Miami in general

Miami is full of colour, the pier leading to the edge of this city is full of striking american 50's and 60's architecture, in bright vibrant colours. This city does not seem part of America but more representative of the Latin Cuban peoples who dominate the city and it posesses that sultry seductiveness of the South Americas than the developed US of A. The people walk around with an air of machismo and bravado, and the materialism that capitalism induces is flaunted to a style, people look good! There is a feel to the mainly tourist, or richer parts of a community rather than the inward ... more

I lived in the Miami area for 50 years. I am sorry to say that it is not the safe place it use to be. BE CAREFUL!! there is alot of petty crime. The "window washers" on the corners may have a rock in their hands under the cloth to break your window & take the jewelry off you. Parking is expensive & it is not very safe.There is alot to do & see, but remember you are in a BIG CITY that has a very large Hispanic population. "se habla Espanol" On the plus side. Bayside in downtown Miami is a great palce to shop. Coconut Grove is full of many resturants & small botiques to shop in. South Beach is ... more

Miami is the place to visit. Every dream is realised. Follow advise about safety, ie do not expose your camcorder in your parked car. Do not walk out alone at night. The best time to visit Miami is during the U.S.A holiday times. Late October is ideal. You get excellent rates on hotel rooms. You can barter with the receptionists. Unlike the English hoteliers, the American's are not greedy and would rather see a room used for a smaller rate than empty for no rate. This applies to the big names too, not just the small roadside establishments. The hotel bars run a 'slate' system so you dont have ... more

When visited I was going through a difficult period in my life and at the time I was living in Silver Spring,MD in the US.I had just purchased a nissan maxima GLX 2002 the year before and the car could move.The car had less than 20,000 miles on it and I the furthest that I had been with the car was to the Altantic city area in New Jersey.This time around I decided that I was going to head south towards the sunshine state areas.This was around the early part of December 2004. The Journey I got on I-95 South and just kept going.The only time that I would stop was when I was running out of gas ... more