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The Cruise Ships at the Port of Miami

One thing that Miami definitely does big are popular cruises.  At any given time there can be up to 5 or 6 massive cruise ships docked at once. One of my favorite things to do…

Roman Architecture in Tarragona, Spain

When I travel, I’m allured to creating personal connections with people and places.  While seeing the heroic metropolises of Paris, London and New York London and New York are on every human’s bucket list, I prefer…

crappy timeshare

Living in Florida is something I don’t take for granted, and especially every time I head back north to visit family and friends during the winter time. People migrate here like birds when temperatures plummet…

Growing up, I went to the Jersey Shore for summer vacations. No no no, not Seaside Heights with Snookie and The Situation, South Jersey, where good homely people from Philly escape for a little fun…

On The Road by Jack Keroac

In my opinion, books are dying.  Yea we’ve got the Kindle, but still, I don’t read “real” books much anymore, and I don’t know many others my age who still do either (wrong group of…

This picture is from the summit of Mauna Kea on the big island of Hawaii.  Mauna Kea is a volcano, and if measured from its oceanic base, is significantly taller than Mt. Everest!  The summit…

Why choose London?
London city breaks offer an extraordinary wealth of famous sights among a vibrant, multi-cultural atmosphere. Few destinations are able to compete with London in terms of the wealth of sightseeing available.
London’s best attractions
From Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London to Westminster Abbey and Trafalgar Square, London offers attractions for […]

If you were asked to define Miami in three words, you would probably say Beach, Boobs and Booze.  While Miami is surely all of those three things, it is also a mecca for outdoor enthusiasts.…

Brick Lane in London, UK

The Following is a Guest Post from a childhood friend of mine from Philadelphia, Alyssa Pollack.  She just completed a Masters degree at London College of Fashion and was living there for over a year and a half.  The Brits won her over and she is now planning to return to London in the spring for work and […]

One World Trade Center in NYC

This past week, I was in NYC for work.  One of my friends who owns Victory Marketing flew me up to help manage JC Penny’s rebranding event.  They hired some high up people from Apple and…

Miami Dad courthouse building

Miami is a new city.  With virtually nothing  older than a 100 years, the rather impressive skyline is punctuated by soaring glass skyscrapers that exude a modern and fast-paced ambiance. But before all the glitz and glam which The Magic City has become known for, Miami was the end of the line, literally.
Miami’s first boom came after […]

Nightlife (pic from Lela Luxe)

The city that never sleeps? Well, who can blame New Yorkers when there are nightclubs to see and be seen in, toe-tapping rhythms escaping from basement bars and breaking indie acts gracing the stage of…

A cheesesteak at Pat's in South Philly

Whenever someone finds out that I’m from Philadelphia, I either get, “I’ve never been there, but I’ve been to Boston, New York and Washington D.C.” (screw you), or, “Phillllyyyy, Pat’s or Geno’s?” (screw you again). …

Arepas in Caracas

The following is a guest post from Victoria Serra.  She is the creator of It’s in Miami, an online resource for all things Miammmmiiii.  She was born in Venezuela, and she wrote this post to…