Luanda -- a city I’ll probably never see, but which for whatever reason exerts a very strong pull on me. Other places have had the same effect; I’ll know next to nothing about them, have zero practical reason for ever visiting, and yet something about them -- the idea of them -- stays lodged in …
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Subte Stories explores Buenos Aires’ lesser-known subte stops and the neighbourhoods they are found in, scoping out local stories and the best on offer within four blocks or less. This week we retrace the steps of one of Argentine literature’s most innovative and controversial characters, on the E Line in Caballito. [Spoiler Alert: contains plot …
Like anyone preparing for a trip overseas, I’d scoured the local bookstore’s travel section for anything even remotely related to my destination. If the Travel Channel had sent one of its many bubbly and eccentric hosts to Argentina, I dropped what I was doing and turned up the volume. This mental preparation always begins months …
Subte Stories explores Buenos Aires’ lesser-known subte stops and the neighbourhoods they are found in, scoping out local stories and the best on offer within four blocks or less. This week we get lost in mysterious Parque Chas, on the B Line. * * * Like any city, Buenos Aires is full of urban legends …
Subte Stories explores Buenos Aires’ lesser-known subte stops and the neighbourhoods they are found in, scoping out local stories and the best on offer within four blocks or less. This week we ride down to Estación Caseros and the barrio of Parque Patricios on the H Line, one of only two lines connecting the north …
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