Beach Solitude in the Keys
The Florida Keys aren’t often known for their beaches, which tend to be narrower, and lack the surf of more famous beach locations in Florida, …
The Hungry Tarpon at Lower Matecumbe Key
Just across the bridge from Islamorada is the Hungry Tarpon Restaurant, a waterfront seafood spot adjacent to a marina and a small outdoor shopping village …
Islamorada’s Holiday Isle
In Islamorada on Windley Key is Holiday Isle, one of the Keys’ largest and most enduring comprehensive resorts. The beautifully-landscaped resort houses several restaurants and …
A Secluded Beach at Islamorada’s Marker 88 Restaurant
The spectacular beach at Islamorada’s Marker 88 Restaurant caught my attention as I was driving past, and I had to stop and get a better …
Islamorada: The Village of Islands
When I was little, my parents and I had vacationed at Islamorada one summer, but back then it was a fairly remote, sleepy village on …
Doc’s Diner in Key Largo
It took me two hours to get from my hotel in Miami to Key Largo, so by the time I got there, I was really …
Miami Morning
Downtown Miami almost seems as if its buildings were designed to capture the sunlight.
Remembering Royal Castle Hamburgers
Elsewhere in this blog I have discussed Mahalia Jackson’s Fried Chicken and its troubled parent company Performance Systems, owned by former Tennessee gubernatorial candidate John …
A Taste of Espresso and Miami’s Club Culture at Segafredo Brickell (@SegafredoBrkl)
I was of course familiar with Segafredo as an outstanding brand of Italian espresso beans, but I wasn’t at all aware of them having retail …
Hip Hop Shoes and Gear in Coconut Grove at Soles Inc. (@SOLESINC)
I didn’t expect to run into a hip-hop shop in the CocoWalk, but that’s exactly what Soles Inc turned out to be. They have an …