Miami is hot, and it's not just the sultry subtropical climate. The city moves to a Latin beat that's as torrid as Tito Puente's drums and as fiery as Celia Cruz's voice, and visitors from around the world come to bask in its feverish glow.
Miami has been growing explosively over the last 80 years of which
migration and immigration has played a big role, influencing greatly
the shaping of Miami to what it is today. Its people have made
Miami pulsate with a large and vibrant multicultural art scene
while its location on the sea and in the sun has attracted life
indulging individuals from all over the world. The lazy beach
culture by day gives way to infectious music rhythms by night.
Miami was revamped by the eighties’ television series Miami Vice.
Since then, the white sand stretches of Miami Beach have been
the backdrop of several film productions and an endless amount
of fashion footage.
Little Havana and Little Haiti are the
centres of Caribbean life in the city while
the Art Deco architecture near South
Beach exhibit Miami’s heydays in the
roaring twenties mixed with today’s latest
fashion in dining, wining, living and
clubbing. Miami Beach exudes celebrity
and celebrity-like lifestyles while Miami
itself is fast becoming an international
cultural hot spot as the centre of Latin and
North American art and gastronomy with
inspiration taken from the remaining
corners of the world.
Quick tips/suggestions
Publix Grocery store ATMs are fee-free. There's even a Publix-owned ATM at the airport in the island Service Center between Terminals B and C, Level 2. The bank-owned ATMs at the airport-and elsewhere-charge $1 or more to non-customers.
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