Author Archives: Laura Byrne Paquet

A journalist, specializing in social history, retail and travel topics. Laura has created a website, LaVidaLocal.com, that delves into ways to live like a local while travelling. Her articles have appeared in more than 80 publications in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. She has also written 11 books. You can check out her personal website at LauraByrnePaquet.com.

Book review: Writer explores England by kayak

As British writer David Aaronovitch points out in the introduction to his 2000 travel book/memoir, Paddling to Jerusalem, in the last few years writers have walked around England under the guise of just about every gimmick imaginable.

Grenada + nutmeg: Inseparable

So what is it with Grenada and nutmeg?

Book Review: Three Cups Of Tea

This book came out three years ago, but I just finished reading it and was captivated.

10 Of The World’s Best Ferry Rides

I love ferries because they let you see much of the same scenery you’d pass on a tourist boat cruise, at a fraction of the cost and without the stupefyingly dull taped commentary.

Book Giveaway – Wanderlust: A Social History Of Travel

Laura Byrne Paquet is offering you the chance to win a copy of her book, ‘Wanderlust: A Social History of Travel’. Enter before 21st February.

What’s Greener: Planes, Trains, Automobiles Or Buses?

Feeling virtuous because you drove from Ottawa to New York instead of flying? Patting yourself on the back for driving a hybrid car on vacation instead of taking the bus? Don’t be so hasty.