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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Visiting the Turkish Airlines’s stylish and well-catered lounge in Washington-Dulles for the first time
I tried my hand at replicating a couple of the recipes I learned at my cooking class in Istanbul. I shouldn't have been surprised by how easy it was to get all of the ingredients in the Netherlands...
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...
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...
I grew fonder and fonder of Turkey from when I first got here, and was quite sad to leave...
I can definitely recommend Hotel Ersu in Istanbul, actually the 3rd hotel in Istanbul that I've stayed at in my 2 weeks in Turkey...
There is A LOT going on in Istanbul, and I've only gotten to scratch the surface. A day exploring art galleries interrupted by demonstrations and tear gas...
The McDonald's in Argentina, Brazil, and South Africa didn't tempt me inside, with menus largely the same as the US. But Turkish McDonald's had some interesting menu items...
Trying a dessert made out of chicken, among other Turkish desserts previously unknown to me...
Throughout my two weeks in Turkey, I've gotten the feeling that Turkish people have a perpetual twinkle in their eye. At least when they're talking to me. Maybe they're laughing at me inside... But in any case, this undercurrent of humor translates to their warning signs, which have an amazing diversity of designs...
I like the idea of learning something new in my different ports of call (like Spanish in Buenos Aires), so I decided to sign up for 2 half-day cooking classes with Cooking Alaturka...
This was no Super Cama service on Via Bariloche (Argentina), but bus travel in Turkey is still a step above what we're used to in the US, and even a bit better than a domestic flight...
