Normandy Plaza Hotel
Travel Blogs from Miami Beach
Mischievous Miami
... of Facebook we were reunited. The best thing you can do in a big city is go out with a local and we did just that. We were shown some awesome bars where downtown's young professionals hangout and then added to my burger count with a Brie, bacon and caramalised onion burger and draught at a local sports bar! After our short stay, the next morning we were off to San Diego. Miami was our first taste of America and so far so ...
Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year from South Beach Miami!
We picked up Joli's parents (Sid and Linda) and Bob and Frima Ackerhalt at the airport then got ready for South Beach. Spent about an hour looking for a parking spot but then lucked out and found a free parking lot with some spaces not far from the restaurant. Got to do ...
The Brother Arrives!
The highlight of our Thursday was picking up my brother Daniel at the
airport so that he could begin his own vacation, while getting ready to
drive our little home on wheels back to the West Coast. Once we finally
made it to the airport (driving in Miami can be a little trying on my
patience), we decided to celebrate the Cinco de Mayo holiday before
returning to our campsite. This adventure took us to Miami Beach, home
of one of ...
MIAMI!!!!
... coolest' clubs in Miami, with Friday's club being Cameo. We hung around the hostel, meeting some new crew and eating another complimentary dinner. After dinner we went for a stroll on Miami Beach Drive, checking out all the awesome restaurants and bars along the beach front. We stopped for a drink at a huge open air bar that even had a pool, then treated ourselves to a huge 'fishbowl' cocktail at one of the many restaurants along the street. As it was Friday ...
Out on the Wild Side
... boats for a ride through the swamp. Quite an adventure, with about a dozen alligators not just hiding in the distance, but swimming right up to our boat! This was accompanied by numerous other wildlife sightings, as well as an 'action' part, speeding and rocking and splashing through the Glades like David Caruso in the CSI intro. And then the striking similarity to Miami proper hit me: Shallow, full of nasty creatures, but actually big fun and quite ...