For some time I’ve wanted to go to Florida and Miami so in Christmas 2021 I made the first decision by buying airplane tickets. In late July 2022, the planning of the trip took place. Two weeks of sports, swimming in the oceans and pools, avoiding hurricane Ian, and just chilling. First longer trip on my own.
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The Atlantic Ocean
The alarm was set at nine but I woke up before that like every other day on this trip. I left the hotel to get some breakfast at Sunny’s which I scouted earlier this week. I decided for some toast, scrambled eggs, bacon, and some apple juice. The first batch …
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The Everglades
First I must write something about last night. When I got to bed a loud beeping started, like I need earplugs loud. Felt like a fire alarm but it stopped after about 20 seconds. I looked out into the hallway where another guest said his girlfriend had experienced this at …
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Leaving Miami, Tampa here I come!
I checked out from the hotel around quarter to nine to get an Über to the Sixt office where I picked up a car, a BMW X3. After extensive filming of the car’s exterior and interior, and setting up the holder for the phone, power cable, Bluetooth, the seat, and …
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Go Pack Go!
I set the alarm for eight so I would have time for breakfast and a swim before heading off to the stadium. Not like a Swedish hotel buffet but it was something to fill my stomach with at least. Put on the bathing shorts and went down to the beach. …
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Animal Kingdom and EPCOT
Since I’m staying in Treasure Island, west of Tampa, and it was Monday and not the weekend anymore, I realized it would take a couple of hours to get to Orlando. Because of that, I got up early for breakfast and got on the road as quickly as possible. Left …
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Disney’s Hollywood Studios
The alarm went off at 6:55. A thought, “Why am I doing this to myself” ran through my mind before picking up the phone and booking a lightning lane slot for the Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run. After booking I snoozed for ten minutes before getting up, getting dressed, grabbed my …
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Ian, the hurricane
I had a well-needed good night’s sleep and woke up around 8. Put on the news to see the latest updates about the hurricane heading towards Florida. My plan was to leave relatively early and head down to Miami, which hopefully wouldn’t be hit as hard as Tampa and Orlando. …
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I need to use the car
I did some research yesterday, on what I could do today that requires a car. Since I have it until nine Saturday morning I want to use it. I found another mall, west of Miami called Dolphin Mall. It’s about 30 minutes drive from Miami Beach. So after I got …
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Slow day
When I woke up this morning, it was to the sound of a shredder that workers outside used to shred palm leaves that I guess got torn off by the wind. Last night I also realized that there are two bars and restaurants on the street where I have my …