Driving New York to Miami
Oh boy. Another drive. Had to get my car down to Miami somehow, and another multi day drive was the way to go! About 7 hours a day of driving would eventually get me down to the southeastern tip of the country. Here’s how I did it.
Day 1: New York to Richmond
After an absurd night out at the Brooklyn Mirage, I woke up around 9 and left by 10 the next morning. I drove down through New Jersey, past Philadelphia (which like is way closer to NYC than I thought?) and DC, and eventually ended up in the capital of Virginia, Richmond. I spent the night at The Commonwealth, which had a great location and was a nicely retrofitted old building, reflecting the history of this city. The room was nicely decorated and surprisingly large, with a more then comfortable bed for the night. The next morning, I strolled around the downtown area, seeing the Capitol of course (which was stunning from the outside even during construction). Then I went to the Capitol Waffle Shop where I had the most absurd waffle al pastor situation, but I absolutely loved it and you should definitely go if you find yourself in Richmond for breakfast. There is this cool like graffiti art area down by the river just past the Omni Hotel that is worth checking out, very interesting parks with statues and monuments dedicated to the civil rights movement and abolishment of slavery, a beautiful bridge to an island in the middle of the river, a great waterfall in the city center, and just all in all, a nice little city! Would I ever visit again? No. Would I be made if I was forced to for whatever reason? Also no!
Day 2: Richmond to Savannah
Savannah is a city that has been on my bucket list for a long time, especially after going to Charleston last year. And it absolutely lived up to the hype. I arrived around 6 PM at the Andaz Savannah (highly recommend, and if they have the Andaz suite, splurge and treat yourself, it was an awesome room), and immediately headed out to explore the town. I strolled through all the streets and immersed myself in what is one of the most fantastic urban fabrics of any city of the world. Eventually, I got to Forsyth Park, which is sort of the heartbeat of the city. There was beautiful trees, expansive grass areas, fountains, statues, playgrounds, cafes and more. Honestly, it felt like a much smaller and much more beautiful version of Central Park. Then I made my way to the Riverfront to catch the tail end of the sunset. The riverfront park has a lot of great developments on it, stretching from the JW Marriott at the northern end all the way down. There are plenty of areas to sit, eat, drink and play, which is what everyone was doing. At this point, I was in love with Savannah. Then I went to the Seafood Shack and had a low country boil with all the seafoods and sausages and potatoes, followed by the best ice cream of my life at the famous Leopold’s and by then, I had asked Savannah to be my wife (she declined). Then I woke up the next morning, enjoyed the amenities at the hotel, took a bath in my suite, then headed to Sandfly for some awesome barbecue before taking the most aesthetic pictures at the entrance to the Wormsloe Estate (no need to pay to enter, you come here for the picture let’s be honest. The history is kind of exactly what you think it is). And that was that! If you had to ask me which was better between Charleston or Savannah, I would say Charleston for friends, Savannah for couples, Charleston for families, Savannah for business, and Charleston for solo travel.
Day 3: Savannah to Miami
This was a long one. And not much to write home about. Just like 8 hours straight of driving. Shit was a bitch. Not sorry for the profanity. My ass hurt. But, we made it! I checked in to the Hilton Doral near the Miami airport, left my car there for the week, and completed the mission of getting my car down to Miami from New York! Now, it is on to France.
