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Laura Byrne Paquet

Ottawa

Travel Writer at Freelance

A freelance travel writer who looks at daily life in different countries.

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  • Have a hankering for those Friends days? Head to Central Perth for some sitcom nostalgia

    1 week ago | obj.ca | Laura Byrne Paquet

    When you build a smoothie and coffee bar that celebrates the beloved TV sitcom Friends, people will come. Boy, will they ever. Mj Laidlaw opened her tiny Central Perth café in downtown Perth on April 26. The place hadn’t even been open a month when it welcomed visitors all the way from Timmins, who had driven eight hours just to see it.

  • Design trends: 'Mocha mousse' makes its move

    1 month ago | ottawacitizen.com | Laura Byrne Paquet

    Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article contentMove over, grey. Take a back seat, millennial pink. There’s a new colour trend in town, and designers say it marks a shift away from the stark interiors of recent years toward something warmer, deeper and more luxurious. Meet “mocha mousse,” Pantone’s colour of the year for 2025.

  • Bored in the boardroom? Here are two options for a more idyllic, unusual meeting venue

    1 month ago | obj.ca | Laura Byrne Paquet

    If the thought of having another off-site meeting in a hotel boardroom isn’t inspiring you, how about holding the event in a tropical greenhouse or a heritage mansion? Those are just two of the unusual meeting venues available within a one-hour drive of downtown Ottawa. The “greenhouse” is much bigger than the small shed you may have in your backyard.

  • 'Mocha mousse' makes its move

    1 month ago | torontosun.com | Laura Byrne Paquet

    Move over, grey. Take a back seat, millennial pink. There’s a new colour trend in town, and designers say it marks a shift away from the stark interiors of recent years toward something warmer, deeper and more luxurious. Meet “mocha mousse,” Pantone’s colour of the year for 2025. For the uninitiated, mocha mousse isn’t quite your grandma’s chocolate brown. As Pantone explains it, it’s “a warming, brown hue imbued with richness.

  • Modern living: Rebooting the affordable housing cause

    2 months ago | ottawacitizen.com | Laura Byrne Paquet

    Advertisement 1  •   •  You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article contentIf you’re looking for a quick fix to Canada’s shortage of affordable homes, Carolyn Whitzman has sobering news for you.

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