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Veggie hideouts in Buenos Aires

Tuesday January 15, 2013

As vegetarians, travelling anywhere in the world can be a tough ask, gastronomically. Many places, like France, for example, simply don’t understand it. Travelling South America is a little better than this, but in Buenos Aires, with the dominance of meat and seafood in the city’s best restaurants, it is best to know where to go before roaming the streets in hope of flavourful veggie food.

There are a few great places to check out, and many travellers are often very surprised at this. Here are four fantastic options for any vegetarians who find themselves stranded in Buenos Aires:
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The first subway cars in Southern Hemisphere on the verge of being replaced.

Wednesday January 09, 2013

They were the first working subway system in the Southern Hemisphere, but are now on the verge of being replaced by modern carriages. The wooden “La Brugeoise” cars of Line A in Buenos Aires have almost run their last kilometres underground.

The Belgian-made trains first operated on 1 December 1913, with the last trains operating from 1919. Today they are among the oldest carriages to still be in regular service. However, as part of a long-planned overhaul of the Subte, the graffiti covered cars will be replaced as of mid-January. (more…)

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