Geoffrey Norman: If Hemingway was there, give the joint a miss

Tue, 02/28/2012 - 09:56 — Anonymous by Geoffrey NormanIt took a while for
me to establish one of my most firm rules of travel -- 20 years, to be
exact.  The length of time between the honeymoon my wife and I took to the
Florida Keys and the second honeymoon we spent in Venice. We stayed in
Islamorada in the Upper Keys on our honeymoon. For the fishing.  But we
drove down to Key West one day and went to the usual places and did the usual
things. I had it in my mind that I wanted to go to the saloon where Hemingway
did his drinking and my wife thought that would be interesting.  Turned out,
it was wretched.  Sloppy Joe's was loud and overdone with Hemingway
memorabilia, including a 119-pound sailfish he'd caught. read more