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...

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...

Off to Dave's Estancia - La Margarita for a few days rest and relaxation in the countryside on a gen-u-ine gaucho ranch with Brian's mum, Sue. The Estancia is in a beautiful part of the country, just over 3 hours drive from Buenos Aires, lots of fresh air, horses, twittering birds and the occasional unidentifiable biting thing. We spent the first night drinking lots of red wine with the estancia's other guest, an amusing American woman called Dolores, and Dave ...