Blogs from Miami Beach, Florida, United States, North America - page 2

Geo: 25.7942, -80.129On Sat we Uber'd to our hotel on the strip in South Beach, Miami. Our Peruvian driver said our hotel was very close to a really good Peruvian cafe, and recommended it to us. The food at 'El Chalan on the Beach' was exceptional. The fish ceviche was as good as we've had anywhere and we also had a popular meat dish, Lomo Saltado, that was very tasty. Followed it up with a super sweet Dulce du Leche caramel dessert that we had enjoyed in Sth America. A bit of a food problem as we had arranged an Italian dinner with Ewen and Robyn Thomson that evening, but we managed.Sunday we had a lazy morning and then went to the Port to board Regent Seven Seas' newest ship, the 'Explorer'. Launched in July 2016, ... read more

My last visit to Miami was back in January 2013, with the kids, but we had no time for South Beach. So here I am back to a place a lot of you have in their mind, or imagination... My first visit here was some 15 years ago. At the time, South Beach was suddenly back in trend....and the place had just few trendy hotels, the first one being the Delano. The Delano, designed by Starck, opened back in 1999! Today, you have a Ritz-Carlton, a St Regis, a W...and the Faena is re-designing 3 blocks a little North! Art Deco South Beach is back in the game. The high season here is during the winter. Soon, the hurricane season will be back....more rain, and lower room rates! You could easily find a room here for ... read more

Geo: 25.7928, -80.1349Morning! We are up before 9 so we can trot across the street to sign up for the tour. We will start with a city bus tour, have a couple hours in the middle of the day along a bay front for lunch and end with a 90 minute boat tour along "Millionaires Row" where we'll see mansions of the rich and famous.We grab a couple of things from the breakfast table in the hotel, and bring our luggage down to reception. Checkout isn't until noon, but we're getting on the tour at 9:45 and won't be back until 3pm. The hotel doesn't have a true 'held luggage' room, so we stack our bags along with Eve and Leroy's in the hallway.The tour is really fun. We start by driving through the Art Deco ... read more

Geo: 25.7928, -80.1349My suitcase is zippered shut, my passport is in my back pocket...ready to go! After spending the night at the Denver Marriott Airport hotel, Jeff and I met our wonderful traveling companions, Eve and Leroy Measner in the hotel lobby at 5:55 a.m. for our shuttle to the airport. We stayed in Denver overnight because we have an early flight and in Colorado you just never know what the weather is going to be. So, rather than risk a snowy or icy drive, we decided to spend the night in Denver. Happily I had enough points for a free hotel room and since our personal chauffeur (hahaha!) Tom Delaney delivered us to our hotel, we don't even have to pay parking. Thanks, Tom!Denver International Airport is all decked out in blue and orange in ... read more

Geo: 25.7928, -80.1349Day one of our travels was actually planned to be day of relaxing travel since our fight was not leaving Fort Lauderdale until close to midnight. We planned an early morning bus ride to Miami, and hopefully some fun times in South Beach. We had ourselves plenty of time, or so we thought, for Bill to get us to the terminal in Tampa. Stuck in traffic for an hour on the bridge was not factored into the plans. As our arrival time quickly approached, we resorted to the all knowing Google to navigate us quickly. I am fully convinced they know everything. Racing through through the streets of Tampa we arrive with only two minutes to spare. Megabus.com, the party has begun. This next portion of our journey was actually relaxing and uneventful. Surprisingly ... read more