Dana Lynch Dana Lynch was the lead writer and blogger for Tourism Vancouver's "Inside Vancouver" from 2009 to 2012 and the writer for CNN's "Insider Guide to Vancouver" in 2012.Born in the Pacific Northwest, Lynch has lived in Vancouver most of her life, but she currently resides in Seattle, Washington. Experience Dana Lynch is a former writer for TripSavvy who served as the Vancouver travel expert for over eight years. In addition to TripSavvy, she has also written about Vancouver for Tourism Vancouver and CNN Travel.Lynch was raised between many cities and has spent her adulthood traveling from the east to west coasts of the United States and Canada. After graduating from Smith College with a Bachelor's degree, Lynch started as a headline writer for Microsoft before starting with CNN and Tourism Vancouver.Before joining the TripSavvy team, Lynch wrote and edited guidebooks to various cities and served as a content editor for two non-profit projects at the University of Washington. Education Lynch has a Bachelor of Arts from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.Awards and Publications"Leaving South Granville" on South Granville Blog"Vancouver: Insider Travel Guide" on CNN About TripSavvy and Dotdash Meredith TripSavvy, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is a travel site written by real experts, not anonymous reviewers. You’ll find that our 20-year-strong library of more than 30,000 articles will make you a savvy traveler—showing you how to book a hotel the whole family will love, where to find the best bagel in New York City, and how to skip the lines at theme parks. We give you the confidence to spend your vacation actually vacationing, not fumbling with a guidebook or second-guessing yourself. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines.