Miami
Travel Blogs from Miami, United States
THE JOURNEY BEGINS
Departure day: May 14, 2008 I'm sitting at the airport, waiting for our Iberia flight to board. Since I woke up this morning, I've been thinking about our last trip to Israel. It was one week after college graduation that ...
Miami
Yes crazy as it seems we did fly to Quito from Panama via Miami. It was the only way to do it with our OneWorld around-the-world tickets. Instead of a couple hour flight it took us ALL day! Oh ...
We´re going to Miami (well for a bit anyway)
... staff and generally crap plus no back seat tv. At least we got some sleep. Spent ages trying to fathom out the airport to Miami transport system and eventually did to get out before our next flight to GC. Got a bus for a couple of dollars to Miami ...
Miami
... downtown and another to Coconut Grove, wasn't really worth the effort to be honest. Wasn't as nice as the beach, it was a Marina. Miami is really about people watching and there's lots of that to be done! Don't know where the locals get money for their ...
One LONG day
... gate and quasi-slept until Kate arrived a couple of hours later. We had a nice breakfast, then got on our flight to Miami, again uneventful. Basically, the day has been a bit of ...
Cruising: why taking a cruise isn't a holiday
I once went on a 4-5 day cruise. Three countries in four days. It was on one of the largest cruise liners in the world. There were 4,000 passengers, 3,000 staff, and something like 10,000 eggs eaten. As a way of traveling, it is leisurely. You ...
The Surreal Life Part I
... interest out of my wonderfully interesting and hopefully innocent taxi driver Carlos! We took off Thursday and the Surreal-Life began! Miami 7:00- The Flight Lands 7:30- We get out luggage 7:31- Dan gets a waft of a strange smell coming ...
Am I a Terrorist ?
So I've been here for three days now, but I almost didn't get back into the states. Because I've got some interesting stamps in my passport, Am I now a terrorist? So a country that wants to stand for freedom, the civil libertys are quickly disappearing ...
Miami USA
... little number I can tell you. Of all the flights I have taken round the world, dar dee dar, blar blar................... We flew to Miami (or My Me as the Americans pronounce it) having been given a row of seats each! and stayed in the Art Deco area ...
A Thousand Thank-You's!!
... had to sit in a regular seat. While waiting for the plane I met Cinthya a beautiful Peruvian girl on her way back to Miami Beach. It was a red eye flight with a layover in Mexico City. Once in Mexico City, I collected my bag with ...
To the end of the world
... to survive her shift and every chance I got, I just gave her a smile or told her something positive. Once back in Miami I went through my typically New Years routine of laying at the pool, late nights out, sleeping until mid afternoon, watching ...
Miami Dolphins
... of our cash we don't have, we bought a new digital camera :) Through another Global Freeloaders type site we contacted a Miami local, a friendly Columbian called Bernie who met us at the airport in his Jag and took us to a surprisingly affordable ...
Not another night at the airport!
... ridiculously expensive anyway. Option B was finding a guidebook in a bookstore, but that search too proved fruitless. So, arriving at Miami Airport, once again without a place to stay, I could feel the nausea of an unwanted deja vu descending over me. ...
The laptop saga 2
... is a new one for me. In Miami we try the 'sure, just walk in' one and it works. OK, Dr T, ready for Art Deco at Miami Beach? Only, I cannot find it. I thought we were on the beach?! Yes, but not in the Art Deco disctrict. I drove around in Miami for ...
The laptop saga 3
... we leave the convertible open), for the rest sun for 75 percent of the day with temperatures above 30 at noon. PS Rollerblading on Miami Beach: I just said that as if it is nothing. Well, it means a lot to me. Remember those things you prefer ...
The Wedding is Over....the Packing Begins...
So we survived the wedding - despite some last minute issues, everything turned out to be simply fabulous. The wedding and reception were BEAUTIFUL! It is so obvious from the pictures that everyone had an amazing time. Thank you ...
Into Gator Country
... . Shame the gator didn't win this time... We left Florida on Monday, happy that we had at least got a flavour of Miami,m but probably a little underwhelmed by it. Maybe it was the marathon card sessions we played as we waited for the rain to stop. ...
Pit Stop (Miami FLA)
Our layover in Miami is 6 hours, which leads us to briefly consider grabbing a cab to the Clevelander Hotel. A hotel in South Beach legendary for hosting epic good times. It's run by a former San Diegan (no coincidence). Sidebar (skip if you wish) ...
Connecting in MIA
... want to go sleep in in my caribbean paradise. We are flying American on this trip, which feels weird and slightly traitorous, but hey, United, you just don't serve the Caribbean, so what could we do? Because of AA's rather sparse service on DEN-MIA and ...
A Night of the Town
... of cocktails at an Italian restaurant in a cute neighborhood just a couple of miles from Kim and Chad's house. Apparently In Miami downtown isn't the place every one goes to see and bee seen but instead there are options all around town that offer ...
Cause I'm leavin.... on a cruise ship!
... is practically brand new) and it is so cool to have a balcony! We'll be on our way out soon to check out the Goodbye Miami party by the pool and explore the rest of the ship and then locating dinner. We won't be posting reagularly once we leave port but ...
Back to Florida
Nachdem man uns also in Bermuda rausgeschmissen hat, sind wir jetzt wieder in Florida gelandet.Es gibt schlimmeres. Wir hatten zwar überlegt, mal auf die Bahamas rüber zu düsen, um die zusätzlichen Tage zu nutzen, aber dort soll es fast genauso teuer ...
Pre-Service Training
"Life is a daring adventure, or nothing at all." Hi! I arrived in Miami safely. I met my group today and there is 51 of us! I will be leaving for the DR on Thursday, so I am not sure when I will be able to write again. If I was supposed to call you ...
THE CRUISE
The cruise.... First I was sceptic how the cruise will be, but I really was surprised. Our cabin was great, the service was AMAZING (wow wow wow) and also the food (I gained 4 kg). Well, the other tourists on the cruise were quite strange concerning ...
Yanks and the plastic population
... A large number of the inhabitants here are clearly on a different planet. I wouldn´t say that there is a drug problem in Miami - clearly there isn´t, as everybody seems to have ready access to whatever narcotic floats their boats (or sinks their ships) ...

