I was recently invited to participate in an interview with Andy over at Andy’s World Journeys. Check it out below, along with the rest of Andy’s amazing blog, which features stories from his incredible travels. He has been to some very intriguing places! Today it’s an interview with Canadian blogging superstar Jessica who runs the [...]
As of this past week, I've Bean Travelling now proudly boasts over 2000 followers from WordPress, social media, and email! In keeping with my tradition, this milestone will be marked with a blog post about blogging. This time around, I thought I'd share with you my favourite tools that I've used to grow my corner [...]
If you look at the sidebar on this blog, you will see today that I've Bean Travelling has now surpassed 1000 followers, including a combination of WordPress, email, and social media subscribers. In general, I haven't done much blogging about blogging, but this is noteworthy enough for me to warrant a dedicated post. Followers as [...]
In the post I wrote a few months back outlining some destinations that I am hoping to revisit in the future, I mentioned that Mr. Chuckles and I were planning a trip to London, England this year. This would cap off a tour through Iceland and Scotland, sometime in early to mid-May. Obviously, the world [...]
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 [...]
With self-isolation and social distancing being all the rage these days, most of us are probably spending a lot of time in front of the television. I sure am. Here are a few series I've been watching to satisfy my travel itch, at least a little bit, vicariously. For the foodie Parts Unknown Hosted by [...]
We are approaching a month since we returned to Canada from our trip to Cambodia and Vietnam. It sure was a different world just a few short weeks ago. When we departed for Southeast Asia in early February, the COVID-19 outbreak was an emerging concern, but it was still primarily contained in mainland China, with [...]
I was happy to learn today that I've Bean Travelling was nominated for the Blogger Recognition Award! About the Blogger Recognition Award This award is given to bloggers by bloggers. It helps promote a blogger’s work and provides recognition, as the award’s name suggests. The Rules Thank the blogger who nominated you and add a [...]
This year was filled with new travel experiences, inspiring the inception of this blog, so there is no better place than here to reflect on my top memories from around the world in 2019. Over the past 12 months, Mr. Chuckles and I had the opportunity to embark on 4 trips, encompassing 3 continents, 5 [...]
