A family holiday isn’t necessarily the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the bustling city of Miami or the more serene St Pete-Clearwater region of Florida.
Back in the 1980s and 1990s, gulf coast-based St Petersburg and neighbouring Clearwater was nicknamed god’s waiting room, coined due to the city being marketed as a retirement community known for now-removed green benches that residents would spend days sitting on downtown.
