Miami in the Luxe city guides series, which are slim & small enough to fit easily in a pocket or handbag. Information is distilled from elite suggestions by city residents, specially selected for their style, knowledge & expertise. Luxe guides aim at the upper end of the market & subjectively edit to choose the very best recommendations for shopping, restaurants, leisure options & nightlife. Half day shopping & activity itineraries are suggested for you to mix & match your visit to suit your timetable. When folded close the cardboard guide slots into its own protective plastic frame. Vanity Fair magazine calls them ...

Reportage resists easy definition & comes in many forms
- travel essay, narrative history, autobiography
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Miami & South Florida in the Countries, Regions & Cities series from Rough Guides; comprehensively detailed guidebooks specifically designed for independent travellers & serving a range of worldwide destinations. Widely recognised for their free editorial style, Rough Guide authors are allowed to express their personal opinions on a range of subjects. Although sometimes controversial, this editorial stance allows readers to experience more detailed & personal takes on each destination, a feature often more limited in other guidebooks. Cultural & historical nuances are explored in significant depth throughout the text & descriptions on the ambience of individual settings alongside personal recommendations, particularly in cities, are notably prevalent. Each Rough Guide in the Countries, Regions & Cities series has a similar layout. A ...

ITMB’s Miami & South Florida, printed on light waterproof & tear-resistant paper, combines a road map of the southern part of the state with a detailed street plan of Miami, both fully indexed. Coverage

Includes:: the whole of Florida Keys. On one side is a road map at 1:400, 000 of southern Florida covering the area south of Moore Haven, Lake Okeechobee & West Palm Beach. Road network is neatly presented with road numbers on all roads & driving distance on federal & state highways. Toll plazas, services & rest areas are indicated & exits from main highways are clearly numbered. The map also shows railway lines & local airports, plus indicates locations of numerous places of interest, some annotated with brief descriptions, national parks & state forest or other protected areas, Indian Reservations & military zones, etc. The map is indexed & has latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 30’. On the reverse side is a very clear, indexed street plan of Miami with Miami Beach at 1:12, 000 indicating hotels, car parks, museums & cultural institutions, places of worship, etc. Coverage extends north to include the municipal & medical facilities just north of the Dolphin Expressway & to the Venetian Causeway linking the city with Miami Beach; plus west to just beyond the SW 32nd Avenue & Mc Donald Street to include the Coconut Grove district. To see other regional titles from ITMB covering USA please click on the series link.

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One side of the map shows a street plan of Miami at 1:15, 000 scale & a classified index, while on the reverse there is an overview of the main roads into Miami, a map of the Keys with a street plan of Key West, a map of the Everglades National Park, lots of information on transport & places of interest. ...

Discover Miami & The Keys Dare to bare in the people-watching paradise that is South Beach Consult a vodou doctor in matters of the heart in a Little Haiti botanica Sip mojitos alongside celebs & wannabes in the hottest clubs in the city Skim through the otherwordly beauty of the Everglades by canoe In This Guide:58 clubs, lounges & bars, 40 days & nights of going out & getting in past 3am, one very tired author Dedicated full-color chapter on Art Deco Miami, the signature, sleek face of the American Riviera Interviews with a Miami foodie blogger, a vodou (voodoo) priest from Little Haiti & the CIA officer who captured Che Guevara in 1967 Content updated daily
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Miami & the Keys in the Frommer's Day By Day series is a pocket-sized guide ideal for short trips, covering a variety of budgets. The best sights of each destination are listed in convenient full-day tours for one, two or three days such as: thematic tours for interests including art, architecture & history are described, allowing you to get the most out of your time; walking tours take you around each destination ...

Miami & The Keys in the National Geographic Traveler guide series, produced by America’s leading travel publishers, exploring a range of cities, regions & countries worldwide & using the expertise & tradition of National Geographic to provide a comprehensive survey of each destination. Each of the guides in the series draws upon National Geographic’s rich history of travel experience & is researched by authors familiar with the area. Whilst the content is influenced by an American editorial style, individual titles are still accessible to a non-American audience, with a combination of practical guidance & detailed information included in each guide. The series also relies upon the extensive image libraries of National Geographic to present a rich visual image of each destination. Individual National Geographic Traveler titles are organised uniformly, allowing readers to access information quickly & easily. Introductory sections provide information on Charting your Trip, with details of getting there & around & a History & Culture chapter profiling history, food & drink, land & landscape, flora & fauna & arts & literature. Chapter are arranged geographically by region, with notable cities & areas principally describing the main sites & attractions, with further information on directions, history & practicalities. There are also a number of individual features & insider tips throughout each guide covering subjects such as walking tours, local culture, driving tours, recommended local experiences & in-depth thematic short histories of the culture & histories of individual regions. A Travelwise section at the back of each guide provides essential practical information on when to go, what to take, further reading, getting there & around, local etiquette, media, holidays, money matters, religion, smoking, time differences, opening times, travellers with disabilities & accommodation. Restaurants & hotels are listed with brief descriptions & information on prices, location, contact details & facilities for the relevant regional chapters in the guide. ...

The eastern half of southern Florida with Miami, Fort Lauderdale & West Palm Beach in a series of Rand Mc Nally’s regional road maps covering the environs of main US cities. Coverage along the coast extends from Jupiter Island to Key Largo & the northern part of Florida Keys. Other communities covered by the map include Boca Raton, Coral Gables, Delray Beach, Doral, Hollywood, Homestead, Palm Beach, Palmetto Bay, Plantation, Pompano Beach, Tequesta, Wellington, & Weston. Also provided is a street plan of downtown Miami. Maps in this series present the road network on a clear background with no relief shading to show the area’s topography, but with national or state parks, forests & other protected areas indicated by colouring. Roads are numbered and/or named, showing toll highways, exit numbers of interchanges, services & rest areas. Local airports are marked, but railways & other urban transport lines are not included unless specifically indicated in the individual description. Each town is presented in a different colour, providing those unfamiliar with the region a very clear picture of the area. Various places of interest & facilities are highlighted, including cultural & historical sites, educational institutions, sport & recreational facilities, etc. Each title is indexed. Several maps also include enlargements of the downtown area, plans of international airports, a mileage & driving times diagram for a much wider region than covered by the main map, etc
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Miami with South Beach on a tourist street plan from Red Maps presented in a handy concertina format & printed on thick high quality paper, with thematic indexes for hotels, restaurants, shopping, museums, theatres, etc. The plan provides coverage of Miami’s downtown area & the Brickell Avenue Financial District, across the Biscayne Bay to Miami Beach & South Beach. On the reverse a panel provides coverage of the Coconut Grove – Coral Gables area. The plan names tourist sights, entertainment venues, selected hotels & restaurants, etc. Also highlighted are main shopping streets. Metro connections are very clearly indicated. The plan is accompanied by several lists & recommendations: hotels, restaurants & shops arranged by district, museums & libraries, etc. The index lists only a selection of neighbourhoods & streets. To see other street plans from Red Maps with similar presentation please click on the series link. ...