Ready to get off your beach chair and hit the waves? Whether you are a veteran surfer or you have never touched a board, surfing vacations can put you in the middle of the action. The sport has fresh new variations (think stand-up paddling and paddle surfing) that are perfect for vacation dabbling. Plus, some top hotels offer prime surf spots, along with amenities to help you unwind afterwards. Go to Forbes.com to check out the top hotels to take a surfing vacation.
Top Hotels For Surfing Vacations
An Insider’s Guide To The PGA Championship’s Ocean Course
Starting tomorrow, a field of the greatest golfers in the world will take to the course at the South Carolina getaway of Kiawah Island Golf Resort to compete in the 2012 PGA Championship. The scenic vistas and Five-Star hotel might seem serene, but according to our Forbes.com article, the resort’s Ocean Course provides plenty of challenges. Our Forbes Travel guide editors caught up with Mike Vegis, avid golfer and public relations director of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, to talk course design, prime viewing spots and the great nuisance to every golfer—wind.
Photo courtesy of Kiawah Island Golf Resort
10 Top Tables With A View
These days a table with a view means more than a booth by a window. Restaurants are upping their game and thinking about the backdrop long before the bread is even baked. Our Forbes Travel Guide editors gathered up the 10 top restaurants with the best views so you can snag a seat with jaw-dropping scenery. Think: on a rooftop with views of ruins, on a mountainside with vineyards surrounding you or even 16 feet below the ocean’s surface. Click through our slideshow on Forbes.com to see the full list.
Photo courtesy of Ithaa Undersea Restaurant
10 Ways To De-stress On A Business Trip
On business trips, the endless meetings, tense negotiations and boardroom boredom can take their toll. So break away from your laptop and hit the green. Forbes Travel Guide picked stress-relieving escapes in 10 cities—everything from sports bars to golf to urban hikes—designed to clear your mind. Read our Forbes.com article on the best way to feel at ease during your next business trip.
Photo courtesy of John R. Johnson
This Fall’s Hottest New Hotels
New hotels will be popping up around the world this fall, and there are a few we can’t wait to check in to. From Miami to Vienna, go to Forbes.com to see fall’s hottest new hotels. They just might be worth planning a trip around.
Photo courtesy of The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company LLC
London’s Over-the-Top Cocktails
The best way to celebrate an Olympic victory is with a drink, but your regular beer just don’t do. We scoured London to find its most expensive cocktails so you can toast wins — or any other big occasion — properly.
Magie Noir ($525). Head to Umbaba Nightclub, a swanky African-themed spot just off Carnaby Street near Oxford Circus, for the Magie Noir (French for “black magic”). For $525 (£333), you’ll get a drink that blends one shot of Richard Hennessy cognac, a measure of Dom Pérignon vintage champagne, a dash of Crème de Mure blackberry liqueur, fresh lemongrass, lychees and yohimbe bark extract. Topping it off is a 24-karat white-gold cocktail pin made by Tom Binns, jewelry designer for the stars.
Diamond Martini ($1,500-$6,000). Piano Bar at Sheraton Park Tower has been serving up the most glamorous cocktail in London since 2005, giving new meaning to the phrase “on the rocks.” The Diamond Martini’s ingredients are relatively simple: Rémy Martin Louis XIII cognac, champagne and Angostura bitters. The treat is the diamond that settles on the bottom of your glass. Choose a stone ranging from 0.24 carats to one carat. If you need more flash, commission larger stones or customize jewelry in advance with in-house designer Pacha. The price tag ranges from $1,500 to $6,000 (£1,000 to £4,000), depending on the size of the stone.
Flawless ($54,914). The most expensive cocktail in London comes with its own security detail. The Flawless libation at Movida nightclub in Oxford Circus is mixed to the tune of $54,914 (£35,000). The extravagance is not in the Louis XIII cognac, half a bottle of Cristal Rosé champagne, brown sugar, Angostura bitters or 24-carat edible gold leaf flakes that make up the drink but in the 11-carat white diamond ring that’s placed on the glass’ bottom. The club dispatches two security guards to watch over the proceedings so the crowd won’t become bothersome while you patiently wait to hear the answer to “Will you marry me?”
Photo courtesy of Sheraton Park Tower
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