http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Florida , Miami Beach en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 22:22:42 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:22:42 +0000 19513 Fort Myers BeachSurvived the night despite the feuding couple I half expected to hear gun shots and it was another glorious hot sunny day so its off to the beach. We had a quick stop at Walmart to buy a smart price beach umbrella cheaper than hiring one and drove down to Fort Myers Beach. Parking was pretty expensive but just back from the sea road we found a pair of enterprisi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-786854.html After visiting Steve in Tampa I headed over to check out South Florida Miami Fort Lauderdale Hollywood and South Beach. I didnt want to leave the US right away because I knew I had a meeting in the USA in January or February. Why not wait somewhere warm Well that meeting is set for next week so Ill be leaving Miami. Ill probably head to SE Asia within a week or so but I still ha http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-772039.html Like most modern American metropolises greater Miami is composed of several smaller cities. Here the cookiecutter developments all tend to blend into one indistinguishable mass of peach stucco and Spanish tile. For the purposes of navigation however the city is essentially divided in two Miami the mainland city which is businesslike in demeanor with offices malls arts districts and resid http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-771561.html Nous voil enfin arrive Miami suite une navigation de 20 heures en mer de Fort Pierce Miami La semaine derniere. Nous profitons de Miami pour complter nos derniers achats faire avant d39arriver au Bahamas. On en profite ici car une fois arrive au Bahamas le cout de la vie sera trs dispendieux. Nous sommes alls visiter un vtrinaire pour Rubia car avant son entre au http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-755824.html Miami we landed on Saturday 1stSeptember after a 6 hour flight from Lima. We had booked 2 nights at a hostel on South Beach yes they do exist. For 48 a night we ended up being upgraded to a private apartment with AC and a real hot shower the bed was wider than it was long. This type of normal living is not what we have been accustomed to It felt like we were on holiday We meandered down Linc http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-745948.html Miami Beach the area was a lot less glamorous than Annie has expected but Scott thought it was a cool place. The beach itself was nice with loads of unique life guard huts and clean water.After our first dip in the Atlantic Ocean we strolled along the streets of shops and restaurants and grabbed some 2 tacos. We walked along the shore and took advantage of our last chance to sunbathe on this tr http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-741057.html Day 52Nat and loz wake up at 7am and head to ocean dr for an amazing breakfast. Went to the gator park everglades tour on the hovercraft. Nat and loz both get excited holding a baby gator. Had gator tail for lunch and would not recommend it Both slept on the coach home like babies. Went shopping in miami ate chicken bites. Went to South beach for a sunbathe and swim. Never seen a beach so pack http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-732350.html Time to blog one off. This is my first blog on my 3 month trip. Currently sat in departures waiting to board for a flight to Miami I keep telling myself I should be massively excited I am in a way but it39s the change and leaving my comfort zone behind that is scaring the shite outa me You don39t realise what you have until you pack a bag and walk out the front door. Makes me appreciate http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-729808.html Friday 22nd of June We didn't end up going out the last night as we never drink anymore before travel days. From experience nothing good can come from drinking before a travel day. Yet even though we didn't go out we both managed to sleep through all four of our alarms. This unfortunately meant that we us pair of silly fools missed breakfast. This wasn't good because we had a long trip to Key W http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-728665.html June 21stSo after a very eventful night for Richard losing his phone and all he thought it would be a good idea to get a replacement. An iPad. I think he had a little bit of iPad envy that spurred to make this purchase. To be fair you need something for the buses to keep you sane and distracted from the window lickers on the greyhound. So we headed off onto a pretty long walk to find the nearest http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-728664.html Wednesday 20th of June After so many late nights I was woken after having only two hours sleep by Michael. I don't think he has ever seen me that angry before I turned and swore agressivly towards him several times. I think I shocked him slightly. Anyway the fool thought it was twelve midday it was 730am. He needs to go back to primary school to learn how to tell the time. As it is the second tim http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-728663.html S er der billeder en video.I dag har vi vret en tur i Dolphin Mall og shoppe. NJ det er stort Jeg fik kbt et par skoendelig. Herefter tog vi ud til South Beach i Miami hvor vi skal tilbringe de nste 4 ntter i det nok mest populre og bermte omrde i Miami. Sger man p Miami p Google vil der komme rigtigt mange billeder af dette omrde. Det er her de hvide sandstrand http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-726954.html June 19th Like any other night in miami last night was a rough night. Rough but so good at the same time. Today we decided to show the Irish lads the all you can eat Italian. This in theory was a cracking idea but in reality when we got in and started eating we realised we were that hungover we really couldn't make the most of it. With every bite we ate the closer we came to throwing up. However I http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-726656.html June 18th Today we decided we would go watch the Irish guys gig at the Irish pub again. So me and Rich gathered up the hostel troops And headed to get the bus into Miami down town. By this time it was 5 pm and I still hadn't eaten due to being hungover most of the day. We walked in ordered 2 mains and a pint of Guinness. Whenever I have had Guinness before I have been drunk and not really tasted http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-726654.html June 17th I woke up exhausted as usual after a long chat the previous night with Rachael. For hours and hours I explained how I don't like how all over me she is in the day and that I didn't go on this trip to get into a relationship. I also explained that I like to watch the euros on tv in the day and her sitting on my lap when there are several spaces around is not appropriate. Also kissing my http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-726653.html June 16th Our aim for Miami is to go out every night that we could. This was 10 nights out in a row. We were both starting to feel the effects of drinking and averaging 4 hours sleep a night so far. The day started as per usual. Get up get water and make our way down to be ridiculed for last nights actions. Rich's shadow Rachel throughout our whole time here has been like a leach on his side. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-725629.html June 15th Miami Again waking up feeling as rough as a badgers arse we headed down to the social area and start our routine. Go down get a lot of H20 in us and find Chris Dec and others on the porch all ready to converse about the stories of the night. This normally left us in stitches. Out of the four of us at least 2 would of done something they regret. This was obviously to the amusement of http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-725628.html Thursday 14th of June I woke up and the room was spinning like I was on an episode of magic roundabout. My mouth like sandpaper and a voice more horse than red rum.Michael was feeling very similar it was going to be a long day. We headed to the sitting area to get a large cold drink from the water fountains we were both overheating badly. We headed outside into the sauna to find our Irish friends http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-725627.html Wednesday 13th of June An amazing first night out in Miami39s coveted south beach had left Michael and I with very high hopes for the good things to come in the rest of our stay. We had woken with only a slight hangover just very tired. However Michael rightly insisted that we should get up as it was already 1130am. We got downstairs and met some of the hostel members that we had been chatti http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-725589.html We stayed at the Deauville Beach Resort on the recommendation of our travel agent. It was all the way up in North Beach and not in South Beach like we wanted but it was cheap and right on the beach. Parking was 7 blocks away at a city lot and this place made some mistakes. When we arrived the first weekend they gave us a key TO SOMEONE ELSE39S ROOM Thank goodness the occupants weren39t t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-723897.html