'It’s Amazing How Leicester City's Growing All Over The World'
However, just before Christmas, that's exactly how hundreds of Leicester City supporters spent their weekend on Miami's bustling South Beach for NBC's Premier League Morning's fan festival.
Amid swaying palm trees and endless, perfect white sand, the Club's army of American fans gathered to watch Brendan Rodgers' men tackle Norwich City over seven thousand miles away in Leicester.
Life as a Fox in the United States is an entirely different experience, one typified by early rises, lunch breaks spent in sports bars, or missing games altogether due to the time difference across the pond.
It takes real dedication to follow City stateside, but the hurdles which need to be leapt don't deter the international Blue Army from showing their affection for the Club at all times of the year.
Over previous seasons, Leicester's Supporter Engagement team have endeavoured to reward the Foxes faithful in America with several events, staged in New York and Washington D.C.
Their latest trip took them to Miami - on one of the most iconic coastlines in the world - in the company of former defender Gerry Taggart and much-loved mascot, Filbert Fox.
The plan was simple: to spend quality time in the company of fans who may not be able to visit King Power Stadium and to learn how the Club can continue to support them in future.
"It’s quite amazing how Leicester City's growing all over the world, especially here in America, in the States," says Taggart, sitting on Miami Beach.
"The fans turned up in their numbers to come and watch the game and support their team. They’re all desperate to try and get over and see a game.
"It’s incredible really that Leicester City have got this far-reaching fan base. Things are obviously on the up on the pitch, but off the pitch as well, things are looking really good as regards to the fan base.
"I’ve been really impressed with the desire and eagerness of the American fans to learn more, not only about Leicester City. As a collective, there’s a real interest there."
Jim Harris, a popular member from the community of Foxes fans in the USA, originally from Leicester, established the Texas Foxes to give supporters a chance to meet up and share their love for the Club.
Over the years, events including five-a-side football matches and social occasions in Texas and elsewhere, as well as evenings spent with the New York Foxes, have brought those fans together.
"We wanted to start up the Texas Foxes just to create an identity for the state of Texas," he explains. "We have fans from all over the Great State, Huston, Austin, Dallas, all around.
"We tried to create a central point where everyone could rally behind. We’ve now had a few get togethers where we’ve met and watched games in Austin at the fan fest that we were there at, we’ve had a game in Huston as well, it was absolutely fantastic.
"People have travelled 200 hundred miles just to come and meet for a game, which is crazy to think about, just to watch a game on TV, but to spend time with friends and share that love of Leicester City.
"We feel like we are a close-knit family because being a Leicester fan is special. If you spot another Leicester fan across the hallway or across the courtyard if you’re at a pub, if you see someone, you have that connection and you become instant friends. We look after each other and you become lifelong friends."
A new, yet prominent, figure in the Club's fanbase in America is Mike Barksdale, who watched on from Seattle as Leicester shocked the world to first survive in the Premier League before lifting the title in 2016.
That transformation, a tale of a determined will to succeed, struck a chord with Mike, who has since travelled over to King Power Stadium and Anfield to support the Foxes over recent campaigns.
"The season afterwards, they were showing the games a lot and I was rooting for them and then one day I was like: I should just go there and watch a game!" he remembers.
"I booked my flight and I saw Leicester vs. West Ham… the first full season of [Claude] Puel and Mark Noble hit a freaking screamer from outside the box and we lost 2-0.
"But I loved the city of Leicester and that trip actually made it official that I was a Leicester supporter and I’ve been back twice since them.
"When I first started watching them and I decided to root for them and then go to Leicester, I got into Facebook groups with other Leicester supporters and they snatched me!
"When I got to Leicester, somebody in my group paid for my ticket to Liverpool. I tried to give him money, he wouldn’t take it. Someone paid for my bus that day, I tried to give them money, they wouldn’t take it.
"I felt that family vibe and the people were true to that. The first time I went to Leicester, I met people that I had met online and the people of Leicester have a lot to do with how I root for Leicester."
For Taggart, a weekend spent in the Sunshine State was about more than simply spreading the word. It was a chance to meet people who hold Leicester City close to their heart.
"This is the most amazing thing about what we’ve seen here this weekend… some of the fans have travelled over 3,000 miles, one fan especially, and other fans travelled over 1,000 miles," he adds.
"That takes some commitment. Okay, yes, it’s an excuse to have a weekend in Miami Beach, but again to make that commitment to come down, to share with the fans, to watch the game, to get involved in the whole event, is some commitment.
"You have to take your hat off to these people and that’s what we want to see. That’s why we should be coming out here on a more regular basis and get involved."
Foxes In Miami, a feature filmed in Miami and produced by LCFC TV, is available to view now by clicking HERE.