Sterling Vineyards Sign View of Howe Sound from Porteau Cove Provincial Park Grapes on vine at St. Supéry Vineyards & Winery Honey Dip Donut from Lee’s Donuts on Granville Island Flier for the Saijo Sake Festival Old West jail in Grizzly Gulch Signpost with the inscription “May Peace Prevail on Earth” Cinnamon cream cheese swirl pancake at Jam Cafe Shave Ice in plastic cone cup at Original Big Island Shave Ice Entrance to Fan Tan Alley St. Andrew’s Cathedral Toys and Games in Toy Story Land Porteau Cove Manhole cover in Kinosaki Fireworks and the London Eye Island Park Walk in the spring time Grapevine tasting at St. Supéry Vineyards & Winery Yaki Udon at Monstera Noodles and Sushi Coffee at Itsuki Burger and Fries at Lardo Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken statue in front of Helmcken House Taxis in front of Buckingham Palace Macaroons from Bouchon Bakery Tarzan’s Treehouse in Adventureland Chinatown Gates Logo for Pacific Coffee Waiting in line for Octopus Balls Cheung Chau Market Statue at Jacuzzi Family Vineyards Fountain with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse outside the entrance to Hong Kong Disneyland Boats in Cheung Chau’s harbor Toro (fatty tuna) and Hamo (sharp toothed eel) sushi at Endo The Tea House London Hiroshima Station Batter being poured for the Octopus Balls Housing in Yung Shue Wan View of Vancouver from Stanley Park trail Entrance to Green Flash Coffee Street with shops on Miyajima Island Xiao Long Bao at 3.6.9. Shanghai Restaurant Sign for Big Island Grill Portlandia statue on the Portland Building Seafood combination fried rice Entrance to Da Poke Shack Sterling Vineyards Driveway Osaka Castle Park Meat Pie from Laurelle’s Fine Foods on Granville Island Salt and pepper crab Udon at Tori-I Goshonoyu Bath, an onsen in Kinosaki Decor at Jam Cafe Hamburger at Triple O’s Ramen at Ippudo Waikoloa Petroglyph Preserve Front of Blue Water Cafe Tonkatsu Curry at Masui Jacket potatoes at Chocolate Theatre Cafe Bar Fish and Chips at Rock and Sole Plaice Harry Jerome statue in Stanley Park Featured Photo for the article on Cheung Chau Rows of coffee plants at Greenwell Farms View of Pichic Bay and Sok Kwu Wan Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap at St. Martin’s Theatre A-Bomb Dome during the day Using hot spring water to boil eggs at Chaya Fisherman heading to his boat Art inside Vancouver International Airport (YVR) Poke and sides on display at Umekes Sushi roll with unagi at Monstera Noodles and Sushi Outside Okonomimura Restaurant with waterfront seating in Sok Kwu Wan “Street” within Takimi Koji Alley underneath the Umeda Sky Building Kona Brewing Company Walking uphill on the Lamma Island Famly Walk Trail Insides of an Okonomiyaki from a food stall in Okonomimura Front entrance to Tsui Wah Artwork and statues, such as this one of Emily Carr, are found throughout Victoria BBQ pork at Hay Hay Kitchen Lamb and Flag Passage Hornby Street dock and False Creek as seen from Granville Island Sleeping Beauty Castle (top portion of the Castle was undergoing renovations when this photo was taken) Gyu Ro-Su at Guu Featured Photo – Fairmont Empress – Victoria, Canada Statue of Minnie Mouse on the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort Line train Red Fish Blue Fish dishes of fish and chips, fish sandwiches, and tacones Shard and Underground Pour over coffee being made at Ritual Coffee Roasters Fairmont Empress Cheung Chau Ferry Pier Star Ferry with Hong Kong Island in the background Inside the Granville Island Public Market Featured Photo for Big Island Food Company article Counter at Fatted Calf Umeda Sky Building BC Legislature Whistler Olympic Rings An altar inside the Pak Tai Temple Warming up the Octopus Balls before serving Featured Photo for article on Lamma Island Island Style Fresh Fish Tacos at Kohala Burger and Taco Inside of an English Muffin Breakfast Sandwich from Model Bakery Coffee cherry processing site at Greenwell Farms Mickey Mouse flower bed in front of Hong Kong Disneyland’s Main Street Train Station Tung Wan Beach View overlooking Convention Centre, Victoria Harbour, and Kowloon Dr. Sun Yat-Sen statue at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden Gott’s Roadside Sablefish and scallop at Blue Water Cafe Wontons at Wing Wah Front entrance to Tori-I Dole Pineapple Whip at Kohala Burger and Taco Fried Chicken Benedict at Jam Cafe Viewpoint along the Sea to Sky Highway 99 Seoul Sliders at KOi Fusion Ahi Poke Crispy Tacos at Gott’s Roadside A street in Cheung Chau View of Lions Gate Bridge from Stanley Park Coffee Cherries at Greenwell Farms San Hing Praya Street Okonomiyaki from a food stall in Okonomimura St George’s Chapel and Round Tower, Windsor Castle Food purchased at local market in Nice, France Eggettes from a street vendor Fried star from a street food vendor in Miyajima Vancouver Chinatown Dried coffee cherry beans at Holualoa Kona Coffee Company View dining at The Coffee Shack Bridge of Sighs at Hertford College A cup of coffee at Pacific Coffee Sterling Vineyards View View of the Columbia River from Vista House at Crown Point Bread pudding with vanilla bean ice cream at Merriman’s Rocks on Mt. Misen Central Ferry Piers, Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong Island View From Sky Terrace 428 on top of Peak Tower on Victoria Peak Saijo Manhole Cover BC Place Stadium Grilled conger eel at Tori-I Pastry from Andersen Bakery Flavoring Panner at Hamakua Macadamia Nut Company Mt. Misen Observatory The Coffee Shack Sterling Vineyards Pond Egg custard from a food vendor A-Bombed Gravestone Sok Kwu Wan village Street in Kinosaki Tuna Tataki at Guu Part of the Lamma Island Famly Walk Trail Entrance to Ichiran Pak Tai Temple Multnomah Falls Original Big Island Shave Ice Pork Chops at the Manago Hotel Restaurant Buildings Surrounding Pioneer Square Pastry from Andersen Bakery Voodoo doll doughnut at Voodoo Doughnut Taro Sweetbread Rolls from Punalu`u Bake Shop Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Featured Photo National Gallery Crispy Coconut Crusted Calamari at Cafe Pesto Various sides served with your meal at the Manago Hotel Restaurant Featured Photo Osaka Castle Park Banana macadamia nut pancakes at Big Island Grill An altar in the streets of Cheung Chau Coffee beans drying at Greenwell Farms Albacore tuna tartare, part of the Seafood Tasting for Two at Blue Water Cafe Kona snow on the coffee plants at Greenwell Farms Hiroshima Carp baseball team jumper for kids Sweet bun with ice cream at Melon-Pan Ice Tin Hau Temple in Sok Kwu Wan Dessert options at Hong Kong Disneyland Figs for sale at the Granville Island Public Market Religious statues on the grounds of Daishoin Temple Victoria Visitor Centre Brockton Point Lighthouse in Stanley Park Bell of Peace Chu Toro Sashimi at Monstera Noodles and Sushi View while sailing along False Creek Downing Street Cenotaph, memorial for A-bomb victims Streetcar drawing on a sidewalk in Hiroshima View of the surrounding area of De Ponte Cellars Fish and Chips at Go Fish Side entrance and elevator to Okonomimura Whistler Village Cote Brasserie Kurobuta Terimayo at Japadog Exterior of St. John’s Cathedral Garlic butter jumbo shrimp plate at Broke Da Mouth View of Canada Place from Stanley Park Inside Sam’s Tailor Street in Sok Kwu Wan Station sign for MTR, Mass Transit Railway Pieminister Daishoin Sutra Stand in front of Chaya to warm up eggs Brunch Burger at Flaming Cow Front of Oxbow Public Market Front entrance to Triple O’s Ikura (salmon roe), Ika (calamari), and Sayori (halfbeak) sushi at Endo Loco Moco at 808 Grindz Cafe Radcliffe Camera in Radcliffe Square Hot Dogs at Japadog Dried Seafood for sale Kamikaze Grottos Beer at Kona Brewing Company Filet Mignon at Merriman’s Spicy wontons at Dinesty Dumpling House Fish and Chips at Castle Cod Shao Mai (steamed pork dumplings with shrimp) at Tim Ho Wan Kona International Airport Hiroshima Streetcar Christmas tree in front of St. Paul’s Cathedral French Toast made with homemade Luau Bread at The Coffee Shack BC Legislature rotunda murals V. Sattui Winery picnic area Five-Storied Pagoda The Search, a statue near Devonian Harbour Park Various sake labels on display Hung Shing Yeh Beach English Muffin Breakfast Sandwich from Model Bakery Seaplane at Stanley Park Entrance to St. Marc Cafe Yaki Udon at Guu Tomorrowland’s UFO Zone Pioneer Courthouse Sake (salmon) and Toro (fatty tuna) sushi at Endo Osaka Castle View From Victoria Peak Toro Tartare at Morimoto Napa Mascot for a street food vendor in Miyajima Statue found at the mountain top of the Kinosaki Ropeway Plate found at Kiji Coffee plants at Greenwell Farms Doorway into St. John’s Cathedral Fabric at Sam’s Tailor Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars ride in Grizzly Gulch Hotel Monaco is a boutique hotel in Portland, Oregon Breakfast at Tsui Wah St. James’s Park – London, England Windsor Royal Shopping Tuna Tataki at Monstera Noodles and Sushi Borough Market Ginger and soy sauce at Endo Victoria Totem Poles Okonomiyaki at Kiji Yung Shue Wan village Beer and Poutine at Granville Island Brewing Anaehoʻomalu Bay Signs on Nathan Road directing you to Sam’s Tailor Gastown Steam Clock Vista House at Crown Point Borough Market Information Wok fried sliced pork with flat rice noodle in black bean sauce at Harbour Kitchen Jam Cafe – Vancouver Poke Plate at Da Poke Shack View of Power Station from Hung Shing Yeh Beach Mural inside 808 Grindz Cafe Private booth inside Ichiran Front entrance to Merriman’s Martyrs’ Memorial Chinatown Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden Sheriff Woody welcomes you to Toy Story Land Sauteed string beans and minced pork at Tasty HK Equipment used at Holualoa Kona Coffee Company Le Marché du Quartier’s duck confit sandwich Ropeway up Mt. Misen Lamb Curry at Aladin Mess Fried noodles with pork and egg sold at the outdoor izakaya Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumpling) at Dinesty Dumpling House Saijo Festival sake cup side Spam musubi at Broke Da Mouth Brew tanks at Windsor & Eton Brewery Chatime in Downtown Tim Hortons Harrods Front entrance to Model Bakery Shannon Falls Fish balls in sauce sold by a street vendor Turf Tavern Hot spring drinking water stand in Kinosaki View from Mt. Misen Observatory The view from a London Eye capsule when it is raining Satonoyu Bath, an onsen in Kinosaki False Creek Ferry Fish Sandwich at Go Fish World’s largest wooden rice scooper Punalu`u Bake Shop Breakfast at Pine State Biscuits London Eye Sunset on Miyajima Island Antibes, France. Slinky Dog Spin ride in Toy Story Land Front of Japadog store Street with shops in Yung Shue Wan Chana Masala at Aladin Mess Sunset, Hawaii. Tasting Room in Castello di Amorosa Spaghetti alla Bolognese at Viva L’Italia Baked buns with BBQ pork at Tim Ho Wan Sunset at Anaehoʻomalu Bay Keep Portland Weird Sign View from Hung Shing Yeh Beach Prawns appetizer at Merriman’s Vancouver Public Library, Central Location Whistler Olympic Plaza “Put a Bird on It” (from the IFC show Portlandia) – Bird wallpaper found in a Portland hotel Ramen at Ichiran Portland Japanese Garden in winter Biscuit at Jam Cafe Restaurant serving crab, a local specialty of Kinosaki Soft boiled egg from Chaya Chicken wings at Pok Pok Fish cake from a street food vendor in Miyajima Clarendon Building and Sheldonian Theatre on Broad Street Hunter’s Bowl at Stonesedge Kitchen Deer in front of Covent Garden Market Penne al pesto alla Genovese at Viva L’Italia Island Park Walk in the fall time Wahkeena Falls View of Osaka from the top of the Umeda Sky Building Full English breakfast at Chocolate Theatre Cafe Bar Karaage sold at the outdoor izakaya Ha Jiao (steamed fresh shrimp dumplings) at Tim Ho Wan Paddington Underground Station Granville Island Public Market O-Torii Gate during high tide Spice Level Chart for Tsukemen Noodles at Bakudanya – Hiroshima, Japan International Rose Test Garden in winter Mount Hood and Portland’s Skyline Paris, France. Check Before You Trek logo with blue background Anaehoʻomalu Bay The Long Walk, Windsor Great Park Mad Hatter Tea Cups ride in Fantasyland Statue of Sacajawea and her son Jean-Baptiste found in Washington Park Kakuni at Guu Roasted duck with rice at Joyhing Chicken French Toast at Jam Cafe Sockeye Sashimi at Guu Umeda Sky Building escalator Ferry to Lamma Island Featured Photo, Victoria Harbour Stanley Park Trail Laksa and chicken satay at Hong Kong Disneyland A-Bomb Dome at night Picnic Area at Frank Family Vineyards V. Sattui Winery sign Outside Masui Fan Tan Alley Central Ferry Pier 5 – Hong Kong Island Chatime Milk Teas Poke from Umekes Tasting area at Windsor & Eton Brewery Hilltop Pavilion over looking Pichic Bay and Sok Kwu Wan Houses of Parliament. Featured photo for the page “Home” (Photograph from the website: Check Before You Trek) Sushi and sashimi at Blue Water Cafe Christmas Carol sign in Piccadilly Circus Cline Cellars Vineyard and Winery View from the tasting center at WillaKenzie Estate Mokuaikaua Church Pastry from Andersen Bakery Castello di Amorosa Moo Bettah sign Fried prawns at Dinesty Dumpling House Scones, strawberry jam, and clotted cream at Chocolate Theatre Cafe Bar View from the mountain top of the Kinosaki Ropeway St. Paul Ruins – Macau Sign for Joyhing French Onion Soup at Cote Brasserie Manhole cover with drawing of Osaka Castle Beer tasting flight at Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) Andersen Bakery Alexander Falls Ashmolean Museum Abbey Road Sailing over Victoria Harbour towards Hong Kong Island Totem Poles in Stanley Park The view from a London Eye capsule when it is not raining Windsor Castle Featured Photo Granville Island Gray Line Tour Bus Ribeye with carrots at Ad Hoc Tsukemen noodles and spicy broth at Bakudanya Macadamia Nut Cookie at Cafe Pesto Front of Pacific Coffee Dotonbori restaurant sign Meat hanging in Hay Hay Kitchen Final product, Octopus Balls with toppings Three statues become one in the Garden of Wonders Entrance to Sam’s Tailor Various beers for sale at Windsor & Eton Brewery Plate Lunch with Korean chicken, chicken katsu, rice, and macaroni salad at Kawaihae Kitchen Waffle from Gaufre Gourmet Shave Ice at Moo Bettah Times Square shopping center in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island Saijo Festival sake cup inside English speaker line for the Jungle River Cruise ride in Adventureland Bench at Canada Place – Vancouver, British Columbia Sign at Holualoa Kona Coffee Company Wine bottle at Frank Family Vineyards Guuud Ale at Guu Oysters at Tori-I Hapuna Beach Welcome sign for the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort View of Lamma Power Station from Yung Shue Wan Kohala Burger made from 100% Hawaii grass fed beef and on a brioche bun at Kohala Burger and Taco Bakery in Yung Shue Wan Article’s Featured Photo: Stonehenge Night in Kinosaki Mandarayu Bath, an onsen in Kinosaki Miyajima Eats Featured Photo Various burlap coffee sacks once used by the Holualoa Kona Coffee Company Kiholo Bay Scenic Overlook Tian Tan Buddha on Lantau Island Chirashi Bowl at Morimoto Napa Front of Ad Hoc Vineyard Lanes Steamed buns sold by a street vendor Salt and pepper squid at Lung Wah Seafood Restaurant in Yung Shue Wan Shave Ice at Original Big Island Shave Ice Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards Tsukemen noodles and spicy broth combined at Bakudanya Cheung Chau Mickey Mouse ears on the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort Line train Front entrance to Kawaihae Kitchen One of Daishoin Temple’s Halls Windsor and Eton Brewery View of Vancouver from Stanley Park Goats in front of Castello di Amorosa Trees with benches at Hung Shing Yeh Beach Dishoom Peek Kai Tod Kraiem at Chiang Mai Kitchen Karaage at Bakudanya Red Fish Blue Fish view while enjoying a cup of Chowder Itsukushima Shinto Shrine Lamma Power Station Display case outside Masui Shaked Fries at Japadog Original Donkey Balls Factory and Store, Dirty Balls – Milk Chocolate Covered Mac Nuts Logo for St. Marc Cafe and Choco Cro Meal at St. Marc Cafe Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound Rice Bowl with Ahi at Kawaihae Kitchen Aquabus at the Granville Island dock Reading Korean Victim Monument International Rose Test Garden in summer Pedestrian zone with stores and restaurants in Bern, Switzerland Various dishes available at Dishoom Line of taxis in Hong Kong Kinosaki Ropeway gondola cable car Featured Photo – Whistler Village Stonehenge River Thames and the Windsor & Eton Bridge Pricing for tastings or tours at Castello di Amorosa Modern day Hiroshima Front entrance to Cafe Pesto Halstatt, Austria. Vineyard on back road in Napa, CA Dotonbori District Dotonbori billboards, including the Glico Running Man Steamed buns from a street food vendor in Miyajima Namba Yasaka shrine St. Ann’s Schoolhouse Bicycles along Cheung Chau’s waterfront Burrard Bridge and False Creek as seen from Granville Island Canada Place Little Charlie at Jam Cafe Peak Tower on Victoria Peak Buildings in Yung Shue Wan Peace Memorial Museum O-Torii Gate during low tide Punalu’u Black Sand Beach Park Daishoin Temple grounds Path at Trees of Mystery in Klamath, CA Portland Japanese Garden in winter Ski lifts at Whistler Village Rex welcomes you to Toy Story Land Coffee cherry beans drying at Holualoa Kona Coffee Company Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride in Fantasyland Hot spring drinking water in Kinosaki Back side of Castle Cod Star Ferry with Kowloon in the background Mt. Misen temple Stanley Park Entrance to Kinosaki Ropeway Oysters at Blue Water Cafe Spicy Tuna Roll at Morimoto Napa Daytime in Kinosaki Entrance to Bakudanya Smoked sockeye salmon terrine on top of the tower of plates for the Seafood Tasting for Two at Blue Water Cafe Clams in black bean sauce at Lung Wah Seafood Restaurant in Yung Shue Wan Close up of a Choco Cro at St. Marc Cafe Pacific Island Seafood Risotto at Cafe Pesto London Eye Lights Building for the operation of coffee roasting and visitor store for Holualoa Kona Coffee Company Napa Valley Welcome Sign Cuban Hot Dog at Flaming Cow String Beans with Pork at Dinesty Dumpling House Island Ferry for Hong Kong Entrance to Wing Wah Noodle Shop Front entrance to Ippudo Hong Kong’s Airport Express Squamish Adventure Centre Rebagliati Park Roast Duck Mac N Cheese at Stonesedge Kitchen Champagne caves at Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards Central Ferry Piers on Hong Kong Island Children’s Peace Monument Front of 3.6.9. Shanghai Restaurant Greenwell Farms Store Deer outside a storefront on Miyajima Island Front entrance to Itsuki Hamakua Macadamia Nut Company First Great Western train Mystic Manor in Mystic Point Entrance to Endo Balkan Bites Bourekas Kinosaki Train Station Leaving Hong Kong Disneyland (in the background on the left is the MTR Station) Featured Photo for article on Hong Kong Disneyland View of the skyline of Downtown Vancouver from West Vancouver Sign for Windsor & Eton Brewery – Windsor, England (Photograph from the website: Check Before You Trek) Hong Kong Disneyland’s Tomorrowland Peace Flame Specialty hot chocolate at Chocolate Theatre Cafe Bar Park Street Gate (to the left) and Windsor Castle (center) Rooftop of Castello di Amorosa Coffee mug at Jam Cafe Religious statues found on Mt. Misen Tom Tower and Tom Quad at Christ Church Maple Dip Donut at Tim Hortons The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul – Bath Boats in the harbor along Island Park Walk Breakfast sandwich at Green Flash Coffee Display at Windsor & Eton Brewery Restaurant signs in the Dotonbori District