Florida
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Getting gas in the U.S.: How much does it cost? Prepayment at gas stations…
Making a road trip of several weeks is often a big gas budget. We took very expensive during our trip in Iceland and New Zealand but in the United States, the bill is much less painful. What types of fuel? In the United States, you have 4 types of fuel: Diesel, 87 (or regular), 89 and 93. Be sure to ask your car rental company for the fuel level of the vehicle as it isn’t indicated on the fuel tank door. In our case we had 87 which seems to be the equivalent of Lead Free 95 in France. That’s good, it’s the cheapest fuel! In the United States, we…
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Toll system in Florida (tolls, Sunpass, …) How does it work?
In Florida, there are many paying roads. The problem for tourists like us (misinformed) is that there are four payment systems in parallel: The Toll by plate: automatic system where your license plate is flashed and the toll amount is charged to you. The Sunpass, an automatic system via a physical transponder present in the car that has been credited beforehand. Teller machines with an employee where you can pay (in cash only, the employee gives change). Exact Coins Only ATMs, where you have to pay in coins and top up the change. Where it gets complicated is that while the first two systems are systematically present (Toll by plate…
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Travel Guided tour of Miami (USA) by bus and boat: Travel Diary
Today, I’ll take you to visit the top attractions in Miami (it’s not the same as Miami Beach we’ve talked about here and there). We paid for a guided tour which includes a bus stop and a 1h30 boat ride. The whole thing lasts 4 hours. For 40$ per person. This travel diary exists both in video version on YouTube and in blog version. The blog version is obviously more detailed, because I haven’t had fun doing the voice-over yet 😀 Part 1: Travel Diary Part2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary A bus comes to pick us up and drop us off in front of another big bus. We…
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Vertoe Test & Review: A worldwide luggage deposit service (+ promo code)
If you would like to test Vertoe’s services, use this referral link to receive a 20% discount After a month in Miami, it’s time to leave for a 15-day road trip by car throughout Florida We had a moderate desire to leave all our expensive computer equipment unattended in the car for days on end, so we started looking for a solution to store our luggage in Miami for two weeks That’s how I discovered Vertoe’s luggage deposit services. Vertoe is an online service that offers many storage locations in Miami and around the world (Canada, USA, France, Thailand, Japan, … and many other countries). Many spaces are available in…
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Miami Beach (USA) part 2: the most beautiful beach, the stone crab, lobster roll
I hope you are doing well. We just got back after a 2 weeks road trip in Florida so the articles (and videos for those who follow us on YouTube) will be posted aswe go. We’re trying out the VLOG format on YouTube, just for fun, test the format, see if we like it. Much of what is told in thisn’tebook has been shown on our vlog, I invite you to watch the video here : For those who prefer to read the blog, don’t worry, we keep on blogging, and there are more details on the blog than on video because we have no (character) limit here hihihi So,…
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Miami Beach (USA): Travel Diary, Part 1
Oyé oyé, it’s with an excellent mood that I start this travel diary on Miami Beach! I am in a good mood because unlike Canada, I don’t have to go to the dentist anymore, and when you are in a vacation place, sun, relax, fiesta like Miami Beach, with this blazing sun and this blue sky, it is impossible to get depressed. So Miami is a city big enough that you can’t do everything on foot. There are two parts Miami mainland and Miami Beach which is an island city, connected to mainland Miami via bridges. Therefore, it is by staying in Miami Beach that you have better access to…
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Everglades (USA): meeting alligators on an airboat
It is impossible to go to Miami without spending at least half a day in the Everglades. This is the must-see excursion in the area. Part 1: Travel Diary Part2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary I warn you, the place is very touristic and the organization is industrial. A car will pick us up around 9:30 am to take us to the center of Miami. We are transferred in a double-decker bus to go to one of the many places from where the boats called “air boats” leave, with two enormous propellers at the back. We have been warned of the Floridian “ferocious mosquitoes”, which spare no one, and…
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CitiBike: the self-service bike rental service in Miami (USA)
In Miami and Miami Beach, CitiBike offers self-service bike rentals, a system similar to what Velib can offer in Paris for example. Cycling is really the ideal means of transportation to get around Miami Beach, a pedestrian and bicycle road runs along the beach from north to south and there are many bicycle paths on the other routes. It can be used in two ways: With a subscription, you will need to get a pass Without subscription, a credit card is sufficient CitiBike’s service is really great, there is a huge density of stations and it’s rare to make two blocks without seeing a station. The bikes are in very…
