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Miami Slideshow
Miami
Travel Blogs from Miami, United States
USA, Miami
... , much of Miami was a swamp until Julia Tuttle arrived to collect her inheritance - a large swath of swamp in the Miami area. Following Tuttle, Henry Morrison Flagler arrived in Miami around 1895. Tuttle put a proposal to Flagler to extend his railroad ...
Miami here i come
... .. we had cocktails in the pool bar and later went 4 massages.. im going to meet nicky in Vagas in the next few days with paris.. Cant wait..we r watching her fashion show... anyway Miami is the greatest.. best beaches in the world.. bestest ...
On Hold
... not having gone far from the anchorage, we located a boatyard who could assess our situation. Mike negotiated the narrow Miami River through nine bridges most of which opened immediately when called--but not all .(It's a little tricky jilling ...
Up up and awayyy
And so begins my journey- I'll try to keep the melodramatic nomad talk down to a minimum- though I know some of you (ahem Henry) may enjoy such banter. :) Driving to the airport my father feels his soviet roots taking hold and begins to test me on ...
Miami
Hey all! I arrived safe. Missed connection from LAX to Miami due to extensive security checks. Only cotton gloves thank god but searched in Brisbane and Miami - so much for lovely lynda but I guess those that know me. Know looks can be deceiving. They ...
Land in Miami
Only came to Miami because of the cheap flights from South America. Saw a lot of posers, and struggled to make our way down Ocean Drive without being harassed by the pushy restaurant greeters. Very expensive and a major culture shock from the previous two ...
Our Last Days Stateside
March 28th - Wow - where did the month go? Spent in paradise, I guess!! Dave refilled our fuel jugs - we've used a total of 26 gallons a fuel. That comes out to about 10 miles per gallon - about the same as the Trooper pulling our travel ...
Miami, so awesome!
... each other! It was as if they were a cult! After the zoo, we went to The Capital Grille (aka one of the best restaurant in Miami) for lunch. Their steak was just divine! Around 3pm, we went to the beach, the top beach in the world (from my opinion!). We ...
Miami
... like in the movies. After yet another long wait (the main peril of public transport in my opinion), I’m back in downtown Miami and racing towards the shuttle train station with several others. This local Miami train seems to run down just one route, ...
Short stop on the beach
... of the customs guys wanted to look trough my bag, first and hopefully last search I've had! at least when i was exiting Miami after passport control I simply managed to walk around the customs search and scan so hopefully may good fortune with US customs ...
Going (back) to Miami
... It’s anywhere but the USA. These people don't know what free is. I'm sitting here in an Internet cafe next to Miami Ink - the Tattoo parlour from the TV series. The heavily tattooed guys from the show are posing outside while big security men block ...
HITCHIN' TO MIAMI
... he only got three legs?' And da farmer says, 'Hey, man! I can't just eat him all at once!" In downtown Miami, I searched for the Brazilian Embassy when, luck upon luck, I came across 25 contestants for Miss Brazil-USA 2000 - all beautiful ...
Lets go Tropical!
... . a bit more responsibility and some more hours and money. its going well, i am now based from port canaveral instead of miami. practically the same itinerary and an identical ship. rock (wall) on!! and i was going to transfer to another ship based ...
Key Biscayne N25 41.972 W080 10.187
... near-misses thanks to the expert Capn' aboard and headed out to the bay without issue. The backdrop of the Miami Skyline is awesome. Key Biscayne Yacht Club is located just north of Hurricane Harbor and north of NoName Harbor. The ...
Miami and Drive By Key West
... ;lechon de leche. Then a final night drive around Miami and South Beach. You should also see the Holocaust Memorial built in Miami. Unfortunately, things must come to an end, I have to fly back to Bahamas and Illac flew to Orlando, ...
Coconut Grove - Getting ready to leave
Getting ready to leave Coconut Grove and Coral Reef YC The Admirable Betsy is busy inspecting the insides of her eyelids this afternoon, so it's up to Cap'n Dave to report on our doings (what little there is) for the day. We're still here ...
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Miami. [puts on sun glasses]. yeeeEEAAAHHHH!!!
... 1530 local time after a pleasant nine hour flight. Two hours later, we got in a taxi to take us to the hotel. Getting through Miami customs took 1.5 hours!!! We stayed at Circa 39 hotel for all 4 nights in Miami South Beach. The hotel is in a small ...
FLYING TO MIAMI FOR 4 NIGHTS
... in New York. ***************************************** MIAMI We are in Miami in Florida, and the 2nd day we have a tour around the city. Miami is called the "Venice of America". We visit BAYSIDE Mall and buy some souvenirs. We even get in ...
Episode 2 - You're going by train...?
... from college in Virginia. Her view of Miami Beach was "it's different. Very different. Not like anywhere else in the States". This was obviously not a good kind of different as in future she intends to stick with holidaying in the Keys. That evening I ...
One Night in Miami
Our time in Miami was a whirlwind visit. We had decided to prebook our one nights stay at a small hotel in South Beach. It was an older looking place but just off Washington Avenue, a bustling arterial road of the area filled with shops and ...
WELCOME TO MIAMI
Flying visit to Miami.... Stayed at Hotel Tropics on South Beach and there were plenty of nutters about. Getting woken up at three am, by the hotel alarm and some guy pounding down the passage after some hookers he brought back to the hotel. The two ...
I´m never flying on United Airlines again!
After being delayed in Chicago for two hours for no particular reason, my plane finally got into Miami at 2345, 15 minutes after my flight to Lima left. After wandering around the airport I finally found the customer service desk and found out the next ...
Hanging out on the A1A
Today was completely sunny without a cloud in the sky. The only problem was that there was a very cool breeze off the water. I set out to the beach this morning at about 11am. The hotel I am staying is right on the beach and has ...
Welcome to Miami!
... sur les canapes. Le 2 Aout c'est mon anniversaire... et c'est samedi... Lucie ainsi que tous les expats francais de Miami nous ont rejoint. Elle m'offre un gateau. Ils m'offrent des verres que, poli, je ne peux refuser. Rappelons qu' 'ils' ...
The sixth Continent
Miami is just a stopover and flight change, but it lets me know how much more time I should have spent working on my Spainish lessons. In this part of the terminal, the announcements are in Spainsh first then Englishl Oh should be a good overnight ...
5 hour Layover at Miami/Dade
... expectations? There are some adorable buildings, but there are also some that if you were to remove the oh-so Miami pastels, are very reminiscent of the Communist apartments in Germany, probably Cuba. Duh...Just blocks with row after row of ...
The epidemiologist
... and Diabetes with Risk of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer. A recent presentation he created (which he shared with me in the Miami Airport over breakfast) shows a method he's developed of identifying girls likely to be sold into the sex traffic industry. ...
Welcome Home
It took us nearly 25 hours to return home from this trip. We got up at 5:30 Portugese time, and arrived at our front door at about 2 AM Eastern time. This trip to Europe was spectacular, Tom and I had so much fun in each city. They are ...