Miami Travel Blog

The coast of Florida has islands upon islands. Big ones. Small ones. Islands built by Indians out of shells and islands built by big developers. Some of the prettiest islands with the most spectacular beaches are Sanibel and Captiva, the outermost islands on Florida’s Gulf Coast. These islands...

Ninety minutes west of Miami the Florida the Disney forgot starts to reveal itself to you. Its scent sneaks in through the vents.  Its scenes unfold around the windows of your car. It may be a prehistoric-looking bird sitting on a wire. Or a big old gator sunning along the banks of a canal beside Route...