On the way to Cordoba, Argentina to meet my Dakar Rally gang, I had the chance for a quick tour of Buenos Aires. No sleep on the ten hour flight from Houston but who cares.

With my arranged guide, Agustina, we managed to see La Boca an old barrio that is now touristified and serves as the centre for tango and homage to Diego Maradona who grew up there and played at the football ground in Caminito.

Then the antique shops in San Telmo and lunch in Puerto Madero. The a walk around the Plaza de Mayo and the Presidential Palace where apparently the Falklands War is still being fought by former soldiers who proclaim that “The Malvinas are, and forever will be Argentinian” Tell that to Margaret Thatcher and see what she says.

Then the cemetery at La Recoleta for Evita’s tomb – you know you’ve found it when you find the crowd. Very hard to find as she is listed under her maiden name.

Finally managed to sample Dolce de Leches at Freddo.