I've lived in east Fort Lauderdale, less than a mile from the beach, for the past thirty years and love it. It's an eclectic, mostly English speaking, area of snow birds, tourists and year rounders like myself.

Fantastic dinning, beaches and waterways with water taxies, all within a mile or two.

Miami or Boca is 30 minutes from us.

The beach is less than 5 minutes by car or 10 minutes by bicycle.

As Simon mentioned the Keys are wonderful and only 90 minutes from where we live.

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