contributors “While putting together my Sri Lanka travel feature, it was interesting to reflect on the way the country has lingered with me, months after my visit, even during my
LUCAS AYKROYD WRITER EXPLORING THE MARVELS OF SRI LANKA
normal daily routine in Vancouver. I still drink the green tea I bought in the misty hill country every day with breakfast. When I eat my postworkout banana, I flash back to Sri Lanka’s roadside plantain stalls and the enormous variety of fruit. And when I play my old Duran Duran albums...ah, well, you’ll find out when you read the story.” Lucas is a Vancouverbased contributor to the New York Times, the Globe and Mail and National Geographic.
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“When Boulevard magazine assigned me an article about drinking chocolate, I was out the door in about three seconds flat. At last, I could justify indulging in
GAIL JOHNSON WRITER, THE DIVINE DRINK
this decadent drink for brunch, lunch and afternoon snack all in one day! I love the luxuriousness of it, but I was also thrilled to learn a bit about the beverage’s history and some of the crazily creative versions that can be found in and around Vancouver. For all your chocolate news, I’m your gal.” Gail is a freelance print, digital and broadcast journalist; fitness instructor; and mom.
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LIN STRANBERG
DECEMBER 2019/JANUARY 2020
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