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[nicole0612]

CapriTrotteur

I live on the west coast of FL. It has rained every day for the past three weeks. The mosquito population has mushroomed. You will definitely want insect repellant. I like the Cutter brand just because it doesn't stink.

That does not sound like fun! I just found out that I have to go to a suburb of Orlando for a week early next month. I think it will be hot, humid and mosquito-y.

 

[EmileH]

Cleaned closets today. Didn't intend to, but was in a mood to discard/pass things on. I found a number of things in the closet that had been "lost" for while. So now I can wear them.

I made another pass through my closet as well. I moved at least 30% of my clothes to clothing purgatory in the guest room closet. Anything that I didn't 100% love or hadn't worn in a while went. I'm hoping this will mean that I use my favorite items more often rather than the same old things.

Taking a vote: louboutin very prive peep toe pumps in black and nude (the only platforms that I have ever purchased): dated? Sell?

 

[EmileH]

CapriTrotteur

I live on the west coast of FL. It has rained every day for the past three weeks. The mosquito population has mushroomed. You will definitely want insect repellant. I like the Cutter brand just because it doesn't stink.

Oh my goodness. That sounds terrible. My dear MIL didn't mention that.

 

[nicole0612]

I made another pass through my closet as well. I moved at least 30% of my clothes to clothing purgatory in the guest room closet. Anything that I didn't 100% love or hadn't worn in a while went. I'm hoping this will mean that I use my favorite items more often rather than the same old things.

Taking a vote: louboutin very prive peep toe pumps in black and nude (the only platforms that I have ever purchased): dated? Sell?

All I can say about the CL is DH vote: not his favorite. We all know how style-conscious DHs feel about platforms
Sorry I can't be more help. Shoes are tough for me.

 

[chicinthecity777]

Hey prepster thank you.
Xiang mentioned the Ritz Carlton at South Beach, I wonder if it is the same one.
My DH is not a golfer, there are no engines involved with golf, unless you count the buggy, but that is probably electric thinking about it.
I bet Miami is glorious for playing golf, beautiful spaces and endless sunshine.

The Ritz Carlton we stayed is on Collins Avenue so must be a different one.
Which month are you going if you don't mind me asking? In the summer months it can be very hot. So you may want to stay in the shade during the hottest hours during the day if it's very sunny. The hurricane season runs from June until November so you may get extreme weather if you are going during that period. We did last time when we were there early November. Had to cancel our snorkelling trip out of Key West.

 

[Mininana]

I think so. Credit is pretty international. The worst that can happen is they would not approve your application. So all you lose is about 5 minutes of your time on a long flight.

I didn't think they would approve us since we already had one. They approved both of us so now we have 3 citibank cards with different account numbers. You have to spend about $2,000 on them before they give you the miles. We pay for absolutely everything by credit card to get the miles and pay off the full balance each month so we have no finance charges.

I tried to find the original post as I'm not a US citizen (nor a resident) and I kind of went through this first hand.

In order to be able to get a credit card in the USA you need a US social security number. If you don't have one, you can apply for a credit card but will most likely be declined.

Also, I own both a USA Amex and my home country Amex and I did once have a transfer of the membership miles from one card to the other as a one time thing because I thought I would never use my USA card again (I had left the USA to go back to live where I came from)

 

[prepster]

The Ritz Carlton we stayed is on Collins Avenue so must be a different one.
Which month are you going if you don't mind me asking? In the summer months it can be very hot. So you may want to stay in the shade during the hottest hours during the day if it's very sunny. The hurricane season runs from June until November so you may get extreme weather if you are going during that period. We did last time when we were there early November. Had to cancel our snorkelling trip out of Key West.

Oh, that's the one in Bal Harbour. Also nice! Love the Bal Harbour shops!

 

[chicinthecity777]

Oh, that's the one in Bal Harbour. Also nice! Love the Bal Harbour shops!

My favourite thing in BH shops is actually the pond with those huge coy carps! I could just look at them for ages!

 

[CapriTrotteur]

There are many art deco hotels on Ocean Drive which can be very busy! If you look at Collins Avenue it's more spacious and quieter but just 2 blocks away. The Delano is very swanky if you like that sort of thing. The pool side in Delano is fabulous but we haven't been for a few years now so don't know if things have changed. We are members of Ritz Carlton so we are partial to it but do explore other options and be prepared for being spolit for options!
Design district is a must visit these days but when we went there years ago, they were just starting to build it out.
Our trip might have to be put on hold as we are planning for something else. Oh well that's life.

Miami is sounding fabulous, lots to see and do.
I remember Miami having a reputation for being a bit scary in the 90's, but it sounds like it has all changed.
Sorry to hear your trip may need to be postponed, I hope your new option is fabulous!

 

[CapriTrotteur]

Definitely have breakfast/coffee at News Cafe one morning, I used to be in Miami often for work and wouldn't stay in fancy hotels but I was always walking distance to Ocean Drive and would love to sit at News and people watch while having Huevos Rancheros. Actually all of South Beach is amazing for people watching.

I'm not sure if dive bars are anyone's style but The Deuce on 14th Street is a mostly locals spot and it's a nice respite from $25+ cocktails at all the hotels although it was made famous by all the tattoo shows in Miami and may not be so cool anymore. I haven't been in a few years. Fair warning, it's the antithesis of the Ritz or the Delano!

Hey MrsO, thank you, all noted down.
To be honest I have no idea what a dive bar is, but generally when we go on holiday we prefer to go to the locals places rather than the tourist traps.
When we were in Venice a couple of years ago we found a great locals "pub", although it was more bar like than pub, but it was definitely not a tourist venue.
I was introduced to the Venetian spritz there which was extremely nice!

 

[CapriTrotteur]

Hi, The RC at South Beach is a different hotel, but also nice, on the South Beach "strip." The one on Key Biscayne is on Grand Bay Drive and is a few minutes away from South Beach and is more resort-ish. If you don't stay there but decide to go out to Key Biscayne to see the SeaQuarium or the lighthouse, or take a sea plane tour, there is a good place at the hotel for burgers on the beach, very low-key and casual--I think it's called Dune.

Thanks prepster, I think I definitely need to get that map reading going.
There seems like so much to do there.
I had no idea Miami was so full.
I suppose it is a major tourist destination.

 

[CapriTrotteur]

In the 80s we were on a tour of Miami which included buzzing past the pastel Deco buildings. There was a cluster of them and they stood out from the rest of the architecture. If you want to know what they looked like before the rest of the area got built up watch the early scenes in Scarface, the movie. It's not a big panoramic view of them but then in the 80s they weren't really a big panoramic view, anyhow.

Thanks eagle I haven't seen that film in years, must re-check it out!

 

[CapriTrotteur]

I think so. Credit is pretty international. The worst that can happen is they would not approve your application. So all you lose is about 5 minutes of your time on a long flight.

I didn't think they would approve us since we already had one. They approved both of us so now we have 3 citibank cards with different account numbers. You have to spend about $2,000 on them before they give you the miles. We pay for absolutely everything by credit card to get the miles and pay off the full balance each month so we have no finance charges.

Sounds good Corde, I operate my card as you do, but only have one I use generally.
No harm to add another for a different reward.
Thank you for the tip!

 

[CapriTrotteur]

CapriTrotteur

I live on the west coast of FL. It has rained every day for the past three weeks. The mosquito population has mushroomed. You will definitely want insect repellant. I like the Cutter brand just because it doesn't stink.

Oh Corde, good point, whilst it rains here all the time, we don't get an insect problem with it.
I am not used to using insect repellent at all.
I have some walking trousers with supposed insect repellent fabric, wonder if that would do the job.

 

[CapriTrotteur]

The Ritz Carlton we stayed is on Collins Avenue so must be a different one.
Which month are you going if you don't mind me asking? In the summer months it can be very hot. So you may want to stay in the shade during the hottest hours during the day if it's very sunny. The hurricane season runs from June until November so you may get extreme weather if you are going during that period. We did last time when we were there early November. Had to cancel our snorkelling trip out of Key West.

Hey Xiang, sounds like there are a lot of Ritz Carltons in Miami, most confusing.
That is a long hurricane season, that's nearly half a year!
That's a shame you had to miss the snorkelling, I am sure that would have been fun.