Soaking up the sun in Punta Cana

Chris Carter enjoys a little slice of Caribbean paradise in the Dominican Republic.

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The Bahamas? No, thank you. Cuba? Nah. Both were visited by Christoper Columbus on his first jaunt around the Caribbean in 1492. But the great navigator chose to pass on by. Instead, Europe's first permanent settlement in the Americas grew out of the eastern half of the island of Hispaniola an area today known as the Dominican Republic. The country's beautiful landscapes were reason enough. But what really brought Europeans here (a thirst for gold) isn't what still brings them here. Rather, it's the thirst for rum cocktails long into the evenings, golden dawns over the clear water and palm-fringed beaches.

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Chris Carter
Wealth Editor, MoneyWeek

Chris Carter spent three glorious years reading English literature on the beautiful Welsh coast at Aberystwyth University. Graduating in 2005, he left for the University of York to specialise in Renaissance literature for his MA, before returning to his native Twickenham, in southwest London. He joined a Richmond-based recruitment company, where he worked with several clients, including the Queen’s bank, Coutts, as well as the super luxury, Dorchester-owned Coworth Park country house hotel, near Ascot in Berkshire.

Then, in 2011, Chris joined MoneyWeek. Initially working as part of the website production team, Chris soon rose to the lofty heights of wealth editor, overseeing MoneyWeek’s Spending It lifestyle section. Chris travels the globe in pursuit of his work, soaking up the local culture and sampling the very finest in cuisine, hotels and resorts for the magazine’s discerning readership. He also enjoys writing his fortnightly page on collectables, delving into the fascinating world of auctions and art, classic cars, coins, watches, wine and whisky investing.

You can follow Chris on Instagram.