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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Has the catering in Valencia’s shared lounge declined, after an upgrade last year? Plus, how to navigate Ryanair’s new carry-on policy.
Last leg to Valencia, with an obligatory stop to graze at the Schengen-zone Senator Lounge.
Flying Lufthansa Economy Class back from Shanghai Pudong to Frankfurt. Could a flight departing Pudong offer good Chinese meals, especially if they’re “prepared by experienced Chinese chefs” and chosen by the “head chef at the Pudong Shangri-La,” according to the menu?
In for a quick bite of salmon jaw at Air China’s Star Alliance Gold lounge in Shanghai Pudong Airport, before my flight back to Europe.
A hotel mainly catering to domestic travelers, Shanghai Hotel was kind of a blast from the past. And as the first hotel designed, built, and managed by Chinese people since China’s Opening and Reform when it opened in 1982, it really was a hotel from the past!
Lunchtime aboard China Eastern / Shanghai Airlines’s Boeing 737-800 from Xi’an to Shanghai Hongqiao.
One of the nicest hotels I’ve stayed at, featuring a supremely comfortable and practical room, and an enormous breakfast spread featuring local dishes.
A nice spread of Chinese food at the Air China domestic lounge in Beijing provided a substantial lunch, followed by a warm snack aboard a Boeing 737-800 from Beijing to Xi’an.
A pleasant flight from Frankfurt to Beijing with nice touches, like a printed menu. Hey, why doesn’t Lufthansa hand these out on transatlantic flights!?
A pretty good showing for lunch, at the AENA-operated shared airport lounge, which is also open to Priority Pass cardholders. Also, Madrid-Frankfurt, being just a bit farther than Valencia-Frankfurt, meant a hot meal rather than a snack on Lufthansa!
