The bank account gives a huge sigh of relief

My first few evenings in Buenos Aires I ate at one of several places on a crossroads round the corner from the orange hotel. I wasn't in a rush to eat up the city.

To my delight the menu everywhere was REASONABLY PRICED. Good value even. One night I had a half bottle of wine (easier to find on a menu than a glass - hands up to Argentina!) which cost 5 pesos ie £1. Hallelujah. I almost applauded.

The wine thing is excellent here. Begone nasty Spanish Rioja. I'm a slave now to Malbec. I would say, oh gawd, another new expensive habit but it's not. Expensive that is.