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Pelican, Miami South Beach, FL ***

Posted in Florida, Hotel, USA on Jul 1st, 2008

Where did the room go?
The first time I stayed at this hotel, I slept in a room called ”Jesus Christ Megastar”. Has it been renamed? Have ultra-conservative groups in the United States been putting pressure on the Pelican and forced it to change the name of this room or is there something I have I […]

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The Tides, Miami South Beach, FL ****

Posted in Florida, Hotel, USA on Dec 1st, 2007

This is the Diva of Ocean Drive.
If you look ‘art déco’ up on Google, it won’t take you long before you’ll find Lawrence Murray Dixon. He’s the architect behind many of the classic art déco buildings in Miami South Beach. The Tides opened in 1936 and in no time it became the playground for […]

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