{"id":1,"date":"2026-03-01T07:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T12:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/students.com.miami.edu\/~travelwriting\/?p=1"},"modified":"2026-03-02T05:54:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:54:36","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.com.miami.edu\/travelwriting\/?p=1","title":{"rendered":"Welcome, travelers!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the Web space we call the South Florida Travel Writers Group<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Our publishing base is South Florida, specifically the greater Miami and Coral Gables areas. We are a travel writing and travel journalism course — mostly juniors, seniors, and masters students — at the University of Miami<\/a>. We’re posting our work here in hopes that you will take a look at it. If you’re an editor looking for travel writing about South Florida and other locations around the nation, let us know of your interests.<\/p>\n

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Miami’s landmark Vizcaya is located on Biscayne Bay (Staff photo).<\/p><\/div>\n

You will find different types of travel features ranging from destination and attraction features to news and features that enhance traveling to personal experiences during traveling.<\/p>\n

In addition to this site, some of our projects have been posted on a companion site devoted to the American national parks system, Our National Parks<\/a>. We hope you will visit this site to see our work also.<\/p>\n

The South Florida Travel Writers Group Web site is developed for JMM 446 and JMM 646, “Travel Writing,” as part of the programs of the Journalism and Media Management Department <\/a>of the School of Communication<\/a>. Header images are courtesy of the Web site staff and Travel Writer’s Group writer-photographer Donatela Vacca.<\/p>\n

Our South Florida Attractions Photo Gallery<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Below, on this page, are some of our images of South Florida. We hope you enjoy what you read.<\/p>\n

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The view of Biscayne Bay from Miami’s Kennedy Park in Coconut Grove (Photo by Melissa Soto).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Beans<\/a>

Beans displayed behind the counter at Miami’s Pasion del Cielo (Photo by Maria Hernandez).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Gorilla<\/a>

Monkey Jungle’s Gorilla King makes a funny face. (Photo by Sharry Tong).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Fredo<\/a>

Fredo Latte at Miami’s Crema (Photo by Maria Hernandez).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bayside<\/a>

Bayside Marketplace entrance is marked with large blue letters that light up at night (Photo by Maleana Davis).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The beach at Matheson Hammock County Park has a tidal swimming pool on Biscayne Bay in Coral Gables (Staff photo).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Dusk<\/a>

Dusk sets on Brickell Avenue in Miami (Photo by Katherine Guest).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The Sony Ericsson Open Tennis Tournament on Key Biscayne near Miami (Photo by Brandon Lumish).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"View<\/a>

View of the Venetian Pool in Coral Gables (Photo by Rachel Janosec).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"A<\/a>

A tiger rests in the sun at one of the Zoo Miami exhibits (Staff photo).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The Deering Estate main house in Palmetto Bay in South Miami-Dade, build by Charles Deering (Staff photo).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Cubans<\/a>

Cubans playing dominoes in Maximo Gomez Domino Park (Photo by Mikayla Vielot).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Black<\/a>

Black Point Park and Marina is a popular South Miami-Dade spot for residents in nearby Homestead and Cutler Bay (Photo by Laura Yepes).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Shepard<\/a>

Shepard Fairey’s mural greets art lovers as they enter The Wynwood Walls just north of downtown Miami (Photo by Laurie Charles)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne National Park near Homestead (Staff photo).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The entrance to the bakery at Versailles Restaurant in Little Havana in Miami (Staff photo).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"A<\/a>

A park ranger talks to visitors at Royal Palm’s Anhinga Trail in Everglades National Park (Staff photo).<\/p><\/div>\n

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An entrance to Higgs Beach in Key West (Photo by Lauren Zimmerman).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"View<\/a>

View of the coast from the Key Biscayne Beach Club (Photo by Donatela Vacca).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Outdoor<\/a>

Outdoor patio of Schnebly Redlands Winery near Homestead (Photo by Roxana Maza).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"An<\/a>

An almost panoramic view shows how psychedelic Homestead’s Coral Castle looks from the distance, including the solar system and the top of the thirty ton stone arch (Photo by Donatela Vacca).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Ralph<\/a>

The Barnacle, Ralph M. Munroe’s home, is the oldest home in its original location in Coconut Grove in Miami-Dade County (Photo by Gabriel Ibrahim).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The grand front entrance to Miami’s Vizcaya is the first step into a different time that industrialist James Deering created in making his winter home (Photo by Gabriel Ibrahim).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The Biltmore in Coral Gables offers a 23,000 square foot pool that was once used as a venue for aquatic shows (Photo by Patrick Riley).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The ancient Spanish Monastery in North Miami Beach draws thousands each year for weddings, tours and events (Photo by Rianna Hidalgo).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Cypress<\/a>

Cypress trees in the Big Cypress National Preserve west of Miami (Staff photo).<\/p><\/div>\n

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The new Visitor Center of the Big Cypress National Preserve near Ochopee, Fla. (Staff photo).<\/p><\/div>\n

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A ranger discusses wildlife during a swamp buggy tour of the Big Cypress National Preserve (Staff photo).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Venetian<\/a>

Venetian mooring post at the Venetian Pool in Coral Gables (Photo by Melissa Soto).<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Viscaya<\/a>

Vizcaya Museum in Coconut Grove (Photo by Vivian Braga).<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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