Lisa Grainger Lisa Grainger is an award-winning journalist and editor based in London. She is the deputy editor of Times Luxx and has written for The Times Magazine, Financial Times, Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, Robb Report, and Centurion, among others. Prior to going freelance, Lisa held full-time posts as acting deputy editor of The Sunday Times Style section, features director of Elle, assistant editor of The Times Weekend section, and chief sub-editor of The Times Magazine. She was also the deputy editor of The Telegraph's Ultratravel magazine for a decade. Although she specializes in travel, Lisa frequently covers fashion, food, conservation, design, and more. She often writes about Africa, having grown up in Zimbabwe and traveled around the continent extensively.• 30+ years of experience as an editor and writer• Received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Rhodes University About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process