Adventures in Layover Land: Miami

January 29, 2010 by Melanie  
Filed under Caribbean, Florida, Miami, Southeast, The Americas, USA

South Beach, Miami

South Beach, Miami

As you may have noticed on ye olde blog, both we and I have recently become frequent Caribbean travelers.  From L.A., this generally involves at least two flights with a layover in Miami, a city we really enjoy.

One recent day of American Airlines travel to Aruba featured a staggering 6-hour layover at MIA.  A long time to stay in the airport, to be sure, but too short for a whole day in the city.

So…what to do with just a few hours in Miami?

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Travels Without Turtles

February 23, 2009 by Melanie  
Filed under Florida, Miami, Southeast, The Americas, Travel Tips, USA

p1030597 300x225 Travels Without TurtlesFlying in the face of current financial wisdom, this year we hope to journey to a beach on the far edge of the Earth to celebrate our 10th anniversary.  But we’re worried about what’s happening in the water…                   

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Our Miami Top 10

January 27, 2009 by Melanie  
Filed under Florida, Miami, Southeast, The Americas, USA

3150547529 4ff548a191 225x300 Our Miami Top 10When you live in Los Angeles, like we do, jetting off to Miami for the winter seems a little…superfluous.  But, really?   It only seems that way if you’ve never been there.

We fell in love with vibrant, romantic Miami — and here’s why: Read more

Death by Cubano Cuisine

January 22, 2009 by Melanie  
Filed under Coral Gables, Florida, Miami, Southeast, The Americas, USA

img 5510 300x225 Death by Cubano CuisineIf somebody told us that we could actually die from eating too much Cuban food at once, we would look them straight in the eye and say:

“We’ve been to Miami.  We know.” Read more

Buen Ser, Miami

img 5440 225x300 Buen Ser, Miami So, we made it to Miami in 2008 after all, just under the December wire.  We were surprised and delighted to discover that in doing so, we’d actually traveled to Central America and the U.S. all at the same time. Read more

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