for this visit to Key West and have just bought this brand new camera, new to the market only recently: the Canon PowerShot SX60 HS. </div>
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I've only just got it 2 days before this vacation so it's taking some getting used to. The main benefit of the camera is the 65x optical (not digital) zoom. Once you add in the digital zoom (although I hardly ever ever use the digital zoom) it can shoot 222x zoom. Which is a lot!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Introducing the camera....</span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My brand new Canon SX60 HS camera.</td></tr>
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<a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/fantasy-fest-2014-live.html" target="_blank">A hundred more of my own pictures of Fantasy Fest 2014, including all the costumes from the Masquerade March</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's five o'clock somewhere flag at Key West Bight</td></tr>
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<a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/sunrise-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">More on Key West sunrise</a> - click here<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>7 November 2014. Well Fantasy Fest 2014 is well and truly over. </b>Amazing fun, great events, little inhibition and tens of thousands of beads later. No rain for the main events on Friday and Saturday, and actually great weather. It was super busy on the Saturday of the main parade. Well done to all the people who selflessly organise, and raise money around, Fantasy Fest.</span><br />
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Here's looking forward to <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/fantasy-fest-2015-in-key-west.html" target="_blank">Fantasy Fest 2015</a>!<br />
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<b>I WAS LIVE BLOGGING THROUGHOUT THE EVENTS AND HAVE COMMENTARY AND PICTURES DAY BY DAY.....PLEASE ENJOY FANTASY FEST 2014.....THESE PICTURES ARE REAL..NO PHOTOSHOP WAS INVOLVED!!</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of the thousands of costumes and fancy dress creations on the 2014 Masquerade March here is my very favorite </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fantasy Fest 2014 Masquerade March and my favorite picture overall - the view along Simonton Street of thousands of locals and visitors in full costume</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the brilliant things about the Masquerade March, where everyone expresses themselves as they wish, is the occasional contrast this philosophy produces, like the one shown above </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This old and historic house on Fleming Street in Old Town Key West has seen some sights and goings on in the last 150 years. None more so than the above, during Masquerade March 2014</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My joint favorite costume of Saturday's Fatasy Fest parade 2014</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joint favorite costume - Fantasy Fest 2014 - a lot of body paint was used in Key West in these 2 days of Fantasy Fest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2014 parade at Fantasy Fest Key West </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2014 parade at Fantasy Fest - a float</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Southernmost point buoy costume and Highway 1 End marker - very local oriented fancy dress for Key West Fantasy Fest 2014. Excellent. (Taken outside 801 Bourbon Bar on Duval Street during main parade on Saturday).</td></tr>
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<b>Thursday after Fantasy Fest 2014. Some images I had taken but not posted.</b><br />
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First, cynical money making scheme from CVS. Why would anyone buy beads for Fantasy Fest when thousands are given out / thrown to you for free?<br />
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The Price of Fantasy Fest 1.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parking before Fantasy Fest $10 per day</td></tr>
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The Price of Fantasy Fest 2. Buy this year's t-shirt from Walgreens for $10....<br />
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...or last year's still on sale today at half the price!<br />
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Some businesses had made a great effort to dress the exterior of their buildings.<br />
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<b>Monday after Fantasy Fest 2014. 27 October. 5.15pm. It's over. </b>Only 12 months to wait until next year. Let's hope they pick an easier, less obscure and more pronounceable theme for Fantasy Fest 2015. Most of the 60,000 of those watching the parade on Saturday night are long gone and Key West feels a bit more normal today, and actually quite quiet. (It's really nice).<br />
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Here's some pics from today, post-Fantasy Fest, Key West.<br />
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<b>Sunday evening. 4pm. It's the last event of the Fantasy Fest 2014 year - the "It's not over until the fat lady sings" tea dance at La Te Da. It was super busy and super fun. <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2014/10/busiest-tea-dance-of-year-at-la-ti-da.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">More pictures in separate post here.</span></a></b><br />
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<b><br /></b><b>Sunday morning. The morning after, as the Citizen puts it. A shame, I think, that the Fantasy Fest section with today's paper was not in color throughout the whole section. </b><br />
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<b>10pm. Here are the pictures from the parade which has just finished tonight. Well done to everyone - months of work went into these.</b><br />
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<b>5.59pm. </b><span style="font-family: "helvetica";">It’s coming up to 6pm here in Key West and we’re just about to head off to Duval Street to watch the main parade for Fantasy Fest 2014. The weather today has been near perfect, it’s now 79 degrees, a light wind and hardly a cloud in the sky. Duval Street is madly busy today with many people driving 5 hours from Miami today and from even further afield. There is a real party atmosphere tonight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";"><b>So I am off to the parade!</b> Don’t forget the Sloppy Joe’s live streaming webcam - assuming it survives the many hits and doesn’t go down (actually, I think it's down already). </span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica";">My pictures of the parade will be up quickly - I expect to post them sometime around 10pm tonight so please check back then.</span></span></b><br />
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<b>5pm Saturday. The parade is 2 hours away and we're just back from lunch and a walk around Duval Street. Wow! It's super busy already, mad, crazy and lively. Here are some pics.</b><br />
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<b>2.30pm. So to yesterday (Friday) afternoon and the Masquerade March. There was no theme apart from silly and outrageous outfits of a thousand different types. Unlike the main parade tonight, it's "just" a march so it's the visitors and locals in Key West who are the stars. It was fantastic fun. </b><br />
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<b>We definitely had our fair share of the free booze along the route so thank you very much to the guesthouses and business owners for making this a free and special event.</b><br />
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<b>Bearing in mind the outlook that morning (50-50 chance of rain) and the heavy clouds until about 2pm, one huge surprise was the weather. Beautiful blue skies and we were walking along Fleming Street into the setting sun.</b><br />
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<b>Saturday 2.09pm: This young man in black pants, black wings and black stilettos to kill for just sauntered past our porch. </b>Swaying a little. Either he's started early or finished late. My guess is the latter. He's just disappeared down White Street.<br />
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<b>Saturday 25 October. 1.41pm. Sorry for the delay this morning. Worse. Hangover. Ever. </b>Just up out of bed. Our room looks like it's been broken into - but it's just our mess from yesterday. Downloading the pictures right now - should be on site in 15 minutes. Now where is that water and those pills....<br />
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<b>1pm. Before the public March at 5pm, our guesthouse - Alexanders - is having 2 pre-event parties. So it's 1 hour to go before the first one and time to pop the booze in our room (which is our pre-pre-pre event party). Please leave comment below if you are attending Fantasy Fest - would be great to hear from you.</b><br />
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<b>12.08pm. It's Masquerade March day today in Key West's 2014 Fantasy Fest. </b>Followed by Pirates. And then fetish. Normal day at the office here in Key West. Here's from the official brochure.<br />
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<b>11.28am Costume preparations continue. Deadline 2pm. Here is a teaser.</b><br />
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<b>10:39 Returned from Fairvilla. Blood for the costumer today successfully purchased. </b>Fairvilla is going to be very busy today. Then to Walgreens and first nakedness of the day (in the cold drinks aisle too!) at 10am! I'm going to start topless count. Topless men so far: 0 (disappointing). Topless* ladies so far: 3. * topless = with or without body paint.<br />
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<b>09:06. Blue skies - the sun comes out for the first time today and no rain yet. </b>Here's some pictures from around the Bight take an hour ago. Generally pretty coudy today with medium winds.<br />
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It hasn't rained yet today but the latest weather forecast is for increasing cloud and increasing chance of rain peaking between noon and 4pm - during that time it's a 50-50 chance of rain. Which is ok odds. But if we get any rain, it'll probably be heavy. Then the rain chance decreasing for the actual Masquerade March from 5pm so maybe that will stay dry.<br />
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And tomorrow for the main parade looking better.<br />
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Right, enough looking at the weather forecast. It's Key West, so anything could transpire, perspire or precipitate. We're off to Old Town get the final elements to the costume plus some other essential supplies (i.e. wine).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Friday 24 October 2014: The big day has arrived.</b> There will be lots of blogging and regular updates for the next few days so check back regularly.</span><br />
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<b>First a recap on yesterday.</b> We arrived successfully into Key West at a few minutes after 9pm. The drive from Miami was great: quiet traffic and no issues. We marvelled appropriately at the Roosevelt Boulevard new work/road! Might have taken forever, but it's worth it. The straight into Old Town to get some food before hitting the sack. No martini or partying for us tonight - just too tired and jet lagged.<br />
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Thursday was toga party night sat Sloppy Joe's so there were lots of excellent costumes in that theme. Also, already, lots and lots of bare and naked flesh on display. The "naked breast with body paint" count is high already.<br />
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The big issue for this week has been the inclement weather - the rain. The big question of course for today and tomorrow for those going in body paint only is: how will the body pain survive in the heavy rains we are expecting. Naked washout indeed.<br />
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As I write this, 8.30am - no rain but very heavy skies.<br />
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<b>Thursday 23 October: Just like thousands of others we are making our way to Fantasy Fest 2014. Yippee! We - finally - are on our way! </b>Currently at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 and it's five o'clock somewhere so we are having a drink to celebrate. 1 hour to boarding our <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/flying-from-uk-to-key-west.html" target="_blank">British Airways flight to Miami</a>. See you Key West in about 16 hours.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our way to Fantasy Fest 2014</td></tr>
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<b>18 October: With Goombay over, thoughts turn to the Zombie Bike Ride on Sunday afternoon. Get ready for lots of blood! Actually, I need some blood for my costume for the Masquerade March next week so I hope after the zombies shuffle off there will be some left on the island for me!</b><br />
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I got to say the Zombie Bike Ride looks absolutely brilliant and all the locals I speak to say it's their favorite event of Fantasy Fest. So if, unlike me, you are lucky enough to already be in Key West, enjoy the zombies, and watch your backs!<br />
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Goombay looked good, great pictures from Conchscooter (as usual) on his excellent <a href="http://conchscooter.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/goombay-2014.html" target="_blank">blog</a> - and also, from him, the line of Fantasy Fest so far: "Duval Street...gets more crowded and less clothed as the week progresses. Oh dear."<br />
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<b>16 October: Here we go, folks. 2 hours to go </b>to the official start of Fantasy Fest 2014. The first few days are a little quiet but Friday features the Bahama Village Goombay Festival which sounds great fun. I will miss it, but it's exactly 1 week to my arrival in Key West. If you're visiting the Goombay Festival, or any other event this weekend, drop me a comment in the comment box at the end of the post to tell me how it went. See you in a week!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am visiting Key West for Fantasy Fest 2014 in October - this is the live blog of the parties, surprises, stories and debauchery. Regularly updated. See below for previous updates.</span><br />
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<b>14 October: </b>Thanks to @FantasyFestKW on Twitter for favorting one of my FantasyFest tweets today. I am @KeyWestDavid if you want to follow me on Twitter. Also nice to be contacted by Dry Tortugas National Park on Google+. Key West and Fantasy Fest is sooooo social media these days!!<br />
<b><br /></b><b>11 October 2014: </b>We are on serious countdown to Fantasy Fest now with only 5 days to go. And we were out shopping today for 5 hours and we have bought today the main part of the costume. The shoes were bought on the internet and came last week and the accessories also on the internet with a few extra to be bought on Key West in Fairvilla.<br />
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HINT: For last minute shoppers and the plain desperate, a Fantasy Fest saviour is the Fairvilla Megastore in Key West. It's a naughty store / fancy dress / costume store combined and it's huge and centrally located (Front Street and Ann Street, 2 minutes from Duval Street). Even if you've got everything, it's a dealt fun store to go and browse.<br />
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<b>5 October 2014: </b>Am I the only one who thinks this year's theme is both very difficult and a bit poor? It has caused much stress and a few arguments between me and Mark and last week we made a momentous decision: forget the theme, we are going to do it our way. I will not reveal what it is until the day of the Masquerade March (Friday 24 October) when you will be the first to see the pictures. But needless to say, it has nothing at all to do with Animeted Dreams and Adventures. More on the logic of our decision in the next post. Please leave a comment telling us what you are going to wear - if you want to reveal it!<br />
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<b>27 July 2014: </b>OK getting tangibly close now. The better half and me had a brainstorm about fancy dress for the Masquerade March one more time and, again, came up with no inspirations or firm plans. Here's the ideas we covered: high heels and drag (but he refuses to do drag so this is out), Fred Jones and Daphne Blake (couple from Scooby-Doo - but very difficult to get right and not look like a random odd couple from 70s), Mario brothers (easy to do but nothing to do with Key West and i don't think anything to do with anime), Pikachu the Pokemon (well this is really not my era, well after my time, and so I feel no affinity for these characters; also I predict half of Key West will be dressed up in this way!), high heels al la Elton John (random idea, no originality), pirates (nothing to do with theme; also the other half of Key West will be dressed in this fashion), cowboys (Key West cowboys??!!).<br />
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So that's the extent of the brainstorm. I sincerely hope you are having more fruitful and creative ideas for Fantasy Fest.<br />
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<b>14 June 2014: </b>It's not too late to book to visit Fantasy Fest this year but time will be running out. My guest house contacted me this week as they have had a cancellation and there was a vacancy (there was a mix up as I already have a room booked and did not want a second one!). But it goes to show that there are rooms available for the busiest week of the year in Key West. It's such great fun so, if you are in doubt, book - but do it now!<br />
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<b>20 April 2014</b><br />
Been really busy and have done a little worrying but no creative thinking at all about what costume to wear for Fantasy Fest! WHAT ARE WE GOING TO WEAR??!!<br />
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<b>March 2014: 8 months to go. </b>Had a drunk brainstorming session on theme for <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.com/2013/11/fantasy-fest-2014-key-west.html" target="_blank">Masquerade March</a>. And came up with inspirational idea... <u><b>LOBSTER. </b></u><br />
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I am going to come fully dressed as a fully dressed lobster (thermidor?). Brilliance. What do you think?<b><br /></b><br />
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Asked to interview member of committee to ask the logic behind strange choice of theme but no reply. If you know someone on the Fantasy Fest committee please can you ask them if they would do an interview with me please.<br />
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Lots in the press about nudity and lewdness and body painting (instead of clothes) at Fantasy Fest 2013 and how to prevent in 2014. Ok, if you're a prude don't come. Keep the nudity to the nude zone and let the locals go to the non-nude zone. Maybe I'll change my mind come October when I (hopefully) witness it, but this is Key West getting all nanny state on us. Come on, relax, let's have the Key West spirit of the 70s/80s back.<br />
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<b>March 2014: 8 months to go</b></div>
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Very busy at work so not a lot of thought has gone into preparations. Everytime we think about Fantasy Fest, we first think about the theme and then how difficult it is to make any sense out of. What the heck does it mean? After making no progress on getting inspired, we give up. Does anyone else have this problem with the theme, or is it just us? Let me know in the comments...<br />
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Fantasy Fest 2014 has just finished and we are a full year away from Fantasy Fest 2014. Some people re-book their hotels and guest house rooms for next year on leaving. So if you want to be sure of staying at the best places, then book now. The best places get booked up very early.</div>
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I don't pick anywhere different to stay for FF, the regular place as usual: I stay at Alexander's Guest house, the best gay guesthouse in Key West, by some margin. Even now, 11 months before FF, Alexander's has only 2 rooms of 17 non-vacant for Fantasy Fest. You see what I mean about the good places getting booked early.<br />
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One thing you can's beat by booking early is the room rate premium all Key West hotels and guest houses impose for Fantasy Fest.</div>
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2013's FF looked great fun from afar. The weather held up and the crowds flocked. 2013 theme was (a relatively easy) "Superheroes, Villains and Beyond".</div>
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There is no substitute to being there, but for the vast majority of us who are not there then the best way I find of getting in the FF mood is to watch the <a href="http://www.liveduvalstreet.com/" target="_blank">live Duval Street webcam from Sloppy Joe's. It's the best webcam on Key West by far.</a> I was watching for a while before the Masquerade March and the fancy dress looked great.</div>
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This live blog is about my visit to Key West Fantasy Fest. I've visited Key West dozens of times and been to Fantasy Fest before once. I have written another post for the first time visitor to Fantasy Fest with <a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/fantasy-fest-2014-key-west.html" target="_blank">my tips and recommendations for getting the best experience from Fantasy Fest - click here to read that. </a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866514693809035154.post-82206999311359722642014-11-08T01:23:00.000-08:002016-01-16T03:33:06.952-08:00Fantasy Fest Key West<span style="font-size: large;">This is my guide to Key West Fantasy Fest and I'll answer questions like is it for me, how adult is it, what are the best events and what's the weather like this time of year. If you're new to Fantasy Fest you can get a good idea if Key West Fantasy Fest is for you. Fantasy Fest is a 10-day series of events, parades and parties which runs the last two weeks of October. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The 2015 dates are 23 October to 1 November 2015. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Fantasy Fest always has an annual theme which most people ignore: for 2014 was Animéted Dreams and Adventures, 2015's is All Hallows Intergalactic Freak Show (who thinks these themes up?!).</span><br />
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2014 was the 36th annual Fantasy Fest in Key West and the very best events (in my view) come at the end: the Masquerade march on Friday 24 October and the big showpiece event, the parade on Saturday 25 October 2014.<br />
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<b><u><span style="color: #674ea7;">Link on my <u>blog</u>: <u>2014 Fantasy Fest live blog + 200 </u><a href="http://keywestlookout.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/fantasy-fest-2014-live.html" target="_blank">pictures </a></span></u></b><br />
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Continue reading for my guide to Key West Fantasy Fest for new visitors and first timers. Please leave a comment in the comments section below, I'd love to hear from you.<br />
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<b>How different is Key West during Fantasy Fest time in October than if I visited another time?</b><br />
Very. During the final weekend of FF, Key West will have 75,000 additional visitors (which for the small island of Key West is a lot) and so will be as busy as it ever gets in Key West. Let me say this again, it is REALLY busy. Laid back life in Key West gets suspended as invasions of visitors come into town. It's a massive party. If you like that, then this is a good time to visit.<br />
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<b>Is it as busy as that for both weeks? </b><br />
No. The first week, it's reasonably busy but not crazy like the second. Lots of people will come into town just for the main event, the Parade on the final Saturday.<br />
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<b>How many events are there over the 10 days?</b><br />
The official website lists 53 events and parties during the 2013 FF. Here's a selection of them:<br />
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<li>Headdress Ball</li>
<li>Pet Masquerade and Parade</li>
<li>ABC (Anything But Clothes) party</li>
<li>Sloppy Joe's Toga party</li>
<li>FF Street Fair</li>
<li>Masquerade March (on the last Friday - see below).</li>
<li>Captain Morgan's Parade (the showpiece finale - the big event, on the last Saturday - see below)</li>
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<b>How raunchy does it get?</b><br />
Fairly. The whole thing is adult themed. People let their hair down a lot. Not every woman bears her naked breasts, obviously, but you can't avoid it. Maybe 1 woman in 300 exposes her breasts and paints them in body paint at the main Parade (in the crowds viewing the parade).<br />
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There are strict rules on how much naked flesh / body painted naked flesh you can show, and the strict zones where you can do this, but you cannot avoid nakedness at Fantasy Fest. It's loud, drunken and great fun.<br />
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<b>Anything for kids in FF?</b><br />
No. No. No. It's ADULT themed parties and events. Kids would be bored.<br />
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There is a children's day on the very last day (Sunday, aimed more to the local kids) but for the rest of the time it's 100% oriented towards adult fun, drinking a lot, fancy dress and being a little (or a lot) crazy. If I had children with me, I would seriously avoid Key West and visit another time.<br />
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In fact, the parade gets criticism every year from the locals (and some innocent visitors) because the are a lot of exceptionally (even for Key West) drunk people and semi-nudity.<br />
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<b>What's your favorite of all the events?</b><br />
I only been to a small number of the events so it's a bit unfair to answer, but my favorite would be the Masquerade March and my second favorite the main Parade. The zombie bike ride, not an official event as part of FF, but at the same time, also sounds great.<br />
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<b>Tell me about the Masquerade March</b><br />
In 2015 it will happen on Friday 30 October 2015.<br />
Anyone can take part in the March.<br />
It's not really a March, it's a very slow walk. Lots of music.<br />
Anyone can take part.<br />
You don't have to dress up in fancy dress but about 70% do, many take a massive amount of effort planning and executing their very impressive or creative costumes.<br />
The route for the march begins around the Cemetery (there are actually 2 start points and they converge).<br />
The walk distance is maybe 2 miles, all through Old Town streets ending up on Duval Street.<br />
Lots of people throw garlands of beads at you from their balconies.<br />
It takes the marchers past several of the good guesthouses in Old Town. About 10 guesthouses put up tables outside their properties and <b>provide free drinks for the marchers.</b><br />
It's busy but no where near as busy as the Parade the next day. Maybe 5,000 people on the March.<br />
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<b>Why do you like the Masquerade March so much?</b><br />
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<li>You get drunk for free. In the afternoon!</li>
<li>In the parade, you watch others. In the march, you ARE it, you are the event!</li>
<li>You get dressed up in silly fancy dress. </li>
<li>You decide, design, create and in many cases make your fancy dress. It's creative. Ignore the official theme - without doubt. Be different. There are 5,000 people on this march - and hardly any with the same costume. Go crazy! </li>
<li>The atmosphere is fantastic and friendly. </li>
<li>It's during the light (late afternoon, setting sun) and not the dark like the parade.</li>
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<b>What's the parade like on the final Saturday evening?</b><br />
Busy. Very busy. Up to 75,000 people lining Duval Street. Pick your spot carefully. 40 floats pass by. Fairly impressive designs. The parade lasts an hour. The people continue drinking through to 4am. Lots of fancy dress from those watching. Many semi-naked women wearing body paint. Think Spring break for adults.<br />
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If you can afford it research the better viewing options - like the second floor balconies of restaurants on Duval Street, like Hard Rock Cafe for example. But they charge a lot for having this room - it's the equivalent of viewing the parade in Business Class.<br />
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<b>Important note about driving to Key West for FF</b><br />
As I mention, many people do come down just for the final weekend. Even during a "normal" weekend the traffic up and down Highway 1 (the only way in or out of the Keys and Key West) is bad with much congestion but during this last weekend of Fantasy Fest the traffic is 100 times WORSE!<br />
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Don't say I didn't warn you! <br />
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<b>What's the weather like for FF?</b><br />
You need a bit of luck here. Can still be variable. FF was originally conceived to bring tourists to Key West during what is still the off season (which runs from June through end November). The reason that it's off season until December is that the humidity of summer is only just breaking, and also it can be stormy/rain.<br />
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If you're primary objective is excellent weather, then delay your trip to January to March peak season.<br />
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<b>Do I need to plan FF much in advance?</b><br />
I think you know the answer to this one: yes! <br />
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All hotels and guesthouses will be full. Many impose 3, 4 or 5 day minimum stays just for FF last weekend. They charge 30% more for this weekend or more. And the better ones book up many months before.<br />
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<b>Is there an official website for Fantasy Fest?</b><br />
<a href="http://www.fantasyfest.com/" target="_blank">Yes, it's here</a>. <br />
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There are many great signs in Key West, in turns funny, historic, touching, the odd few iconic, and some just plain visually beautiful. Some are from businesses or times past and are a visual record of the Key West of old. They also show the variety that can be found here.<br />
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So for visitors, locals and those just curious here is my collection of Key West signage. These are all original photos. all taken by me over the last 15 years and none artificially adjusted or touched up in any way. Even the first one here is real, enjoy the signs.....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Island Dolls closes in 2016 after several years on Fleming Street. The sign's not so good by day...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...but comes alive by night. Just like the establishment itself used to! Neon Island Dolls sign.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last mile marker MM126 on Highway, just outside of Homestead</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On this site in 1897 nothing happened. Sign on Peacon Lane, at junction with Caroline Street. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fausto's Food Palace sign on Fleming Street. Sign by night. The gold lettering is very bight as the it had just been re-painted when I took this picture in November 2016.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fausto's sign by day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pepe's Cafe sign with shells. On Caroline Street.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One Human Family in the Conch Republic</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birthplace of Pan American World Airways Key West - Caroline Street and Whitehead St</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Half Shell raw bar sign in Key West. Eat it Raw</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reasons for being closed outside Peppers of Key West store</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pepe's Key West sign - Under old management </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pepe's cafe Key West sign established 1909</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Viva Zapata bar Duval Street Key West, no cursing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Viva Zapata bar main sign</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jazz up your Benny from the menu at Blue Heaven Key West</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pearl of Key West - Alonzo's Oyster bar sign Key West</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A & B Lobster house Bight side sign</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A & B Lobster House Front Street sign</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MM 1, by Key West airport. Not quite arrived yet!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Today's the Day - Mel Fisher phrase. And he was right. In the Mel Fisher museum Key West</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">80,000 books in Key West Island Bookstore</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Key West lighthouse and storm and thunder</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bahama Village sign by night at Petronia St (and Duval)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few of the Conchs we miss</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Strand theater neon on Duval Street</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fast Buck Freddie's sign</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Open 12ish to 3ish. Maybe.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of Fast Buck Freddie's sign including beads</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of Southernmost point buoy from the rear</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fausto's food sign - extreme close up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Schooner Wharf sign</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the Hemingway house</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Florida Keys Scenic Highway sign</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Timmy's Tuxedo's The Store for Men sign</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Key West Margaritaville sign</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Heaven sign (on menu)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leather Master Key West</td></tr>
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