Assigned to write about the Florida Keys for our TourBook and online travel information, I stopped to explore several of the islands in the chain on my way to Key West, my final destination.  I was hoping to find some hidden treasures, the type that normally aren’t found in the standard travel guide but are worth checking out, if only for the sake of having a few good stories to tell your buddies back home. Here are a few highlights.

There are different ways one can travel to and/or through the Keys – you can fly into the airports at Marathon or Key West, but in my... Read More

It was a muggy day in Key West, but still I clung to the speed junky like white on rice. While riding aboard a rented motor scooter, my boyfriend and I zipped down narrow streets flanked by tightly parked cars and clusters of well-worn bicycles. Each twist of the throttle brought shivers down my spine as we sped through busy intersections alongside novice riders and blithe scooter pros. I watched the road when the boyfriend seemed distracted by the hubbub of Old Town, the city’s historic district, and tried to keep my frightened squeals (which initially occurred each time he made a turn, stopped or, well, just drove... Read More

     Spring Break isn’t what it used to be . . . maturity and two children have taken care of that. But a car trip to the Keys from our home base in Central Florida seemed relatively uncomplicated – six hours or so, and you’re there, no airport/luggage hassles, just throw the beach/snorkeling stuff in the van and go. Both Lindsey, 14, and Dane, 9, are experienced travelers, but this was the first time in the Keys for them.

I’m not so spontaneous that... Read More

     South Florida is the destination of today's featured AAA Drive Trip - just one of over 100 available.  For a detailed printable itinerary of this 330-mile trip, which is broken into three segments, see AAA Drive Trip: Miami, The Florida Keys and Everglades National Park. 

AAA Road Reporter Mike Robb says, "These parts of South Florida... Read More