By: I’ve Bean Travelling July 16, 2021 Blogginganimals, Blogging, Gizmo, puppy32 Comments

My travel distraction: Gizmo the Shih Tzu

Hi folks. I’ve been neglecting my travel/food blog and social media lately. This is why. Last week, we welcomed home our little Shih Tzu puppy, named Gizmo after the mogwai in the movie Gremlins. Gizmo loves to cuddle, bite at my feet, and sleep 18 hours per day. I’m pretty sure she knows her name,…

By: I’ve Bean Travelling July 5, 2021 Photographyblue, colour2021, nature, Photography, Travel31 Comments

Life in Colour: July – Blue

Another month, another Life in Colour Photo Challenge. In July, we are looking at Blue. I’ve had a serious case of the “travel blues” these days so most of my selection was found from browsing old trip albums. This month we will be looking for Blue. A primary colour that we look upon almost every day.…

By: I’ve Bean Travelling June 13, 2021 Photographyanimals, architecture, art, colour2021, flowers, nature, parks, Photography, safari, Travel, white, wildlife27 Comments

Life in Colour: June – White

This month’s Life in Colour Photo Challenge theme is a special one. We are looking at images of White and it seems that I have quite a few to share. White is technically not a colour, white light comprises all hues on the visible light spectrum. White is the lightest colour and is achromatic (having no hue). White…

By: I’ve Bean Travelling June 8, 2021June 15, 2021 ItalyAmalfi, Europe, food, Italy, nature, On This Day, tours, Travel26 Comments

On this day: Rome to Amalfi via Naples, Italy

See more from my On This Day series here, where I celebrate travel memories on their trip anniversaries. On June 8, 2018, I was at the Amalfi Coast, Italy. Following a whirlwind day in Florence, we returned to our hotel in Rome in late evening and hopped into bed. The next morning, we awoke early to…

By: I’ve Bean Travelling June 7, 2021June 15, 2021 Italyart, Europe, Florence, food, history, Italy, museums, On This Day, tours, Travel30 Comments

On this day: Rome to Florence, Italy

See more from my On This Day series here, where I celebrate travel memories on their trip anniversaries. On June 7, 2018, I was in Florence, Italy. We had arrived in Italy a week ago, and were basing ourselves in the national capital. We spent our first few days in and around Rome, going on a…

By: I’ve Bean Travelling May 29, 2021June 22, 2021 CanadaBest of Toronto, Canada, nature, North America, Ontario, parks, Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto, Travel, wildlife27 Comments

Urban wilderness at Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto

Despite having lived in Toronto for over three decades, this weekend was my first time venturing over to the Port Lands and exploring it properly. We tuned up our bikes and took them out for a ride along the Martin Goodman mixed use trail that leads you to Tommy Thompson Park. Located along the east…

By: I’ve Bean Travelling May 2, 2021 Photographyart, colour2021, gardens, Photography, purple, Travel, violet24 Comments

Life in Colour: May – Purple

Following a month of Pink in April, we are now highlighting Purple in May for the Life in Colour Photo Challenge. This month’s theme is a bit challenging, as HeyJude wants us to avoid Violet. Both are secondary shades of red and blue, but purple is red predominant and saturated, while the spectral colour of…

By: I’ve Bean Travelling April 23, 2021 PhotographyCanada, cherry blossoms, colour2021, nature, North America, parks, Photography, pink, sakura, spring, Toronto30 Comments

Life in Colour: April – Sakura Pink

This month’s Life in Colour theme of Pink was perfectly timed for sakura season. Otherwise known as cherry blossoms, sakura are the flowers of the genus Prunus trees. For a couple weeks at the beginning of each spring, cherry blossoms bloom into clouds of pink and white. Those who have been lucky enough to visit…

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