The lovely new home has its drawbacks - it is without internet or television.Life is pretty bleak. Can't send emails, plan our trip to Mendoza or post my blog and in order to watch football Brian has to make a trek across town to Dave who is still ensconced in his shed. And then he has to endure the inter-team ribaldry imposed on Spurs whilst not getting so aerated he is forced out on to the streets football-less. Although I don't think Spurs are doing very we...

Another trip to the estancia, it's lovely to get out of the city for a couple of days, even though it means dodging the mosquitoes and having no access to shopping facilities. Unless you are in dire need of a kettle that is, or find you have annoyingly just run out of stirrups. There are a couple of guests already staying there when we arrive - a couple of Danes, and they're a bit miserable. The problem with running a business like the estancia is that you can't...

Hurrah the brown and orange cube is finally behind us and we have moved to yet another of Dave's properties - a little house in Palermo which has just been renovated and is already up for sale. Yes, we could be homeless again within weeks.Our new house is on two levels, and our bedroom is upstairs with a roof terrace.Unfortunately it is so hot now (about 37 degrees) that the room becomes unbearable by the afternoon.Actually it's pretty much unbearable all day ro...

Back in Buenos Aires, and if anything it's hotter than when we left. Every day the temperature climbs a little higher. Our dingy brown headquarters is no more enticing than before we left, although it does have the advantage of an aircon unit which we have cranked up to 11 as we lie under it every night roasting like little potatoes in an oven and dreaming of snowmen and frosty mornings. How ungrateful we are. And oh, how very, very hot. Meanwhile Hollywoo...

We have just spent the weekend at Dave's Estancia enjoying the cooler air, the gentle chirruping of small birds outside our window and the gentle hum of hungry mosquitoes. But mostly enjoying the peace and quiet of just lying by the pool reading a book or three. Obviously we couldn't spend all our time sunbathing, horse riding or eating cake, try as I might we had to do some filming as well. According to El Director my handling of the boom mic is a cause for con...