Miami

[Adam]

Hey,

Me and a couple of friends are planning on going to Miami next March/April for Wrestlemania 28. I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on the actual place. I've heard stories about the latino gangs but I'm pretty sure they're very rare occassions considering it's a tourist place.

Simple things like is there a lot of things to do? Bear in mind we'll all be 20 so not old enough to drink but still want to have fun. How much will an average meal out cost? How much does the average taxi cost and how are the transport links within the city? Is there anything within like an hour/2 hours that's worth visiting for the day? We'll only be going for a week and will be occupied for about 3/4 days of them so we need to take as much in as possible in the couple of days we have left.

Main thing is how expensive it is. Is it very over the top or is it what you'd expect to pay in a big city? I mean, the pound is strong against the dollar at the moment so that makes things cheaper for us. Also, it'll be my first time going to USA so is there anything we really need to know?

Cheers in advance

[Lewis]

I really wouldn't recommend Miami... a lot of bad things happen there, and it's not rare....

[lawrawrrr]

Miami is amazing. I loved it when I went a couple of years ago, actually going back this August! I'll do my best to answer your questions ;D

There's sort of two parts of miami, the part you see on CSI:Miami which isn't really common unless you stay in the dodgy part, and the pretty nice part with beaches etc. I didn't see much violence there at all where we stayed (right on the sea-front), and we were there fr just under a week.

Attraction-wise, there's not MUCH to do apart from the beaches. South beach is just an absolute must-see, just to be able to say 'OMG IVE BEEN TO SOUTH BEACH' if nothing else. Me and my family also did the classic tourist-y stuff which you miiight not be interested in but...

Everglades - I hate nature and even I thought that was pretty cool - http://www.nps.gov/ever/index.htm
Seaquariam - Like a bit of fishys! - http://www.miamiseaquarium.com/
Metrozoo - now this was the best zoo i've ever been to. - http://www.miamimetrozoo.com/
Theres also a monkey and parrot garden which we went to, but I forgot what they're called :s
Shopping at fashion outlet stores - they have all sorts of brands and are proper dirt cheap sometimes! Got brand new uggs for like £50.

There's a pretty good list here of all the attractions, might help you find exactly what you're after!

There's also classic things to do, cinemas and the like, and films come out in america way before they hit the UK so it's usually a good chance to brag about how good a movie is.

Price-wise, I've always been surprised at how cheap things are in America. Usually (but don't take my word for this) things are the same price in dollars and pounds, for example, iPods might be £150 here and $150 there at the same time, but with the exchange rate, it makes it sooo cheap. Food follows the same sort of patterns, you can usually get a good meal for around $6, without drinks, depending on which sort of place you go to, obviously. Unless you eat steak or shellfish, average meal price is $6-15 (from my experience anyway - also inflation might have increased it). Oh my prices are sort of going from Orlando prices seeing as I can't remember MUCH of specifics in miami

Hope that helps... I don't think I've ever made such a long post before!! If I think of anything else, I'll just post back in here!

Have fun!

[luce]

spent alot of time in orlando and i'm sure this will apply to miama. MAKE SURE YOUR TAXI IS REAL there are lots of fakes and i've been in them before, they're not normally dangerous, however they take you the LONG way round and then you end up paying more than you should. Just check and always go with a firm you know is real the fakes are convincing!

[Shockwave.2CC]

A meal out to a restaurant will proberly cost you maybe $15 each unless you order alot

[Alexx..]

I've been to Miami and it's pretty decent there's not much to do there if you're not old enough to drink as it's pretty much a party place, as i'm not able to drink either. There's the beaches which are UNREAL, south beach is a nice place which I would recommend you go.
There's love/hate tattoos if you're into that sorta thing (if not, it's where they filmed miami ink).
Soundscape cinema (which i'm not sure if it's there still but it may be) which is an outdoor cinema with films showing from the past so like ghostbusters, bttf, jaws etc.
If I were you i'd go to orlando and do the theme parks and then you can get this attraction for like £110 where you spend 2 days in miami and the everglades this includes hotels and transfers etc.

I've been to the Florida area a lot of times, so if you need any help just pm me

[Adam]

Cheers for the responses guys, really appreciate it.

We will definately be going to Miami as that's where the 4 day event is held however if there's any like day trips to Orlando then we may consider that as well or places around Miami if there's not much to do. I've been told South Beach is a great place but obviously not going to keep us occupied forever haha. As long as it's affordable then I'm not too fussed. You expect to pay a bit more in places like Miami so it's alright.

Do you know anything more about the transport throughout the city? Like is there a metro, trains, buses and are they easy? We'll probably be doing a fair bit of travelling considering we're going to 4 seperate events at 4 seperate locations throughout Miami and taxi's are expensive anyway so that'll mount up.

[lawrawrrr]

Cheers for the responses guys, really appreciate it.

We will definately be going to Miami as that's where the 4 day event is held however if there's any like day trips to Orlando then we may consider that as well or places around Miami if there's not much to do. I've been told South Beach is a great place but obviously not going to keep us occupied forever haha. As long as it's affordable then I'm not too fussed. You expect to pay a bit more in places like Miami so it's alright.

Do you know anything more about the transport throughout the city? Like is there a metro, trains, buses and are they easy? We'll probably be doing a fair bit of travelling considering we're going to 4 seperate events at 4 seperate locations throughout Miami and taxi's are expensive anyway so that'll mount up.

I'd definitely recommend Orlando, it's even more awesome there - although theme parks are super expensive unless you book online, then they're still pretty extortionate. We don't really do a lot of public transportation in Florida, but after a quick google search I found this which seems to give the information on buses/trains.

[Ed.]

Public transport from Miami to Orlando will be difficult as in a car, on the toll roads, the drive takes 3 and a half hours so if you're gonna go to orlando, i suggest you stay a night or two there

[Arron]

That's what me and three other mates are looking to do. We're after a platinum package (ringside) or a silver package (rows) for WM28!