enRoute | Beijing Bound

This Month's Magazine August 2008

Olympic Fever

Leaders of the Pack

As Canada’s top athletes compete in Beijing, we get an exclusive look at the things that they couldn’t leave home without.

By Daniel Jacobs & Benjamin Leszcz
Photos by Clay Stang

See what an Olympian packs

Travel: Guadalajara, Mexico
Green Mild Chile Peppers

The Holy Grail of Mexican cuisine could only have been invented by nuns. We go in search of the heavenly chiles en nogada.
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Flightgeist
Welcome to Anywhere

In search of an airport with a sense of place, our Airworld correspondent Arjun Basu looks for a new model – at the train station.
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Portfolio: Ken Blackburn
Wing Nut

A look at an aeronautical engineer’s artful take on the paper airplane.
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CBC Literary Awards
Preservation

In the mood for fiction? Check out the short story by Alex Leslie that won Second Prize.
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Flash
Road Work

See the winners of this month’s photo competition, plus find out how you could win a trip for two to anywhere Air Canada flies in North America.
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My Favourite Street
Zhong Shan Zhong Road

Explore our interactive map of pyrotechnic and installation artist Cai Guo-Qiang’s favourite strip in Quanzhou, China.
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Hotels
Luxury Getaways - August 2008

Our travel guru Mary Gostelow has the lowdown on the world's finest accommodations.
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Travel: Nashville
Big Twang Theory

Life in Nashville, Tennessee, is finger pickin’ good, as long as you’re willing to play along. We sing the praises of Music City.
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Travel
A Weekend in Southwest Nova Scotia

An haute-rustic take on your classic Maritime getaway, starting with Cajun cooking.
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