This is a follow up to the recent post on my favourite foods and drinks in Vietnam. Since we won't be able to travel back there for quite a long time, I'm on a quest to continue discovering Vietnamese cuisine here at home. Mainstream Vietnamese communities began arriving in Canada in the mid-1970s and early [...]
Latest news reports suggest that Toronto is likely to remain in lockdown through at least the first half of May, so Mr. Chuckles is going to keep barbecuing away while I contribute to our sustenance via the Goodfood meal kit subscription. However, sometimes a break from cooking is nice, so we have been filling in [...]
Being that I am grounded with no immediate travel plans in the foreseeable future, I've decided that it's time to redirect this blog to perhaps focus in a little more the concept of a staycation, and explore sights and activities within my home city. I recently achieved a milestone of 100 posts on I've Bean [...]
A few photos to reflect daily life during these extraordinary times. Riding eerily empty subways to work at the hospital. Social distancing at Tim Horton's. Walking past shuttered playgrounds and parks. Spending quiet nights in. Venturing out for the occasional takeout pickup. Starting barbeque season early. Taking creepy photos. Working on my travel scrapbook and [...]
Other than a short trip to San Francisco coming up next month, I am wrapping up my travel plans for 2019 and will be living the homebody life until the new year. In the few months that I've been writing this travel blog, I have yet to highlight my hometown of Toronto! As the largest [...]
