The Toronto Islands are my favourite outdoor spot in the city, so I am really happy about them now being open to visitors again. This green oasis punctuating the concrete jungle comprises a small chain of 15 islands on Lake Ontario south of mainland Toronto, making up the only islands on the western part of [...]
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 [...]
I'm continuing with my blog series where I recap past travels, particularly places within Canada, since I'm trying to focus more on domestic travel for the foreseeable future. Today's edition is about the city of Ottawa, Ontario, where I lived for two years between moving away from Vancouver, British Columbia and then eventually returning to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
