FLORIDA HAS CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAUX for all parts of Florida.  Just do a Google Search to pull up all the info you need to plan your trip.  Example:  " Tampa Viistors Bureau."   Also consult www.visitflorida.com  the Sunshine State's official tourism marketing arm.    

MIAMI THE MAGIC CITY  Message from the publisher of this website:   
I live downtown Miami in a hotel in this exciting city. I have tried everywhere, and want to share recommendations with British visitors unfamiliar with Miami. Recognising the need for Brits to find suitable restaurants and places, I created this dedicated page.  Thousands of British tourists come to Miami and never get to know the non-touristy places that we locals know and love. Here I will recommend non-Latin places of particular appeal to British tastes, where people speak English! ---PK

BIGGEST TIP:    Don't stay rooted to South Beach!   Miami the city has so much more to offer these days.  Jump in a taxi or one of 5 buses [A,C,K,S,M]  over to downtown Miami, the Design District, Mary Brickell Village and Coconut Grove.  EXPLORE!   These are all exiting and eclectic parts of Miami. From South Beach take the S or K bus down to Downtown and Bayside.  The fare of $2 is the best money you ever spent. I ride buses all the time to and from South Beach and rarely take my car out.

RESTAURANTS--Yum, yum not hum-drum.
SOUTH BEACH AREA:   First know that the best food is NOT found in tourist areas. That is true with most cities around the world.   We Miamians rarely eat overpriced food on Ocean Drive unless we have to, when showing visitors around.  Classic exceptions on South Beach to seek out:   Always popular with us local Brits is waterside Smith and Wollensky's [305] 673-2800   www.smithandwollensky.com    Friday nights you will hear many British accents there. Also, there is a gourmet Italian restaurant with a British owner Malcolm Smith who has other succesful restaurants in Canada.   Called Barolo [305] 532-5511 at 444 Ocean Drive on South Beach. INFO: www. barolomiami.com I had an exquisite meal here in October 2008 with the tastiest fresh ingredients.

FOR ALL TYPE OF CURRENT EVENTS, ATTRACTIONS, RESTAURANTS, NIGHTLIFE AND IN ALL PARTS OF MIAMI......visit www.miamiandbeaches.com

ALSO You will see a free newspaper on street corners The New Times. It's the alternative local weekly which lists all the nightclubs, strip clubs, wild bars and party places which appeal to many young British tourists. Pick one up--very useful source. www.newtimesmiami.com

The Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau  [305] 539-3000 is the official organisation to advise tourists.   WEBSITES:  www.visitflorida.com  the state's official website for anybody planning to visit Florida and    www.miamiandbeaches.com

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:  Britsh people love gardening and flowers.  Take a tour down to the Redlands agricultural area about one hour's drive south of Miami, in a suburb called Homestead.  I have done this tour and it's wonderful.  Orchid farms, tropical blooms, tropical eatables, local wineries and numerous tropical nature experiences  you will enjoy.  Look at the wesbite  www.theredland.org   first.  For tours call [305] 247-5172 Redland Pioneer Tours.  Or ask your hotel concierge how to drive down to Homestead.

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