Hi there! Pickle Deli Square is a collection of my experiences living, eating, and traveling the world. Currently an expat based in Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.
Today was my last day in Rio de Janeiro, and I want to put in a plug for a great guidebook that I found totally by chance.Today was my last day in Rio de Janeiro, and I want to put in a plug for a great guidebook that I found totally by chance...
What's showing in art: Rio
People say that Rio is to Miami, as Sao Paulo is to NY; i.e. the culture quotient is a bit higher in Sao Paulo...
Favela Tour
Today I took my one tour in Rio, a tour of two of the city's favelas...
Fitting in: Rio
Rio is probably the first place I've visited where I felt I needed to buy new clothes immediately upon arrival...
Juice bars: where food R&D folks must come to do research!
So far, I think my favorite thing about Rio de Janeiro are its juice bars. Here, you can try out all of those exotic flavors that sometimes make their way to the US (like acai), only here it's not just a pinch of acai concentrate in grape or pear juice, they actually blend the entire fruit into a pure juice...
Rio's kilo restaurants
Today, I had a new experience - a kilo restaurant! These are restaurants where you pay by the kilogram...
Rio de Janeiro, the next day
Today turned out to be sunny, contrary to what the weather report had predicted.
First Impressions: Rio de Janeiro
My first impressions of Rio are about 180 degrees from Buenos Aires.
Wildlife at Iguazu Falls Part 4: Jackpot!
Today was my last half-day at Iguazu Falls, so I woke up early in hopes of seeing some more wildlife, in particular, monkeys and toucans...
Wildlife at Iguazu Falls Part 3: those that walk on 4 legs
More animal sightings...
Wildlife at Iguazu Falls Part 2: Butterflies
There really are a lot of butterflies at Iguazu Falls!
Wildlife at Iguazu Falls Part 1: Birds
I think one of the most fun parts of Iguazu Falls is seeing all of the wildlife here! And some of my favorite spottings are of birds...
Brazilian side of Iguazu Falls
Today I took a day trip over to Brazil...
Signs at Parque Nacional Iguazu
The graphic designers at Parque Nacional Iguazu had a lot of fun.
Soaked!
The scenery here at Iguazu Falls very much lives up to its reputation. At every turn, there's yet another view of the magnificent falls. For me so far, there are two real highlights: first is seeing so much different kinds of wildlife, and the second is the 15 minute boat trip I took under the falls...
Trip report: Buenos Aires to Iguazu by bus
Total trip time was 17 hours 30 minutes. Sounds grueling, but I actually enjoyed it all!