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.
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Moving from California to the Netherlands for school, flying United Airlines from San Diego to Amsterdam via Washington-Dulles
Before I embarked on my US roadtrip and my RTW trip, I knew I wanted to have some sort of device that would let me access the internet...
Doing laundry on the road only requires three things: a sink with a drain plug, detergent, and somewhere to dry your clothes...
To boot or not to boot? Many a Round-the-World trip planning guidebook and website have weighed in.
I took the advice I'd read online and in RTW travel books to heart, and packed basically half the clothes I thought I would need, emphasizing versatility in everything I brought...
People say the best time to pack is after you get home from a trip. That's when you know what was most useful, what you didn't use much, and what you wish you had. This is the first in a series of RTW Tips about what to pack...
To keep things succinct for the cities that didn't make the top 3, I present a summary of each city using five words only...
I found on my trip that taking a cooking class was not only a great way to learn how to cook a region's cuisine, it could also be a great way to meet other travelers, find out from the teachers what the best restaurants are to visit in town, and sometimes have a meal that's even better than at any restaurant...
Going to the bathroom is a necessity, but when you travel abroad, it can also be an adventure. Here's a collection of the most memorable bathrooms on my RTW trip...
I saved the best of the best for last. And the worst of the worst. All from South America...
Turkey was so full of new eating adventures. Sure, there were the endless variations of meat: meat balls, meat logs, meat patties, meat strips... but at the same time there was such a diverse range of foods I'd never heard about before...
My month in Southeast Asia took me to Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. Certainly there were highlights in each of these countries, so it was tough deciding but here goes...
For my roundup of the best and worst meals around the world, I'm starting from the very end: my last month in Australia and New Zealand...
