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THE ST. REGIS SAN FRANCISCO

RESTAURANT TWIST LAS VEGAS

SAN FRANCISCOTO LAS VEGAS745 MILES (1199 KM)6 STOPS

ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST & EDGEWOOD GOLF RESORT

THE CONTINENTAL CONVERTIBLE

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK & MONO LAKE

BADWATER & RHYOLITE

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AT A RED LIGHT ON HAIGHT AND ASHBURY, YOU ASKED IF WE COULD MAKE SUNSET ON THE STRIP. IN LAS VEGAS

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AS WE CRUISED DOWN LOMBARD STREET WE REMEMBERED THE BEST SASHIMI ON

MISSION STREET

Wandering wistfully around Berkeley, gliding down Lombard Street, or free as a bird on Haight & Ashbury, San Francisco is that rare thing in American cities. Stress-free and with a climate almost as English as your Continental.

In the modern world, not making plans is perhaps the defi ning element of luxury – it is therefore reassuring to know a restau-rant that caters for the off -the-cuff , spur-of-the-moment dinner that just happens to reside in the St. Regis San Francisco on Mission Street. Run by Hiro Sone and Lissa Doumani, Ame is one of the best places in town – and the sashimi is legendary.

Aft erwards, one could head over to the Castro district and be right in the middle of the madding crowd. However, another St. Regis invented the Bloody Mary so why spoil a perfect night by going anywhere else? Aft er all, it’s over 700 wondrous miles to Vegas and the driver in you wants to enjoy every single one of them.



ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST& EDGEWOOD GOLF RESORT



FROM THE GOLDEN GATE TO WILD WEST BEAUTY, WITH YOU AT THE WHEEL

It’s one thing to admire the Golden Gate Bridge from afar – but to actually drive across one of the wonders of the modern world in a Continental is California at its cinematic best.

Close up, the maxim “form follows function meets the fi nest in art deco” leaves you pondering how truly great engineering can have such a powerful aesthetic appeal not unlike the eff ect the Continental has on other road users.

The road winding up through the Eldorado National Forest is awash with American automotive icons, ranging from the de-fi nitive yellow school buses to pickup trucks with more ground clearance than the average low-fl ying jet fi ghter.

With the roof down, the scent of millions of pine trees does its level best to distract one’s attention away from the sensual joy that is a Bentley cabin. As the vista of lakes opens up towards Lake Tahoe and the Edgewood Golf Resort you realise that it’s time for lunch.



THE CONTINENTAL CONVERTIBLE



GRAND TOURING ON LAND, BY SEA AND IN THE AIR. SIMULTANEOUSLY

The Continental Convertible is in a class of its own. The combi-nation of a peerless range of powerplants married to a sublime suspension makes for a defi nitive driving experience. Its Con-tinuous Damping Control and advanced suspension deliver a supple ride and increased control as the speed increases. With the hood up, the acoustic insulation is exceptional and the car has all the performance attributes of the Coupé.

But there’s more to the range than the Convertible. Every Con-tinental taps into Bentley’s rich heritage and their road holding hallmark. And whichever model you ultimately opt for, thanks to the option of all-wheel drive, lack of traction will never be an issue.



YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK & MONO LAKE



NATURE AT ITS MOST EXTRAORDINARY MEETS AUTOMOTIVE AT ITS MOST

REASSURING

The awesome natural beauty of Yosemite National Park is bre-athtaking. The American Wild West remains to this day largely untamed, and the trees – some of them over 2,000 years old – have seen history, and now you, race by.

Fast, open roads make for eff ortless driving and allow you to take in the scenery. As Mono Lake appears ahead, a sponta-neous swimming break is the most logical thing in the world and for once it’s legal.

You dive in.

The experience is both exhilarating and singularly unnerving. With two and a half times the salinity of the world’s oceans, staying afl oat in Mono Lake is as eff ortless as the drive getting here. Floating on your back with nothing but clear blue sky abo-ve you, it feels like heaven on earth.

Stretching into the depths beneath you, like icebergs, are huge salt formations. Arches and architecture built by nature. An im-pressive, yet extraordinary natural phenomenon – and a unique experience.



BADWATER & RHYOLITE



DESOLATE BEAUTY AND PEAK PERFOR-MANCE IN DEATH VALLEY

There’s nothing quite like a pre-breakfast drive in a thorough-bred car. The early morning dew hugs the surfaces before the engine barks into life. As you climb in the stars are shining like you’ve never seen before. You settle into your seat reveling in the scent of the leather before pulling on to the freeway. The diamond ring headlights cut through the half-light. The road is yours.

It’s 3am and you’ve risen early to drive to Badwater. At 282 feet below sea level, it’s the lowest point in the US. You’ve decided to climb the 12,000 feet and 21 miles from there to Telescope Peak and scrape the sky. The stunning panorama that is Death Valley rewards your spontaneity with a view that can leave your throat dry and bring tears to your eyes.

Your peak performance behind you, you hit the road again, sett-ling back into the luxurious leather seats for a road-trip detour to Rhyolite. This lonely ghost town was once a bustling hub at the centre of the gold rush. Now, the empty buildings look like a fi lm set. Which is exactly what they have become. And a perfect backdrop for a British automotive icon.



RESTAURANT TWIST & LAS VEGAS



TWIST IN THE ROAD AHEAD AND STRAIGHT ON TO VEGAS

Speeding along arrow-straight roads that cut the plain, the mountains sink into the horizon behind. The sandy desert stretches ahead – and rising from the dusty rim is Las Vegas, aff ectionately known as Sin City.

However, you are not here to gamble; rather to sample the culinary brilliance of Michelin-starred chef Pierre Gagnaire’s only US restaurant: Twist.

A glass staircase leads up to the exclusive suspended wine loft , and fl oor-to-ceiling windows reveal a city that revels in the re-markable spirit of human invention and the permanent challenge of defying the forces of nature. A Wild West experience with a diff erence, thanks to the Continental.



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