Bar Hop Like A Local In Key West – 7 Hidden Gems

Find the best Key West bars and cafes secluded along quiet lanes and tucked into hidden gardens. While throngs of tourists swarm the main thoroughfares of Key West stopping in every garish bar blasting rock music and Buffet tunes, the locals weave their way through quiet side streets arriving at hidden garden cafes, neighborhood bistros and seaside bars that few tourists are lucky enough to discover.  These are the establishments full of charm and panache that can turn Key West visitors into Conch Republic devotes.  Clint and I went bar hopping with some locals a few weeks back, and I’m happy to share with you a few of the amazing and entertaining spots they introduced us to.

The Afterdeck At Louie’s Backyard
Each evening as hundreds of vacationers jam themselves into Mallory Square to watch the famous Key West sunset, a more discerning group gathers at Louie’s Backyard Restaurant at the Afterdeck Bar which sits right on the beach close to the Southernmost Point.  This is a bright and sunny open air spot to begin your evening with a seaside happy hour cocktail, enjoying the last sunny rays of the day.  The sun drops dramatically behind an adjacent pier pavilion. Read more

5Nt Disney World Family Vacation Only $699pp From JetBlue

JetBlue has some fantastic vacation deals out there for travel this winter.  One of the best is a family vacation to Disney World Florida for the low price of $699 per person. The “Magic Your Way” package”  includes air from New York (other cities available), 5 nights Disney All Star Movie Resort hotel (Quad occupancy), 5 day Magic Your Way base tickets, plus a $300 Disney Gift Card.  The package will be offered through March 27, 2010, and travel be completed by June 3, 2010.  They even take the job worries away, by promising if you purchase this package and then involuntarily lose your full-time job, you can apply for a refund.  Visit JetBlue Vacations for all the fun details!

Calling All Pirates & Wenches – Pirates In Paradise Comes To Key West

Earlier this month we told you about SEVEN (!) hysterical Key West Festivals that take place each fall – well here’s one more, and this one the whole family will love – Pirates in Paradise!  For a full week from November 28 to December 6, 2009, the 10th annual Pirates in Paradise Festival will turn Key West into a  stronghold for legendary buccaneers. Festivities include sunset pirate cruises aboard Tall Ship schooners, swashbuckling costumed soirees, a living history encampment at historical Fort Taylor State Park, a Theives Market with maritime ‘treasures’, the National Walk The Plank Championships, and a re-creation of the trial of notorious female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read.  Catch up on all the details at PiratesInParadise.com and then find great places to stay at Fla-Keys.com.

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