Destination: Key West, Florida
Book: My Key West Kitchen: Recipes and Stories by Norman Van Aken and Justin Van Aken (NEW November 2012)
I’ve got a thing for islands. Throw in a palm tree and I’m sold. But there’s something special about Key West, even as islands go. It’s got a personality and a vibe that wraps its arms around you. Continue reading A Southernmost Cookbook To Warm You Up
Last week I shared some photos of the vintage Florida attraction, Cypress Gardens, which has been swallowed up by Florida Legoland©.
This week I’m back to the same year,–1998, the same state–Florida. However, we’re visiting Key West, which never seems to change. Thank goodness. Same weirdness, same beautiful ocean, same graceful 1900’s homes, same feral chickens, same Cuban food, same love of all things retro, and even Ernest Hemingway still hangs around. You’ll also find the spirit of President Harry Truman, a civil war fort and one of the more famous sunsets in the world. Continue reading Magical Memories of Key West
Destination: United States East Coast Intracoastal Waterway
Book: Gib’s Odyssey: A Tale of Faith and Hope on the Intracoastal Waterway (NEW: May, 2011) by Walter G. Bradley
Since I have never owned a boat, I don’t generally go looking for the equivalent of a road trip by boat. Therefore, I am not familiar with all the routes that obsess people who own those “Holes in the water you throw money into” as William Buckley described his passion for sail boats. Therefore, Gib’s Odyssey acquainted me with a United States trip that I knew absolutely nothing about. Continue reading Intracoastal Waterway
