Miami is a vibrant city teaming with Cuban culture, lush everglade wildlife and magnificent beaches bordering the Atlantic Coastline. Miami is the only major U.S. city to be founded and planned by a woman, Julia Tuttle, who hailed from Cleveland. Upon her father's death in 1891, she took over his citrus plantation along the Miami River.
Miami is a thriving tourist hub, offering Latin flavor and Art Deco surroundings. The city thrives on its cool and hip mystique and its nightclub scene is vibrant and happening. It is the second largest city in Florida behind Jacksonville, and the state's proximity to Mexico and the Caribbean makes for an eclectic melting pot of Latin spice and excitement. Known as the "Gateway to the Americas," Miami has many cultural and linguistic ties to North, South and Central America and to the Caribbean, and almost all major foreign countries have consulates in Miami.
Part of Miami's popularity may lie in its subtropical climate and Gulf Stream warmth. The pleasant year-round temperatures provide the perfect medium for the area's plethora of activities, attractions and beaches.
Milton Keynes is the culmination and perhaps the perfection of the ?Garden City? devolopments in Britain that followed the Second World War. The foundation was laid in 1967 when Milton
Keynes was officially designated a new town.
Milton Keynes capitalised on the earlier lessons of towns like Welwyn Garden City and Stevenage and has successfully blended modern life and commerce to make it one of the best places to live and work in Britain.
The twentieth century is so often heralded as the planners dream gone wrong. Whereas those that know Milton Keynes, feel its very much a case of the planner dream came true! Part of the reason for this is the significant architectural and planning talent assembled for the job in the early 70's.
Milton Keynes is no laughing matter!
Milton Keynes gained prominance in the nations psyche through the gags of 70's comedians like Jasper Carrott, that made fun of the roundabouts and the infamous concrete cows. Later we found out that few of the comedians had even been to MK, but most people were left with a false impression of the city that has taken 25 years to shake off.
Great location
Milton Keynes enjoys a great location for commerce and for the traveler looking for a base. Going north it's 45 miles from London on the way to Birmingham. Looking east to west it's midway between Cambridge and Oxford.
Easy access
It's the perfect base to explore the country with most major cities within 2 hours. It has direct rail connections to London (35mins), Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Chester, Stoke on Trent, Coventry, the Lake District, North Wales, Glasgow and Scotland.
If you need to fly London Luton International airport is about 15 miles to the south and regional airports at Coventry, Donnington and Birmingham also offer international and national flights.
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