The only problem with flying in the US is that you are going to fall in love with it and then come back home and question why aviation can't be as carefree as the yanks have made it!
Lots of good advice given above. I have flown both in Florida and out of the LA basin. Done about 200 hours in total in US trips plus a quick fire 3 week PPL.
Some more tips for you:-
- always go for a flight following service. It is free, and it teaches you good habits as you will have to stick to headings, heights etc that you will pass to ATC. Much safer to getting advice on possible targets out there. Great for building the confidence talking to ATC and they will wherever possible try and hand you off as necessary to the next controller and normally your destination airport as well if it is towered which will make the arrival procedure so much easier. Usually for VFR aircraft arriving at towered controlled airports you are given pretty simple joins like report left base runway x etc.
- always get a weather briefing, again its FREE so why would you not. I generally ask for a standard brief. The phone number 0800 wxbrief is completely free and will work from anywhere in the states. The local club will answer any queries you have on using it.
- get a copy of the CPL syllabus off the CAA website and also the criteria that the examiners follow. Then use that to make yourself a plan so that the hour building you undertake is challenging and builds up your skill base. I did an IMC rating prior to my last trip to LA and spent 50 hours out there honing my VOR tracking/fixing, flying airways (well below the actual airway that is), timed turns, flying holds out in the desert and nailing my heights and general attitude flying etc.
- don't fall into the trap of using safety pilots "to often". Sure if you aren't all that confident after your checkout then by all means take an instructor for a couple of sorties but remember the whole purpose of hour building is to build up your experience and decision making ability. Having a fall guy beside you isn't going to help you at all and more than likely make you take steps backwards.
- have you considered LA? Personally I found Florida pretty boring after the first 50 hours. There are only so many lakes to fly over before you get bored silly. The LA basin is great with Big Bear, Grand Canyon, Vegas, San Deigo etc etc all good trips and certainly a lot more to see than Florida.
There is a book about flying in Florida, haven't read it though. Checkout Transair online.
Thats all I can think of for now. The private flying forum also has lots of information on flying in the US and various threads on places to see etc. Enjoy.