Spring Break: Chicago to Miami

[Marcus]

I'm planning a trip from Chicago to Miami in 2009. My question is what cities to include and what the budget should be. The plan is to arrive in Miami and spend a week there (I don't have to pay for the hotel because I can stay at a friends place who owns some property in Florida which comes in pretty handy :)) until I head back. Thank you very much in advance for you answers.

[Mass Tim]

It depends on how much time you are planning on spending in between the two locations. However, since Spring break is usually only one week, will you be able to spend some extra time in between?