I'm going to be driving down the east coast of Florida next week - starting from my parent's house in Jacksonville on Sunday and going all the way to Key West...

Is there anything going on down that way next week that I should check out?

 

Can't say that I know of anything going on at this moment, but I can ask around.

Can't go wrong with stopping at Smathers for a couple hours, head down Duval for a drink, etc.

 

On the way down. Check out Holiday Isle at Islamorada.

If you dive or snorkel, try one of the trips from loue key to the nat'l marine sanctuary. Fishing is great. for bonefish etc go to The Lorilei on islamorada to find a guide. For offshore just pick the boat you like. Right after you cross the long bridge at Bahia Honda state park look to your left for a turnoff that goes down next to the bridge. Cool tidal pools there.

In key west, the party is everywhere.... enjoy. If you'd like a fun day trip take the ferry out to the old fort on the dry tortugas. Sunset cruise on a tall ship is fun too.

try Pepe's for breakfast.


have fun

fltsfshr

 

Pit stop on South Beach. Go out to ocean and between 8th and 10th street. All the finest Miami honey's mostly topless. Make sure to wear a T-shirt that says Yo soy un Greencard and you're guaranteed to get some..

Don't expect any of that in Key West though. On the contrary Key west has some not so great beaches and dudes playin for the same team.. So unless that's your thing forget it and stick to Duval when you get down to Cayo Weso..

 

You mean not on the large beaches, you haven't looked in the right areas.
The beaches themselves aren't all that bad either.

As for the "dudes playing on the same team"...you want to open your mind and get with the times.
Not every guy here is gay, they're not all out to get you, etc etc.

Also, I believe its Hueso



TS: have fun when you head down, definitly do what Gary (fltfshr) suggested

 

I'll be staying at the Crowne Plaza in Key West on Tuesday and Wednesday nights...

What's close to there?

 

...Places of Interest...
- (100 block) - Ripley's Believe It or Not
- (100 block) - Wyland Gallery (if you like art, I guess)
- (200 block) - Red Garter Saloon ("adult entertainment")
- (200 block) - Teaser's ("adult entertainment" - supposedly has best girls)
- (300 block) - Ghost Tours meets at corner of Duval & Caroline at the mansion
- (400 block) - Ghost Tours (original and good) meets on Fleming side of Crowne Plaza
- (500 block) - Walgreens at the old Strand Theater / Ripley's BION
- (600 block) - Key West Gallery (high end art)
- (600 block) - Wyland Gallery
- (600 block) - Paradise Tattoo
- (700 block) - Key West Tattoo
- (700 block) - Oh My Goddard (Art by "Goddard"...interesting stuff)
- (900 block) - Hemingway House (on Whitehead, NOT Duval)
- (900 block) - Lighthouse (on Whitehead, NOT Duval)
- (1400 block) - Southernmost Point (on Whitehead/South, NOT Duval)
- Other -
- Fort Zachary Taylor (on Southard Street, take it until it ends)
- Old fort at Higgs Beach (S. end of White Street)
- East Martello museum on Smathers Beach, home of "Robert the doll"
- Smathers Beach (rentals, parasailing available)
- Higgs Beach (more of a quiet beach...also kinda home to the bums who take over the pavilions but leave people alone)
- Conch Tour Train (different rides/locations = different tours)
- Old Town Trolley (again, different rides/locations = different tours)
- Pat Croce's Pirate Museum (Front Street, 1.5 blocks east of Duval)
- Ron Jon Surf Shop (Front Street, 0.5 block east of Duval)
- Mallory Square (N. end of Duval. Second best sunset view, first being at "The Top" of your hotel)


...Shopping...
- (400 block) - Biton
- (400 block) - Claire's
- (400 block) - Express
- (500 block) - Banana Republic
- (500 block) - Coach
- (500 block) - Nine West...and I think another 'name' store that just opened next-door
- (600-block) - American Apparel
- (700 block) - Evan and Elle


...Dining...
- (200 block) - Cheeburger Key West (and something next-door, unknown)
- (300 block) - Kelly's (on Whitehead/Caroline St., NOT Duval)
- (300 block) - Hard Rock Cafe (and something across the street, unknown)
- (300 block) - Wendy's
- (500 block) - Margaritaville
- (500 block) - Willie T's
- (500 block) - Mr. Z's Pizza (on the side of Pegasus on Southard)
- (600 block) - Some Mexican place, good food, can't remember name
- (600 block) - Upper Crust Pizza
- (600 block) - Cowboy Bill's (never been to, can't offer too much info)
- (700 block) - Mangoes
- (700 block) - Crabby Dick's (good seafood)
- (700 block) - Pizza Joe's
- (700 block) - Quizno's (not sure if it's completed yet)
- (900 block) - Bogart's Irish Pub
- (900 block) - Nine One Five
- (900 block) - Martin's
- (900 block) - Salsa Loca
- (1000 block) - Indian restaraunt
- (1000 block) - Duval Square - Origami
- (1000 block) - Duval Square - Some place with "Panini" in the name
- (1100 block) - La De Da
- (1400 block) - Duval Beach Club
1400 block [or end] of Simonton is Ambrosia, nice Japanese place
Benihana's is out on Smathers Beach in front of the airport.


...Bars...
- (100 block) - Hogs Breath Saloon (set back behind Ripley's, 30ft from Duval)
- (100 block) - "World's Smallest Bar" (6ft wide)
- (200 block) - Captain Tony's (down on Greene, 50ft from Duval)
- (200 block) - Sloppy Joe's
- (200 block) - Rick's (pretty much our only nightclub)
- (200 block) - Dirty Harry's (might be the same place as Rick's by now)
- (200 block) - Irish Kevin's
- (200 block) - Lazy Gecko
- (200 block) - The Bull & Whistle
- (300 block) - Fat Tuesday's
- (500 block) - Green Parrot (on Whitehead/Southard St., NOT Duval)
- (500 block) - Willie T's
- (600 block) - Cowboy Bill's
- (700 block) - Unknown name, but it's under and behind Crabby Dick's
- (800 block) - Some little sidewalk-side bar.
- (900 block) - Bogart's Irish Pub
- Schooner Warf at Key West Bight. (2 blocks east of 200 block of Duval)
- Stick & Stein at K-Mart shopping plaza. Where you'll usually find me playing pool




I think that's about it off the top of my head at almost 3am. Time for sleep, maybe I'll think of more stuff on the way back home tomorrow

 

^ now that's what i call "good looking out" nice job alexs '05

 

Alex left out some of the best places to eat...

Pepe's for breakfast. Ask what bread they made that day...mmmm

La ti da for breakfast good food in Jose Marti's old house...

Blue Heaven (from the buffett song) got to like chickens (Bahamatown)

Mr Johnstons window in bahama town...mmmmm good bahama food he'll tell you what's good that day

Louies Back Yard (Where the pirates ashes went in the sea) from buffett's Mother Mother Ocean

Kelly's (Kelly Mcginnises place) good food and black bottom key lime pie
It's in the old Pan Am bldg on Whitehead

7 fish on Simonton good food no atmosphere small and hard to get in

for fun find Capn Ron Baird of no wake charters and charter his clothing optional sailboat He's in the marina. Has a 31 foot bombay clipper

get a couple jet skis and go up to snipe key and party on the sand bar

Walk through the old cemetary and check out the "Remember the Maine" memorial.. old old tombstones..

Climb the lighthouse at Truman Annex and shoot some pics...good pics also from the bar on top of the Conch hotel on Duval

 

I'm more of a fast-food guy, so I could only think of stuff around where I work

Pepe's = Caroline St across from Waterfront Market/Key West Bight
La Ti Da = 1100 block of Duval (right across from large gallery MTV Real World was filmed)
Blue Heaven = Corner of Patronia and Thomas St.
Mr. Johnston's = Assuming this is "Johnston's Grocery" across from Blue Heaven
Louie's Backyard = Corner of Vernon and Waddell
7 Fish = Elizabeth and Olivia
El Siboney = Catherine and Margaret (mom thinks it's Margaret)

Definitly some interesting things in the cemetary (accessed by Francis).
- Vampire's lair, the two little brick buildings in the middle of the place
- Tree swallowing a tombstone (may be completely overgrown by now)
- Raised grave. She was afraid of drowning, so her "box" is on 2ft pillars