One of the best bits about being a writer is getting to recommend the places i love for recognition on lists like Conde Nast Traveller's Gold List.  Writing these edits always brings back memories of the amazing times i spent there,  reconnecting me with the owners and channelling my memories into something more concrete!

For the 2018 Conde Nast Gold List, we have Baltra bar, a very clever cocktail den inspired by Darwin's theory of Evolution in Mexico City founded by some of the most hospitable Mexicans I've ever come across (and that's saying something!) Make sure you ask them where to go for late-night tacos - the dream :)  Then there's Princesa, my go-to beach restaurant come summer set just outside of Lisbon, and finally Beach House, a surfer's hang-out in Nicaragua's San Juan del Sur where my friend Dickie, who owns Maderas Village, can often be found.  As I write this wrapped up in the depths of winter, boy do these beach bars look appealing!