19 Oct
After the tour of Bruges we returned to our chalet and changed for the reception at Christian’s house and the following dinner. The reception was a very relaxed affair with excellent catering provided by the Blend brothers. Christian held a very thoughtful speech reflecting on his 50th birthday and the meaning of having a selection Read more…
18 Oct
I had just unpacked from my Spain trip when I packed again for a Belgium/Netherlands trip … Christian’s 50th birthday dinner was to be celebrated and he had kindly invited me to attend alongside a group of his closest friends – a very kind gesture that I appreciated coming from such a warm-hearted person. It Read more…
12 Oct
I had been in contact with Iñigo for some years now but we had never met in person, so visiting Spain, I decided to travel up to Bilbao and meet this very likeable man and tobacconist. Another reason for my visit was to re-visit the city near Bilbao where I had lived and went to Read more…
11 Oct
Well, actually it was just Madrid with a mad dash in-between down the Motorway 1.000 km to the Med and back next day. I landed in a very hot and sunny Madrid and after a few beers and cigars with my uncle and a good home cooked dinner by my aunt and some sleep, it Read more…
23 Sep
The last three days of our visit were quiet and relaxed, we missed J & T but we did a “copy ‘n paste” of last year’s trip experiences. We would have late breakfast, go to TST for iced tea and cigars at the Sheraton LCDH, have a good foot massage and do the tourist stuff Read more…
22 Sep
The third day I wanted to show a bit of Hong Kong to both Frank and J. & T., the latter first time visitors to HK. Frank had wanted to visit Victoria Peak last trip but we didn’t made it then as the weather was too hazy. This time it was perfect blue skies. So Read more…
21 Sep
Basically this was a happy and exact “copy & paste” to our last year’s trip. Frank drove down early so we could have a few good cigars and a light lunch in my village. It was hot, hot enough to sweat in the terrace when we had some coffee and another cigar making time. A Read more…
