The Miami waterfront and skyline backdrop one of our roadside breaks

Riding the South Atlantic Coast

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July 27th 2009
We left the Florida Keys early in the morning in an unsuccessful attempt to dodge some of the South Florida heat and rode out of the keys and up the Atlantic coast into the glitzy and very cosmopolitan city of Miami where we wondered at the megahomes, yachts and expensive cars. The south Atlantic Coast of Florida (Coconut Grove, Miami, North Miami, Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, etc.) has the smell ... read more

North America » United States

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more