Unique Key West Experiences I Wish I’d Known About Earlier

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I tend to be the kind of traveler that doesn’t do a ton of research before arriving in a new place.

I sometimes feel that you can learn a lot more about a place by going into it without preconceived notions or expectations based on what you’ve read and tried to “pre-learn.” If I do too much planning beforehand, I wind up treating my trip like a series of scheduled events that need to run on time with so many things booked per day, rather than the relaxed exploration and adventure it was intended to be. I get my hopes up and read the reviews about other people’s experiences, and I form an opinion of the place before I’ve even set foot there.

I think as a traveler, this can sometimes be one of the worst things you can do, because so many more amazing things happen when you don’t allow yourself to develop preconceived notions.

Of course, this “no need to plan” attitude only goes so far. You want to be pleasantly surprised by what you encounter, not completely unprepared. You’ll obviously want to have enough knowledge to know what the weather might be like so that you can pack accordingly, how expensive things are/how much you’ll need to budget, how easy it is to get around, and what some of the cultural…