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Kanye And Amber Rose Have A Revealing Vacation In Miami, Not Barcelona
'Tis the season for skinny dipping! Yesterday, rapper Kanye West caused quite a stir on both Miami Beach and the internet as his model girlfriend Amber Rose stepped just short of nude.
For most of last night, it was believed that the mini peep-show occurred on a beach just outside of Barcelona, Spain, when actually the couple was just underneath our own American noses, turning their hotel beach into a skin show straight out of Europe.
While Kanye seemed upset with the paparazzi as usual, Amber however smiled and bared more and more skin, eventually going full topless and making search engines go crazy with terms like "amber rose bikini beach pics" and "barcelona kanye girlfriend nude." It only came out this morning that they were in fact in Miami, and had just as quickly returned to New York. This is what happens when you become famous, people; you get to take quick mid-week trips to the beach and frolic with your nude girlfriend. We need to start getting famous.
Related Stories:
· Kanye upstaged by cheeky girlfriend as she frolics in orange bikini [Daily Mail]
· Celeb Travel Coverage [Jaunted]
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Jetblue Will Also Fly Direct From SFO To Fort Lauderdale
Talk about stealing someone's thunder! This morning, Virgin America announced their plans for twice-daily roundtrips from San Francisco and Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale, beginning in September. By this afternoon, JetBlue had countered with their own suspiciously similar news; they'll be flying one daily roundtrip from SFO to FLL also beginning in November.
We can just imagine Jetblue reading the VA news and exclaiming "oh no you didnt!" Jetblue's flights will begin one day ahead of Virgin's, on the 17th of November versus VA's 18th. Tickets are not yet available for Jetblue's FLL flights. Despite Jetblue's jumping on their route and even a day earlier, Virgin America will have more flights, the whole LAX route as well, and not to mention their precious, precious in-flight WiFi.
Perhaps they'll even race each other in the air?
Related Stories:
· Jetblue Intensifies Competition With Virgin America In Fort Lauderdale [FlightGlobal]
· jetBlue announces non stop service from San Francisco To Fort Lauderdale [Gadling]
· Virgin America To Service Fort Lauderdale In November [Jaunted]
· New routes coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo and photoshop work: Jaunted]
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Virgin America To Service Fort Lauderdale in November
Who's ready for spring break?!?!!? Okay okay calm down, because you've still got another eight or so months before you can decamp with your whole camp down to Florida's beaches for barely legal fun. But for you snow birds and West Coasters looking to trade the clubs of LA for the clubs of Miami, the partying will start in November as Virgin America has today announced that they'll be flying nonstop from San Francisco and Los Angeles to sunny Fort Lauderdale.
Jaunted thought this would be a VA destination long ago, though we were leaning MIA over FLL.
Tickets went on sale today for flights beginning November 18, and with two direct roundtrips daily from each city, including the only directs between FLL and SFO, we expect them to go like hotcakes. True to their LCC nature—who thinks of them a low-cost carrier anymore, with their WiFi and great service?—the tickets will start out rather cheap. We're talking prices from $99 each way for economy and $499 and up for higher classes (those with the white leather massage chairs).
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This Weekend In The World: Restaurant Week Redux And A Little Pearl Jam
· Miami
We've talked and talked about New York Restaurant Week until our faces were blue and we finally sat down to several discounted dinners. For this reason, we can't be more excited that our southern friends are joining in on the fun with the launch of "Miami Spice" Restaurant Week. All through the rest of this month and September, some of the city's trendiest and best restaurants will serve you a several-course lunch for $24 and dinner for $35. Finally, a non-clubby reason to hit up Nikki Beach. See our post on the event for more.
· New York City
Meanwhile, New York's spectacular and amazing and totally-worth-it Restaurant Week decides to tack on some extra time and the deals are extended through Labor Day. Book it and book it now! See our original post on the extension for more information.
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New Restaurant Weeks Are Always Nice; Please Welcome 'Miami Spice'
We can't praise Restaurant Week enough, and we're not just talking about New York but about the plethora of other cities adopting the couple-week event with discounted prix fixe meals at the best restaurants. Cities like Boston and Chicago have jumped on the bandwagon in past years, and 2009 now welcomes Miami to the mix.
During August and September, renowned restaurants will serve up three-course mealsקlunch for $22 and dinner for $35—with the intention of discovering "the tropical fusion of ingredients that makes Miami dining so wonderfully out of the ordinary." Some of the hotspots on deck for the promotion: Nikki Beach, Barolo, Meat Market, Cafe Avanti, and Smith & Wollensky (which has an amazing view of the harbor and ocean).
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The Sex Offender Bridge Probably Isn't Going to Be Shown on 'Miami Social'
Bravo TV has a new show out this season called Miami Social which follows thirty-something year olds living, working and partying in Miami Beach. The show is full of shallow people we wouldn't want to be friends with in real life and yet there's not one totally outrageous diva character that would keep us tuning in again. Not even the regular appearance of the Gansevoort South which serves as the group's de facto Peach Pit After Dark has us interested in the slightest.
Instead we find the Sex Offender Bridge in Miami far more fascinating. It turns out Miami-Dade County has a rule that bans all sex offenders from living within 2,500 feet of any school, playground, public park or even bus stops. Since there options are so restricted, sex offenders have been told by the state's corrections department to park their stuff under the Julia Tuttle Causeway, a bridge that connects downtown Miami to Miami Beach.
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Power To The Cruisers! Carnival Installs Self Check-In Kiosks
Can everyone please welcome the cruise lines to the 21st century? If airlines, notoriously security-focused as they are, can successfully board and fly their passengers who have checked in via a self-service kiosk, then why can't ships do the same for cruisers? Finally, after Costa Cruises saw the light last year and installed some kiosk check-ins, Carnival has come around to allowing their passengers to check themselves in as well, but only at the Port of Miami.
Veteran cruisers know that along with the unlimited buffets and blue water of a cruise, one must endure the grueling discomfort of a lifeboat muster drill and the wait to simply board the ship. You check your luggage, get loaded with pamphlets on shore excursions and a map of the ship, and finally claim your ID/onboard credit card, and all you want to do is collapse into the closet that is your ship-side bedroom.
Now, using the self check-in kiosks, you can zip through the formalities, even set up a cash account for onboard purchases, and finally exchange your checked-in confirmation for your stateroom key. To use this new machine, however, you must pre-register online and be a US or Canadian citizen or from a visa-waiver country. Checked bags can be left with the porters and you are free to board and partake in the farewell Lido buffet, one of the grandest traditions in cruising.
Related Stories:
· Carnival Introduces Self-Service Cruise Check-In Kiosks [CruiseCritic]
· Carnival Launches Self-Service check-in at Port of Miami [Travel Weekly]
· Cruise News [Jaunted]
[Photo: CruiseCritic]
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Don't Get Sunburned Stalking the 'Burn Notice' Set in Miami
On Friday, USA Network’s Burn Notice is filming on Jackson Avenue between McDonald Street and Gifford Lane in the Coconut Grove area of Miami, Florida. Burn Notice is a sexy series about a blacklisted spy, played by Jeffrey Donovan, struggling to put his life back together and find out why he's been burned.
While other shows like Dexter and CSI: Miami are set in Miami, they are actually shot in L.A. Burn Notice is currently the only series filmed completely in Miami.
Tomorrow’s location is just a few blocks from one of Miami's best restaurants, Jaguar Ceviche Spoon Bar and Latin Grill, 3067 Grand Ave, Coconut Grove. Jaguar is known for their ceveches, a popular Latin American dish made with marinated seafood and served raw. Their Ceviche Spoon Sampler features tuna, swordfish and white fish ceviches for around $15.
Related Stories:
· Burn Notice [USA Network]
· Coconut Grove [Official Site]
· Movie Set Travel [Jaunted]
