For those of you who are thinking 'Florida in the summer?', I've gotta tell you that having just come from NY, Florida is way-better-the ocean, the openness, the air-conditioning-way better. This is the summer-'out of season', and so incredible deals are available.

It was a wonderful idea, and I have to credit my partner for thinking of it. So, having just had a nice vacation in Argentina, but being in the mood for more, we decided to take the half-hour trip to Miami and have an 'overnight vacation'. Despite having a home here for over four years, we have spent very little time in Miami, just a little time in South Beach, and one venture to the Design District. My partner is pretty much full-time, and I live here about two-thirds of the time, with the rest of the time in NYC (Park Slope, Brooklyn to be exact). My partner and I now live almost full-time in Fort Lauderdale.