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
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    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.

  • Luxury Getaways - August 2008Hotels

    Luxury Getaways - August 2008

    Our travel guru Mary Gostelow has the lowdown on the world's finest accommodations.

  • Big Twang TheoryTravel: 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.

  • A Weekend in Southwest Nova ScotiaTravel

    A Weekend in Southwest Nova Scotia

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

  • Welcome to AnywhereFlightgeist

    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.

  • Wing NutPortfolio: Ken Blackburn

    Wing Nut

    A look at an aeronautical engineer’s artful take on the paper airplane.

  • PreservationCBC Literary Awards

    Preservation

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

  • Zhong Shan Zhong RoadMy Favourite Street

    Zhong Shan Zhong Road

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

  • Road WorkFlash

    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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