CKS Travels

12/25/2025

2025 Key West Christmas

10/08/2025

https://youtu.be/aMtRUTZwflE?si=zEAcrJG0zCjRa54R

Discover Key West beyond the party scene in this immersive documentary, “Key West: The Hidden Story.” Explore the island’s rich history as a strategic milita...

10/08/2025

This Sign Is Why Real Keys Insiders Always Hit 1 Duval...

Most tourists start their Duval Street crawl at the wrong end.

Meanwhile, the Chart Room Bar sits at 1 Duval Street...

The FIRST address on the most famous street in the Keys.

And it's holding one of the most important pieces of music history.

This sign marks the EXACT spot where Jimmy Buffett first played in Key West.

November 1971.

Before the fame. Before Margaritaville. Before the empire.

Just a young musician with a guitar...

Playing for drinks and whatever tips the locals threw his way.

Think about that for a second...

The guy who literally DEFINED the Keys lifestyle...

This isn't just coincidence.

This is poetry.

While everyone else walks right past to hit the tourist traps further down...

You'll be sipping a drink where the entire "island time" fantasy was born.

The difference between KNOWING the Keys...

And just visiting them.

Some places sell you Jimmy Buffett.

1 Duval Street? That's where Jimmy Buffett became Jimmy Buffett 🎸

01/11/2024

Just a random Key West style Christmas bike parade on Duval Street.

01/11/2024

Jimmy Buffett/Paul McCartney sand sculpture in a Key West Resident's front yard.

01/11/2024

Key West Cemetery

01/11/2024

Fort Zachary Taylor Park. - Key West, FL

01/11/2024

Key West, FL - Christmas 2023

01/11/2024

Robert is Here Fruitstand - Plantation, FL

12/01/2023

The lobster trap Christmas tree is always a favorite on Key West Historic Seaport's Harbor Walk of Lights. The waterfront area is aglow every evening through Dec. 31. 📸 JoNell Modys