It has just enough charisma to satisfy any desires for creative decor, but with the comfort of a big chain hotel. An artistic social commentary painting of Her Majesty the Queen of England adorns the wall in the lobby lounge, and the place has just enough sophistication to make you feel like a Double-O agent.

Sometimes the water runs freely like an amazon rain shower and other times it trickles out like the worst kind of drought. It's a small detail but one that I am mindful of.

While my early trips to Japan, and even current ones, are marked by a great many onigiri rice balls, I had always written off the sandwiches at convenience stores as inauthentic. What I should have known is the Japanese take on anything including an egg salad sandwich would be next level.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, or so they say. This is an ongoing collection of random breakfast photos from my travels around the world.

Originally located in a space fit for a vacuum repair shop, the rise of the local craft appetite has taken them down the street to a more hospitable location near the train tracks and Nelson’s family friendly Prestige Inn.