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Forbes
3 days ago
- Forbes
The Best Palm Beach Hotels, Christian Louboutin's New Villas And More Travel News
When Standard Oil cofounder Henry Flagler extended his railroad to South Florida in the 1890s, Palm Beach became America's first luxury resort destination. More than a century later, the posh barrier island along Florida's east coast is still drawing elite travelers, particularly those who want to do business at Mar-a-Lago. The editors of Forbes Travel Guide recently unveiled their list of the best Palm Beach hotels, including The Breakers, The Colony and the Four Seasons Palm Beach. The Britannic Explorer, the first luxury sleeper train to tour through England and Wales, made its inaugural journey in late July, marking a new milestone for British railways. Belmond, the LVMH-owned travel brand behind the new train, operates Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, The Royal Scotsman, and the British Pullman. The Britannic Explorer features eight cars with 18 suites, a spa, a bar and two glamorous dining cars. In 2023, billionaire shoe designer Christian Louboutin opened his first boutique hotel, the 13-room Vermelho Melides on Portugal's Alentejo coast. This summer, Louboutin expanded his hospitality brand with the addition of two new villas—one that sleeps four and one that can accommodate up to six guests—for well-heeled (and red-soled) travelers who want a little more room and privacy. 'I still have my feet on the ground. I just wear better shoes.'This is the published version of Forbes' Passport newsletter, which offers a first-class guide to luxury travel. Click here to get it delivered to your inbox every Friday. Those who turn left when they board a plane already know where the best seats are—but what about the worst? Middle seats are obviously worth avoiding but bulkhead and exit row seats come with their own problems. Here are some expert-guided principles for choosing the best (and safest) seats on your next flight. For those who dream of retiring—or just relocating—to another country, there are some remarkably affordable destinations where you can live for around $2,000 a month. Here are three havens where you can live large for roughly the amount of the average Social Security check.
New York Times
16-07-2025
- Business
- New York Times
West Palm Beach Moves Upmarket
West Palm Beach is emerging from the shadow of its affluent world-famous neighbor, Palm Beach, with new luxury condo and office towers as well as a billionaire developer aiming to transform it into the Wall Street of the South. In Palm Beach today, President Donald Trump occupies his Mar-a-Lago compound as the rich and famous continue to snap up multi-million-dollar mansions. But since the Covid-19 pandemic, West Palm Beach, too, has attracted wealthy newcomers and big-name financial firms, as well as world-class art, entertainment, and shopping. Florida Alba Palm Beach WEST PALM BEACH STATION West Palm Beach CityPlace Olara 704 The Bristol Palm Beach pb Boys Club Forté on Flagler Detail area South Flagler House The Park 4 mileS TRI-RAIL LINE 1/2 mile EL CID West Palm Beach 98 Palm Beach 95 SOUTHLAND PARK Atlantic Ocean Lake Worth Lagoon FLORIDA West Palm Beach Mar-a-Lago 1 Miami By The New York Times Location: Palm Beach County, 70 miles north of Miami and 45 miles north of Fort Lauderdale Population: 127,744 (2024 U.S. Census Bureau estimate) Area: 54 square miles Housing: 50 percent homeownership rate The vibe: A palm tree-lined, sun-drenched, laid-back city with a few high-rises and world-class amenities. Henry Flagler, the oil magnate, founded Palm Beach during the Gilded Age, building an oceanfront resort on a barrier island. West Palm Beach, on the mainland, housed the workers who serviced the wealthy.'For decades, if you lived in West Palm Beach, people would say 'Oh my God, you're across the bridge',' said Robert Kemp, a real estate broker with Douglas Elliman who's worked and lived in West Palm Beach for over 30 years. 'Then, West Palm became almost like a part of Palm Beach.' What's great about where you live? Tell us about life in your city, town or neighborhood and why you chose it as home. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
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Miami Herald
28-06-2025
- Miami Herald
Check out this hidden village in southwest Miami-Dade. Just don't call it a mall
Where in Miami can you eat a steak, sip tea in Victorian cups, have your fortune told in a tarot reading, walk along tree-lined paths, enjoy art, buy candles, and all that with free parking? Welcome to Cauley Square, a paradise in southern Miami-Dade County, a former village where Henry Flagler's train station once stood, with about twenty authentic wooden bungalows painted in the most incredible colors. These cottages, some more than a century old, house shops, art galleries, a beauty salon, a tea shop, and a stand where you can sip delicious coconut water after enjoying the peacocks who roam there area alongside a colony of cats. Because of its meditation garden-like characteristics, its intertwined tree paths, it's a special candidate for Miami Oculto (Hidden Miami), which this time invited Ecuadorian painter Carlos Franco, owner of The Children's Gallery & Art Center in Cauley Square, one of the many businesses located there and which he prefers to classify as 'a lifestyle.' 'Trees give us something unique: a sense of tranquility,' Franco said in the podcast with el Nuevo Herald. More than a decade ago, he and his wife, Natalie Prieto, invited other artists to form a creative colony in this paradise southwest of Miami. Although later many moved away, they remained firmly in the same place. Watch the full podcast here: The dark past of a bright place in Miami Cauley Square is not a mall, even though you can find wonderful things: handmade earrings, a Mayan hammock, a variety of lucky stones. But the best thing is that it's still a hidden, uncrowded place, with just the right balance of plants, animals and people, a place to spend the day away from the traffic, from a city that sometimes is overwhelming. Discover its chapel, where people come to meditate or get married country-style; learn about the hidden past of the oldest building in the area, about what people used to do during the Prohibition era. And meet the cat who trained his owner and rings the bell when he wants to come in. And if you like ghosts, listen to the story of the painter's experience when he spent a month sleeping in the gallery during the pandemic. He avoided Covid-19, but every night he was watched from the gallery walls. What do tourists who visit Cauley Square and locals who boast about the place when they host friends from out of town find there? Miami is more than beaches and shopping malls. And when you go, please tell us how it was. Watch all episodes of the Hidden Miami podcast on YouTube, the el Nuevo Herald website, or listen to it on your favorite audio platform: Spotify Podcast Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio and Amazon Music.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Yahoo
On a budget this summer? 10 fun things to do for free or under $20 in Palm Beach County
Summer fun can get pretty expensive pretty quickly. From theme park and water park visits to spending more on dining out and shopping during vacations, having a fun summer comes at a cost. If you're still recovering from a summer vacation spending spree or saving up for one, you might be limiting your "fun" budget. But being short on extra spending money certainly doesn't exclude you from finding something fun to do around the Palm Beaches. Here are 10 fun things to do in Palm Beach County for free or under $20. One of the activities listed is actually a nominee for USA TODAY's 2024 reader-voted list of the best free attractions in the U.S. Take a stroll on the Lake Trail in Palm Beach Palm Beach Lake Trail is a five-and-a-half-mile trail on the west side of Palm Beach that offers stunning views and glimpses into some of the most opulent properties in the area. Along the path, you can stop to see the Flagler Museum, Henry Flagler's estate from the Gilded Age, and other landmarks like the huge Kapok Tree, originally from the Amazon rainforest. You'll also enjoy views of the Lake Worth Lagoon and the skyline of downtown West Palm Beach. The Palm Beach Lake Trail starts at the intersection of South Lake Drive and Peruvian Avenue North in Palm Beach. The trail runs along the west side of Palm Beach, parallel to the Lake Worth Lagoon. Bucket list: 55 fun things to do in Palm Beach County Snorkel at Phil Foster Park in Riviera Beach One of three shark sculptures along the Phil Foster Park snorkel trail in Riviera Beach on November 19, 2015. (Richard Graulich / The Palm Beach Post) It doesn't matter if you have a snorkel that you've only used once or if you're an experienced diver. Anyone who wants to see sea turtles, eels, starfish, tropical fish and even manatees can swim along the 800 feet of artificial reef just off the shore of Phil Foster Park in Riviera Beach. Phil Foster Park is located at 900 Blue Heron Blvd. in Riviera Beach. For more information, please call 561-966-6600. Florida bucket list: 65 fun things to do, places to visit from the Keys to the Panhandle Learn about sea turtles at Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach The Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach is free to visit and offers a look into sea turtle rehabilitation. The sea turtle hospital, located on a stretch of Juno Beach that's a worldwide hot spot for Loggerhead Sea Turtles during nesting season, has aquarium tanks and educational opportunities for the whole family. The sea turtle hospital's operating room even has a screen outside of it, where guests can watch sea turtle surgeries. Loggerhead Marinelife Center also hosts sea turtle releases and other eco-experiences that are free and open to the public. Loggerhead Marinelife Center is a nominee for USA TODAY's 2024 "10Best" Readers' Choice list of the best free attractions in the U.S. Loggerhead MarineLife Center is located at 14200 US-1, Juno Beach. For more information, please call 561-627-8280. Enjoy nature at this botanical garden in Palm Beach Flowers bloom in the Four Arts Botanical Gardens in Palm Beach, Florida on June 15, 2023. The Society of the Four Arts' demonstration garden is maintained by the Garden Club of Palm Beach and has been offering free strolls through its flowering botanical gardens since 1938. The 10-acre property also boasts a gallery building, libraries and a sculpture garden. Built in 1936 in an effort to stoke the arts and culture of Palm Beach County through a myriad of programs like concerts, art exhibitions, film screenings and children's events, this attraction is an idyllic piece of Palm Beach's history. The Society of the Four Arts in located at 100 Four Arts Plaza in Palm Beach. Catch a free outdoor movie on the West Palm Beach waterfront Enjoy a family-friendly, free movie on West Palm Beach's waterfront once a month. Screen on the Green is an opportunity to movie-watch under the stars and by the water, hosted by the city of West Palm Beach on the second Friday of every month. Bring a blanket or chairs and a picnic if you'd like to, but there are typically food trucks nearby. Check the City of West Palm Beach's website for movie schedule. The Screen on the Green is located on the West Palm Beach waterfront at 100 N. Clematis Street in downtown West Palm Beach. Get up close to a manatee at Manatee Lagoon in Riviera Beach Although peak season to spot sea cows in South Florida's waterways is during the winter months, these friendly underwater mammals can be seen year-round. Manatee Lagoon in Riviera Beach offers up-close experiences with manatees and is free to visit. They offer lagoon tours, Saturday story times for kids, $5 yoga classes for adults and even lectures. Check out their website for a live look of the docks before you head out to the lagoon. Explore Delray Beach's arts district Delray Beach's Pineapple Grove neighborhood is teaming with artsy endeavors. Explore the district and check out the mosaic of street art and murals, or pop into one of the many art galleries, colorful shops, restaurants or cafes. The Pineapple Grove Arts District is located just off of Atlantic Avenue on NE 2nd Avenue in downtown Delray Beach. Listen to a free concert on the water in downtown West Palm Beach If free movies on West Palm's downtown waterfront don't tickle your fancy, try out one of the free concerts held every third Sunday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. No outside alcohol is permitted at Sunday on the Waterfront concerts, which are hosted by the city, but much like Screen on the Green, guests are encouraged to enjoy food trucks and bring blankets to spread out on the grass in front of the outdoor amphitheater. Sunday on the Waterfront is located at the Meyer Amphitheater at 104 Datura St. in downtown West Palm Beach. Learn about the local ecosystem at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton Explore nature and local marine life this weekend at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton. Similar to Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center is a Boca-based research and rehabilitation facility with learning opportunities for the family. Gumbo Limbo is a vital caretaker of Boca Raton's local ecosystem and boasts butterfly gardens, boardwalk trails, and outdoor aquariums. It costs $5 per person to explore Gumbo Limbo. See local art at The Cultural Council for Palm Beach County in Lake Worth Beach See an excellent exhibition celebrating 100 years of Boca Raton at the Cultural Council's 'Reflections of a Century." Last but certainly not least Palm Beach County's cultural center in Lake Worth Beach offers a variety of opportunities to explore and interact with local art. The main gallery has ongoing, rotating exhibitions that focus on art that was either made in or is unique to Palm Beach County. The cultural center is open to the public every Tuesday through Saturday, from noon through 5 p.m. The Cultural Council for Palm Beach County is located at 601 Lake Ave. in Lake Worth Beach. For more information, please call 561-471-2901. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Free things in West Palm Beach for students summer break
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
32 people rescued from sinking 'Lamborghini' yacht in Miami: Coast Guard
Authorities said 32 people were rescued from a sinking boat off the Miami coast on May 3. The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a vessel taking on water near Monument Island around 5 p.m. ET, the Guard said in an X post. The 32 people rescued from the scene of the sinking 63-foot boat were recovered without injuries, the Guard said. The Coast Guard did not immediately respond to request for comment from USA TODAY on May 4. Witnesses told CBS Miami that the boat went vertical as it took on water. "Yeah, it was straight up in the water. It definitely didn't look ordinary, and it's just very concerning," Rachael Miller told the station. The Guard said May 3 that commercial salvage was working to recover the boat and that it was not hazardous to navigation. Dispatch audio obtained by CBS Miami described the boat as a "Lamborghini vessel." The boat was identified by Yachts Worldwide, a yacht-dedicated social media account, as a Lamborghini Tecnomar in a video of the rescue scene it posted. Monument Island, near where the boat sank, is small man-made island that is home to a 110 foot-tall obelisk that honors Henry Flagler, a developer of Florida's east coast, according to the Miami Herald. The newspaper notes that the island is near the wealthy Hibiscus, Star and Palm Island enclaves. It is currently unclear why the boat sank, according to CBS Miami. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Lamborghini yacht sinks in Miami: 32 people rescued by Coast Guard
