Miami
My hotel in South Beach was across the street from the beach, the location was perfect, and I loved relaxing on Miami's famous beach.
I never realised what a huge city Miami is and South Beach, although one of the main tourist areas of Miami, is only a fraction of the city. Downtown Miami is filled with shopping and the bay area is stunning, a great place to enjoy lunch or dinner. You can sit and watch all the boats in the bay, the cruise ships can also be seen from here. Miami is also water sports heaven! Everywhere you turn there are boats, jet skis, yachts, cruise ships, it is just an amazing sight to see.
South Beach itself is lovely, we spent an afternoon just relaxing on the beach, you can see the cruise ships sailing out to sea, rent jet skis, play volleyball, there is just so much going on.
We stopped in the neighbourhood of Little Havana. Such a vibrant area of Miami, we watched groups of people get together and play games like cards and dominos in the neighbourhood park, you can try amazing Mojitos or smoke Cuban rolled cigars and enjoy some Latin music.
Miami has so much to offer, it is perfect for a pre-cruise city break and with lots of great shopping and year-round sunshine, I highly recommend Miami as a stand-alone city break or a stopover on route to a Caribbean beach break.
If you would like to get in touch about a trip to Miami or the USA I would love to hear from you, please get in touch anytime.
Warm Regards,
Lorraine