How to avoid tourist traps in Key West

KEY WEST -- I am relaxing on a tropical beach surrounded by palm tress, pinky white sand and surf the color of deep blue hydrangeas, all sparkled into pastel diamonds by the sun. But while arriving in Key West is like stepping into a picture postcard of old Florida, it's quickly apparent that the prices here are decidedly new millennium.

By Korky Vann

February 29, 2004