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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After posting about Taksiyarhis Pensiyon in Ayvalik, Turkey, I realized that I haven't really posted other reviews of my accomodation. I'll be posting about my previous lodging experiences from time to time, hoping I can be of some help to others planning trips...
They say the world's oldest profession is marketing. After all, the second oldest profession, prostitution, couldn't exist without it...
Definitely a contender for Cutest Hotel, Taksiyarhis Pensiyon is several cobblestone streets away from Ayvalik city center and up a hill...
The only thing our tour did today, besides a lot of driving, was to visit the battlefields and graves at Gallipoli...
Back to a bustling city! After the relative calm (or isolation) of South Africa, it's sort of cool to be back in a city with a lot of people, a lot of energy...
From Johannesburg (JNB), I flew Turkish Airlines to Istanbul (IST)...
In addition to my flight from Sao Paulo to Johannesburg, I got to fly South African Airways two more times, from Johannesburg (JNB) to Cape Town (CPT) and back. Overall, I'm pretty impressed by SAA...
We often turn to Europe for design leadership. But in the case of mass market commercial design, it seems nothing can compare to good ol' American design, and the component that I think Americans do best, brand marketing...
Top of the "other" cool animals category is the chameleon, one of my favorite animals in the world because it's so cute!
There were so many different kinds of birds in Kruger, too, and our rangers Steve and Phil were so quick to spot them and identify them for us...
Unfortunately my group didn't get to see all of the Big 5, the name given to the animals most dangerous to hunt on foot: lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant, and rhino. But we did get to see 3 of the Big 5...
I'd never been on a safari before, but as I understand it, a lot of them have a similar schedule as the one I took with Transfrontiers Walking Safaris. First we got woken up by one of our rangers early in the morning, 5am every day...
This is no Brazilian favela. It's interesting how a lot of cities now offer tours of their shantytowns, and I thought the Soweto (South West Township) of Johannesburg would compare to Rocinha in Rio.
