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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Trip Report: Thai Airways PVG-BKK A350 Royal Silk Business Class
A pleasant flight with some interesting non-alcoholic drinks and many desserts.
Quarantine Diary Day 22: Back to the normal world!
A full day in the +7 quarantine hotel, and then back home.
Trip Report SFO-IAD: United Boeing 777-300ER Economy Plus & Breakfast Tacos
A brief stop at the SFO rotunda United Club, followed by trying out a Buy on Board meal on United - for the first time!
Trip Report SFO-BOS: United premium transcontinental Economy Plus
Staying up to see: will a meal be served on this 11:35pm premium transcontinental redeye from San Francisco to Boston?
Trip Report: Frankfurters in Frankfurt at the Lufthansa Senator Lounge, and FRA-VLC Economy
Heading back to Valencia after a long connection in Frankfurt.
Trip Report: United Economy SAN-SFO-FRA and the "new" United Club in SFO's International Terminal
Crossing the Atlantic again, this time in a Boeing 787, and pretty well fed with two full meals and a snack in United Economy class. Pre-flight, I got to try out the former International First Class Lounge, now converted into a normal United Club.
Walking to In-N-Out on an LAX Layover
Seeing the iconic Theme Building and visiting the famous In-N-Out by LAX, notorious among frequent fliers and aviation geeks as a prime place for plane spotting - and burgers!
Trip Report: Free meals return to United Economy Plus, EWR-LAX
Trying out the “Premium transcontinental service” for the first time, with hot meal service after takeoff and a snack before landing.
Trip Report: First time on United's new 777-300ER, in Economy, FRA-EWR
The 777-300ER isn’t soooo cramped if you choose the right seat and luck out with a petite seat neighbor!
Trip Report: Surprise upgrade to Lufthansa Business Class BCN-FRA
When the boarding pass reader angrily beeps at you rejecting your boarding pass, and you get excited by a potential “new seat assignment.”
Trip Report: Milan to Barcelona upgraded to SWISS business!
A nice surprise awaited when the boarding pass reader beeped and spit out a new seat assignment: 1A, Business Class!
The SWISS temporary lounge alternatives in Zurich
Checking out the alternatives of the Aspire Lounge, and the voucher for a drink and a snack at a handful of airport eateries.
The New Lufthansa Lounge in Milan (MXP)
This new combined Business+Senator Lounge for short regional flights is even better than the intercontinental Senator Lounge in Frankfurt.
Trip Report: Easter in the SWISS Senator Lounge, Zurich E Gates
A lovely 5-hour layover in Zurich allowed me to try out the different features of SWISS's Senator Lounge in the E Gates, from the food to the shower suites to the amazing observation terrace!
Trip Report: Newark to Valencia via Zurich in SWISS Economy
Heading back to Spain on Easter Monday, first time crossing the Atlantic in SWISS Economy transatlantic, with a stop in the Lufthansa Senator Lounge in Newark
Trip Report: Barcelona to Newark via Zurich
Crossing the Atlantic in United Economy Plus, with a short connecting flight in SWISS Economy, plus visits to the Pau Casals lounge in Barcelona, and the SWISS Senator Lounge in Zurich's E Gates
Traveling in Preferente (First Class) on Renfe's AVE and Euromed Services
Sometimes just 2-10 Euros more than Turista class, Spanish rail's Preferente class is an eminently civilized way to travel with at-seat meal service and just 3 seats in each row.
Trip Report: VLC to FRA in Lufthansa Business
A smooth start, complete with a varied meal, to what would turn out to be a long travel day.
Trip Report: VLC to NAP on Ryanair, NAP-BCN on Vueling, with a couple Priority Pass Lounges along the way
Flying two of Europe's main Low Cost Carriers, and visits to three Priority Pass Lounges, plus an unpublished benefit to Priority Pass: Fast Track security at Naples Airport!