Welcome to Miami!

Advantages: Great beaches, nightlife and shopping
Disadvantages: it can be expensive

...For a 40th review, it had to be something a bit special, something that has really made an impact on my life. Where else but Miami? I had always wanted to visit Miami having been particularly interested in the Art Deco district. As a 21st birthday present, my mum treated me, my boyfriend and my Aunt to a Caribbean cruise and a short pre-cruise stay in Miami. I was extremely excited, here's why? ***Tell me about Miami*** Miami is a city within the Miami-Dade County in the American state of Florida on the Miami River between the Everglades and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the most multi-cultural and lively cities in the world. It is located around 400 miles from Disney World Orlando, roughly 8 hours flying time from the UK. The county has a population of 2.2million, many of which are of Latin American origin. Miami is divided...

funphobic2 10.10.2005 · Read review
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Review of Miami

Florida

Advantages: read opp
Disadvantages: read opp

...American Indians took place between the 1600's and 1800's. Today, the states Spanish heritage can be associated with its large population of Hispanics. Florida also has many cities, which include Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa and Orlando, all of which we visited. Accommodation: Well surprisingly I actually went to Florida with one of my university lecturers, its seemed me and him both had a fascination with wrestling, and since he had been to Florida many times before I thought I would leave it up to him to pick were we stayed. He picked the beautiful "Bay to Beach Resort", which is right opposite Fort Myers Beach on the tip of the Gulf of Florida. The hotel was probably one of the best I have ever stayed in, it's incredible view of the beach and ocean front, the majestic coconut palm trees growing outside your balcony window, and its open...

jaygami1986 29.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of General: Florida

I'd like to getaway to Miami-but not get murdered

Advantages: great if you like csi or cant get enough of it
Disadvantages: if you dont like crime / murder novels

...At last, Ciao has added this, I've been waiting to write a review for a few weeks now! You don't know (yet) but I am a huge, huge fan of the TV series on Five of CSI (Crime scene investigation), CSI:Miami and CSI:New York. I've got them all on DVD (which are out yet, blimey it's annoying we're so far being the states!), the Miami Board Game and the CSI pc game so it was only a matter of time before I ended up with the books! I knew I'd pretty much like this book as I like the series and it makes a welcome change to read something other than 'chick lit' which is what I always read any other time. So CSI:Miami 'Florida Getaway' is obviously set in Miami. The book starts out in Vegas though where a suspet (Thomas Lessor) in a murder case is about to jet to Miami. The Vegas team of CSI's do not have enough confirmed evidence to...

tracy2002 12.11.2005 · Read review
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Review of CSI:Miami Florida Getaway - Max Allan Collins

Miami Ink!

Advantages: Interesting to watch, loads of cool tattoos to look at
Disadvantages: Often I find myself wanting a tattoo done by Chris Garver but unfortunately I don't live in Americ

...Miami Ink, if you haven't heard about it already, is a TV show about a tattoo parlour in Miami (if you hadn't already guessed!). The series began in July 2005, introducing four eager tattooists, Ami James, Chris Nunez, Chris Garver and Darren Brass, as well as Ami's apprentice, Yoji Harada. Throughout the episodes new tattooists enter and go, the most famous probably being Kat Von D who turned the studio around with her beautiful portrait tattoos. Each show lasts about an hour long, and during that time we see a variety of clients enter the studio to get their tattoos. The guys who run/work in the studio are all fairly young, heavily tattooed and have been through different walks of life. Most of them have spent their lives tattooing, so working in the shop you can tell means a lot to them. Each artist has a different personality...

Stephoohla 06.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Miami Ink - Series 1 - Complete (Box Set) (DVD)

Florida: The trip of a lifetime!

Advantages: Lots of fun, loads of things to do, great weather, brings the family together
Disadvantages: Expensive, parks can be busy, long days

...the surprise would be. Opening up the card, 11 plane tickets dropped out. Glancing at them further I let out a shreak! We were going to Florida. We would be flying on the 16th July and we would be staying for 19 days in a large villa. ** PREPARING FOR OUR TRIP. The preperation for our trip began in around May, two months before we were due to fly. The weather in Florida was expected to be incredibly sunny while we were there so we packed lots of shorts, t.shirts, sandles, and plenty of suncream. I searched online, scowering through every Florida site, deciding what I wanted to do there, and what kind of thing look good. There certainly seemed to be plenty of fun for everyone, and it definitly looked like a family holiday. As our passports would be out of date in June, we were required to get new passports for going to Florida. We...

SweetTooth93 04.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of General: Florida

The Trotters do Miami

Advantages: More brillaint humour and a great story
Disadvantages: dodgy canned laughter in latter part of episode

.... Meanwhile, Rodney, (Nicholas Lyndhurst) and Cassandra, (Gwyneth Strong) are still struggling with their marriage, with Cassandra concentrating more on her career than her relationship. So when Del hears that Rodney has come into some money he decides to try and help their marriage by booking a holiday for the young couple, much to Rodney?s delight. Although, with Cassandra unable to get time off work, the holiday isn?t quite what Rodney hoped for, especially as Del manages to tag along. But once at their destination things go from bad to worse, with the Trotters somehow becoming involved in criminal activities, involving a mistaken identity and a family of very dodgy people, even more dodgy the Del himself. With Del and Rodney miles from home and in a bit of bother in Miami they are keen to get back to the safety of the streets...

blissman70 18.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Only Fools And Horses - Miami Twice (DVD)

Miami Vice

Advantages: Numb/Encore Soundtrack
Disadvantages: Dull, Uninspiring, Bad dialogue, Overlong

...I really wanted to like Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell. I tried hard. After seeing respectable performances in Ali (Foxx) and The Recruit (Farrell) I began thinking something like "Yeah, these guys could maybe take my interest in future movies." Unfortunately for me, the next two films I saw them star in were Jarhead and S.W.A.T.. To say that I was mildly pissed off with those two films would be a huge understatement. After sampling Michael Mann's work for the first time with the sheer brilliance that was 1995's Heat, I expected great things. After a decent opening scene in the club, aided by the Numb/Encore Linkin Park/Jay-Z mix, I thought yeah, the groundwork in Miami Vice had been set. Almost immediately after that song ended though the plot had lost me entirely; I just couldn't believe just how tedious and frustrating the rest...

andycarrington 10.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Miami Vice (DVD)

The stunning Four Seaons Miami

Advantages: Luxurious, elegant hotel with excellent service
Disadvantages: Loation, location, loation

...I visited the Four Seasons in Miami in March 2006 after a somewhat frantic and frenetic trip to the theme parks in Orlando and was looking for a place to rest and relax and to be pampered as well as some nice places to explore and eat out. The 70 storey Four Seasons is located I the downtown financial district of Miami at Brickell Avenue and is home to not only the Four Seasons Hotel but also the HSBC bank headquarters and Four Seasons Residences; yes you can actually live in the Four Seasons Hotel for ever! Arrival and check-in. From the moment we arrived at the Four Seasons the service was implacable. The bell man who took our luggage even greeted myself and my companion by name having presumably sneaked a quick look at our luggage tags! We were greeted inside the door by a pleasant lady who took us to the seventh floor to...

nickjj78 30.04.2006 · Read review
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Review of Four Seasons, Miami

Disney World Florida

Advantages: Loads to do
Disadvantages: Expensive

...Disney World in Florida is a massive theme park, with four great differently themed parks and two great water parks, Down Town Disney the shopping and nightlife area and a Disney?s Wide World of Sports Complex. In total the area it covers is about the size of Manchester city, that is a lot of theme parks and Disney Fun, and makes the time spent there well worth the money. To start with admission to the park varies, the longer you stay the less you pay, here is a list of different prices for the Disney Parks in Florida: 5 day Premium Ticket - Adults £224, Child £119 (This ticket allows you to visit the 4 main Disney parks and also allows you 5 maximum visits to any of the following parks, Disney?s Blizzard Beach Water Park, Disney?s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park, Disney Quest Indoor Interactive Park, Disney?s Wide World of Sports...

lorrainek90 08.06.2009 · Read review
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Hotel Miami

Advantages: Sits on the Beach
Disadvantages: Pool area always crowded

...I have stayed in the Hotel Miami, maybe three times. I have been to Es Cana probably about 8 or 9 times now. I'm only 20. Anyway, on with the review. When I first stayed in the Hotel Miami, I was only young, but I do remember. We had a corner room with a balcony overlooking the sea and bar area, this due to my sister being in a wheelchair and needing the extra space. They were very helpful and did well to accommodate for this. Although the beds needed a bit of a shuffle and the wheelchair could not get into the bathroom. (As I say, we were young so Dad simply lifted her across). The rooms were comfortable. I remember them originally being abit dreary in decor, but I know for a fact they have since decorated as they were a nice light green colour last time I stayed. Really brightening up the room and making you feel welcome...

Magikal 11.09.2007 · Read review
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