My first trip to Key West was almost my last. My wife and I were newlyweds. We didn’t have much money. We could barely afford the gas for the drive down US 1 to Key West from our home in Cooper City.

There’s a magical place where you can walk from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico in under 30 minutes. This said, most folks like to take their time, since you pass some of the best bars, ...

Because this is a place to go when you want to go all the way. At least all the way to Key West, which people have been doing here since the hotel opened in 1926. Ernest Hemingway is said to have ...