Today has been a look at both ends of living. We set off to further explore the city. Like many cities it has distinct areas, rich, poor, and business. San Telmo where we are staying was once the rich area. Big houses and cobbled streets. Then there were two disease epidemics. All the rich people moved north. The houses were bought up and converted into flats which became homes to the immigrant workers. This left the area with no investment and it deteriora...

So we are in Buenos Aries, home of the tango. Does it take two? It seems it does. When we booked the hotel via the web site one of the reviews said it's a hotel for gays but everyone is welcome. Jill said 'are you sure?'. I said' darling every gay I've met has more style than me, so let's go'. Good decision. It's a small boutique style hotel with some really quirky features. The room is neat and clean with a big mural on the wall of two tango dancers. We a...