By: I’ve Bean Travelling May 2, 2021 Photographyart, colour2021, gardens, Photography, purple, Travel, violet18 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…

By: I’ve Bean Travelling April 9, 2021April 16, 2021 United Statesarchitecture, Chicago, cities, North America, On This Day, tours, Travel, United States10 Comments

On this day: Chicago Architecture River Cruise

See more from my On This Day series here, where I celebrate travel memories on their trip anniversaries. On April 8, 2018, I was aboard the Chicago Architecture River Cruise. Following a morning exploring Millennium Park and seeing The Bean, we spent our afternoon on the much hyped Chicago Architecture River Cruise. This boat cruise aboard…

By: I’ve Bean Travelling April 8, 2021April 16, 2021 United Statesarchitecture, art, Chicago, North America, On This Day, parks, Travel, United States22 Comments

On this day: Millennium Park, Chicago

See more from my On This Day series here, where I celebrate travel memories on their trip anniversaries. On April 8, 2018, I was at Millennium Park in Chicago, USA. It was our first full day in Chicago. To start off our trip in style, we visited one of the most iconic spots in the Windy…

By: I’ve Bean Travelling April 7, 2021April 16, 2021 United Statesarchitecture, Chicago, cities, North America, On This Day, Travel, United States20 Comments

On this day: Magnificent Mile, Chicago

See more from my On This Day series here, where I celebrate travel memories on their trip anniversaries. On April 7, 2018, I was at the Magnificent Mile, Chicago, USA. A few years ago, I had booked a week off work around my 30-something birthday, so Mr. Chuckles and I decided to celebrate with our first…

By: I’ve Bean Travelling April 4, 2021 Photographyart, colour2021, flowers, food, gardens, nature, Photography, pink, Travel40 Comments

Life in Colour: April – Pink

Welcome to a new month and a new Life in Colour Photo Challenge. In April, we look at Pink. Pink: A delicate colour that means sweet, nice, playful, cute, romantic, charming, feminine, and tenderness; is associated with bubble gum, flowers, babies, little girls, cotton candy, and sweetness.

By: I’ve Bean Travelling March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 Photographyflowers, nature, parks, Photo Friday, Photography, Travel26 Comments

Photo Friday: Florals for spring

Flowers are the music of the ground. From earth’s lips spoken without sound. Edwin Curran

By: I’ve Bean Travelling March 7, 2021March 23, 2021 Photographycolour2021, green, nature, Photography, Travel38 Comments

Life in Colour: March – Green

With a new month comes a new Life in Colour Photo Challenge theme. In March, we are looking at Green. Green signals new life in spring, fresh green leaves, the shoots of new bulbs emerging from the soil. It is a cool and soothing colour, bringing us moisture and shade. Landscape greens Botanical greens Edible…

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Life in Colour: May – Purple

By: I’ve Bean Travelling May 2, 2021

Photographyart, colour2021, gardens, Photography, purple, Travel, violet18 Comments

Life in Colour: April – Sakura Pink

By: I’ve Bean Travelling April 23, 2021

PhotographyCanada, cherry blossoms, colour2021, nature, North America, parks, Photography, pink, sakura, spring, Toronto30 Comments

Esquites (Mexican street corn salad)

By: I’ve Bean Travelling April 15, 2021April 16, 2021

Recipesbarbecue, cooking, esquites, food, food blog, home cooking, Mexican street corn, Recipes, salad6 Comments

Mexico is a country that I may never visit, but I sure do enjoy Mexican food. Esquites is one of our favourite side dishes to serve on Taco Tuesdays. It is a popular recipe of grilled corn, mixed with creamy, cheesy, lime-scented, chilli-flecked sauce. Sounds delicious, right? It’s perfect as summer approaches and fresh corn…

Everything we ate in Chicago, USA

By: I’ve Bean Travelling April 12, 2021April 16, 2021

United StatesChicago, cities, drinks, food, North America, restaurants, reviews, Travel, United States33 Comments

When we visited Chicago in 2018, we had the chance to marvel at its world-famous architecture and scope out its top landmarks, but the part of the trip we were most excited for was the food. Chicago has been voted America’s top foodie destination in various publications — and based on our five days of…