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.
Hotel Design Notes: Texas
Every hotel's decor likes to give some nod to where they're located, but I found the strongest examples of this in Texas...
Maybe I Can't Live Here After All: Houston
The traffic in Houston seriously stressed me out.
Best of Houston Eats: Food Roundup
This post technically shouldn't qualify as a "Best of" post, because it features every eating establishment we went to. All four of them. And one of them is Costco.
I Could Live Here: Houston
Driving through the South, I could actually picture myself living there for a few years.
Best of New Orleans: Sightseeing roundup
Still playing catchup here! After Savannah, we proceeded to Mobile, AL, and then to New Orleans. New Orleans is a nice place to just walk around and absorb the different look of the buildings, streets, etc...
Entertainment only Mother Nature could provide
Carlsbad Caverns should truly be a must-see on everyone's list...
Marfa, TX background
I made sure Marfa was a stop on the road trip, because the artwork here is something that you learn about in every art history class...
I saw an alien today
Passing through Roswell, NM...
Dan Flavin is in Marfa too
Saw him in Houston at the Menil Collection, here he is again, in 6 different buildings on the Chinati compound.
Pilgrimage to Marfa, TX
What tourists would go through a long (and arduous) drive to visit Marfa? Judging by the cars in the parking lot of the Chinati Foundation (Saab, VW EuroVan, 70's Eagle, and of course the Prius), the usual artworld suspects...
Hotel Design Notes: customizable room sizes
Hotel design isn't something that I've paid a lot of attention to in the past (esp not compared to airplane design!), but now that I'm staying in a bunch of them, I'm beginning to note some interesting things.
McDecor: I-10 West part deux
Sulphur, TX: even the name of this town tells you that they take their industry seriously!
Hotel Design Notes: the South
Since this trip is going to last 3 weeks, the hotel choices are generally on the budget side, but also generally pretty well researched through Tripadvisor.com Here's a roundup of some recent hotels...
Best of Savannah Eats: the Find
We came across Geneva Geneva's Home Plate just by looking at a piece of paper our hotel gave us with some recommendations...
Best of Savannah Eats: the Hype
The food in Savannah was hyped quite a bit, and for good reason. This is a city with a great eating culture...
We're still friends, Paula Deen
Even though your buffet fell well short of expectations, your banana pudding blew me away.
Fun Street Names: Kentucky
Streets that were clearly named through commercial influence: is this only in America? I'll find out soon in my round the world trip, but for now, I'm collecting street names that I really like...