At the last night I had in Miami before driving to Orlando, I went to a small music club called Jazid. I talked my english hostel-friend Stu into going there, and actually I wanted to go cause I heard it was a reggae-bar. It turned out they had live music that night, or maybe more specific some sort of talent show. Among the performers were a female singer-songwriter who didn't play her guitar very well, but had a perfect voice. Furthermore a comedian (ok), a s...

Quiet time in Orlando I have been in Orlando for four days now, and the last three of them have been really relaxing. I am staying in a nice and quiet, little lakeside hostel outside Orlando, and it is chilling in a good way. The partynoise from Miami is gone, and here is perfect for relaxing, writing and regain energy for the next journey. Lots of the guests here are just sleeping at the hostel, and then they go to one of the many huge theme parks located in ...

Ups and downs from Miami to Orlando A few days ago I had planned to leave Miami and go to Orlando. But it didn't go as planned. I had booked a seat in the train, but because of some misunderstandings between me and the lady working in my hostel in Miami, I missed my train. I was pretty surprised to find out, that there were no more trains out of the Miami Amtrak Station that day. Two departures a day?!? I thought I could just catch the next departure, bu...

Safari Trip in the Everglades I read some stuff about the Everglades before I arrived to Miami, so one of the days I booked a trip there. I found the tour at a temporary desk in Collins Avenue, and it turned out to be good value for the money. The Everglades is a huge ecosystem, and actually it is a slowmoving river with tons of animals like turtles and alligators. The trip was normally priced 55 dollars, but they had a 'special' price when I was there, so I ...

Two great hostels I was pretty shocked when I arrived in Miami January 10th. I had just been in Mexico and Belize for a month, and the prices there were so different from the prices in Miami. In a bankaccount-healthy way. Of course I knew Miami was expensive, but I really think I made the wrong move by travelling around these cheap places just before coming here, cause my focus ended up in the prices after a few minutes in Miami. Anyway, the city is great and I...