By: I’ve Bean Travelling October 23, 2020October 24, 2020 South Koreaarchitecture, Asia, Bukchon Hanok Village, culture, history, hotels, Photo Friday, photography, Seoul, South Korea, Travel6 Comments

Photo Friday: Bukchon Hanok Village, Seoul

This week’s Photo Friday is inspired by Leighton from Leighton Travels, who just published a great post about his visit to a hanok village in Otgol, South Korea. He reminded me of my own experience in a hanok when I travelled to South Korea back in 2018. Bukchon Hanok Village is a Korean traditional village…

By: I’ve Bean Travelling October 21, 2020October 24, 2020 United StatesGrand Canyon, history, nature, North America, On This Day, parks, Travel, United States, wildlife12 Comments

On this day: Grand Canyon South Rim

See more from my On This Day series here, where I celebrate travel memories on their trip anniversaries. On October 21, 2018, I was at the Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States. We were a few days into our trip to Las Vegas and were ready for a break from the cigarette smoke filled casinos. I…

By: I’ve Bean Travelling October 19, 2020October 21, 2020 CanadaBest of Toronto, Canada, history, nature, North America, Ontario, parks, Toronto, Travel12 Comments

Looking around Trillium Park, Toronto

Those of us who were around in Toronto back in the day will remember the stretch of waterfront southwest of downtown that housed Ontario Place. This entertainment and event venue opened in 1971, functioning as an iconic summer theme park until its closure in 2012 when its annual attendance dropped to just over 550,000 from…

By: I’ve Bean Travelling October 6, 2020October 21, 2020 United StatesBoston, cities, culture, history, North America, Travel, United States11 Comments

Searching for memories of Boston

As I often do these days, I was browsing my old photo albums and came across a small collection from my trip to Boston, United States back in spring of 2012. I visited the northeastern American city for a short weekend to attend a conference, and stayed at the Sheraton Boston Hotel downtown. Regrettably, I…

By: I’ve Bean Travelling October 4, 2020October 21, 2020 Canadaart, Best of Toronto, Canada, culture, North America, Nuit Blanche, On This Day, Ontario, Toronto, Travel7 Comments

On this day: Nuit Blanche, Toronto

See more from my On This Day series here, where I celebrate travel memories on their trip anniversaries. On October 4, 2015, I was waking up after a night at Nuit Blanche, Toronto. Nuit Blanche is an annual arts festival that takes place in many cities around the world at various times of the year.…

By: I’ve Bean Travelling October 2, 2020October 21, 2020 Canadaarchitecture, art, Best of Toronto, Canada, culture, museums, North America, Ontario, Photo Friday, photography, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Travel9 Comments

Photo Friday: The Crystal at Royal Ontario Museum

Today’s edition of Photo Friday comes to you from the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada. The Michael Lee-Chin Crystal was constructed in 2007, as a multi-million dollar expansion to the Royal Ontario Museum located in downtown Toronto. The structure employs a Deconstructivist crystalline form, made of 25% glass and 75% aluminum sitting atop a…

By: I’ve Bean Travelling October 2, 2020October 21, 2020 CanadaCanada, covid, health, hotels, Niagara Falls, North America, Ontario, reviews, Travel, travel blog, travel tips8 Comments

Travelling within Canada during Covid-19

Our recent trip to Niagara Falls a couple weeks ago was the furthest that we’ve ventured out since our return from Cambodia and Vietnam in February, pre-pandemic. What was it like embarking on our first travel experience since the Covid-19 pandemic? Refund policies for transportation and hotels are more flexible. We opted to take public…

By: I’ve Bean Travelling September 26, 2020October 21, 2020 CanadaBest of Toronto, Canada, nature, North America, Ontario, parks, Toronto, Travel9 Comments

Autumn afternoon at High Park, Toronto

This weekend, we decided to take advantage of Toronto’s final weekend of road closures for the ActiveTO initiative and go on a bike ride through High Park. Located west of downtown and north of Humber Bay, High Park is the second largest municipal park in Toronto, spanning 400 acres. It was originally opened in 1876…

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Sunday Funday: Signs around the world

By: I’ve Bean Travelling October 25, 2020October 27, 2020

Travelcities, culture, funny, photography, Travel, Travel Thoughts14 Comments

Here’s one inspired by Tricia at Travels Through My Lens from her recent post on funny signs found around the world. Like Tricia, I love taking photos of signs. Sometimes they are amusing due to poor English translation, but for the most part it’s simply enjoyable to document the unique and quirky observations we make…