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