Miami

I wanted to write about some place a bit special, something that has really made an impact on my life. Where else but Miami? I had always wanted to visit Miami having been particularly interested in the Art Deco district. As a 21st birthday present, my mum treated me, my boyfriend and my Aunt to a Caribbean cruise and a short pre-cruise stay in Miami. I was extremely excited, here’s why… ***Tell me about Miami*** Miami is a city within the Miami-Dade County in the American state of Florida on the Miami River between the Everglades and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the most multi-cultural and lively cities in the world. It is located around 400 miles ...  Read the complete review

The actual city of Miami holds about 60,000 people if I recall correctly, but that might have changed with the last census. The estimate of 2 million comes from the figures for Miami-Dade County. Some estimates may include Broward and Palm Beach counties and go as high as 3½ million. (Those counties are home to Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach respectively.) We really do have a diverse population, many from Spanish-speaking countries like Cuba, Spain, and Argentina. There are also Puerto Ricans and a native-born segment of the population. You?ll also find well over a hundred other languages spoken here, although Spanish seems to have made the biggest ...  Read the complete review

Ahhh, Miami. No Mickey Mouse im afraid, and no plastic mountains. Instead a real city with real people, and a thousand different ways to enjoy life. Over the years Miami has become America's party capital, but dont let that give you nightmares visions and a city full of drunk kids and loud music. Sure, they are here, but Miami has many identities, and a real mixture of locals and visitors. First i'll rewind a bit, and tell you what Miami is physically. Miami is a city which stretches along the east coast of Florida, and has the inevitable urban sprawl to the west. However, only 100 yards or so offshore is a thin strip of ...  Read the complete review

Down town Miami is a sea of electrical shops for the South Americans who take home tax-free cheap sub standard cameras on mass. With a guarantee worth little when it falls apart in Buenos Aires. Key Biscayne to the south of Miami is the home to some great beaches and the Lipton Tennis tournament, it is an island so expect traffic backing up. Coral Gables is an up market area of the city where all the stars that live and work in Americas second movie city (The East coast Hollywood) eat and drink in relative privacy. The architecture here is very 20s-art deco as like most of the area, although its very exclusivity and wealth gives the place a ...  Read the complete review

If you want glamour, movie stars and the feeling of being there then forget New York OR Los Angeles this is the new Hollywood.Take a stroll down Ocean Drive on Miami Beach a city in its own right and you will see film stars TV people and some of the sexiest senioritis imaginable. Even better the general tourists don’t really get this far down from Orlando so theres no tattoos, polyester shirts or dropped aitches. Its a hidden Oasis of stylish Art Deco buildings with a vibrant Latin Cuban air everywhere. When I stayed in the Clay hotel witch is where Al Capone counted his winnings in the bad old days, its rated as Americas most beautiful backpackers hostel only ...  Read the complete review