Yourself in Key West

Imagine Yourself in Key West
By Caitlin Moore

You’ve almost reached your breaking point. The walls of your cubicle seem to be closing in on you as you are handed yet another deadline. At home, the laundry and dishes pile up out of nowhere, and you never have the time to catch up. You’ve come to dread the details of modern life; traffic jams, annoying cell phone rings, and your evil, ever-glowing alarm clock. You know that a break will do you good; just a few days spent away from here will be all that you’ll need to maintain your sanity for another year or so.

The antidote to your situation, the salve for your wounds, lies just a few miles out to sea. Casually perched at the very southwest end of the Florida Keys, barely associating itself with the rest of the country, Key West exists as a haven for tired souls. You will arrive looking downtrodden and perhaps a bit pale, but it won’t be long before the flush of youth has returned to your cheeks and you’ve rediscovered the relaxed, fun-loving person that you used to be. Key Westerners love to loosen people up, so book your flight and start stretching.

Now that you’ve built this vacation on such a lofty pedestal, don’t blow it by reserving a gamble of a hotel room that you know nothing about. Before you start to look for an amazing place to stay, just close your eyes and visualize what you want. A bed bigger than your city apartment? Sounds great. Close proximity to the beach and all the hot nightspots? Of course. A shady porch with a rocking chair that reminds you of your grandma? Whatever you like.