Synopses & Reviews
Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. And avoid tourist traps. Frommer's Portable Guides help you make the right travel choices. They're easy to carry-and carry an unbeatable price. Frommer's. Your guide to a world of travel experience.
Put the Best of Miami in Your Pocket
* Outspoken opinions on top attractions-what's worth your time and what's not.
* Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip no matter what your budget.
* The best hotels and restaurants in every price range, with candid reviews.
* The expert guidance you need to take charge and travel with confidence.
Excerpted from Frommer's Miami
Synopsis
Frommer's Portable Miami, 2nd edition is the ideal take-along guide to one of the country's most popular destinations. The book is a handy reference to the hottest spots--from the dynamic dining and nightlife scenes in South Beach to the spectacular beaches and water sports to the classic Miami resorts and the creations of the hottest hotel designers.
About the Author
Lesley Abravanel is a freelance journalist and a graduate of the University of Miami School of Communication. When she isn't combing South Florida for the latest hotels, restaurants, and attractions, she is on the lookout for vacationing celebrities, about whom she writes in her weekly nightlife and gossip column, "Velvet Underground," for both the Miami Herald and its weekly entertainment newspaper, Street. She is also a contributor to Star Magazine, the Miami correspondent for Black Book Magazine, and writes restaurant reviews for America Online's Digital City.
Table of Contents
List of Maps.
1. The Best of Miami.
2. Planning Your Trip to Miami.
3. Getting to Know Miami.
4. Where to Stay.
5. Where to Dine.
6. What to See & Do in Miami.
7. Shopping.
8. Miami After Dark.
Index.