15 Mar
I had read about Gilberto Valladares Reina aka Papito’s barber shop and museum ArteCorte some time ago and wanted to visit it for a short haircut on this trip. It turned out to be a highly interesting half day stay that included an hour long haircut, many pictures of the crowded and beautiful museum, artefacts Read more…
14 Mar
It was a continuation of Havana on a small scale. A more intimate scale but with almost as many cigars to smoke and interesting places to see as in Havana. I had met Keith just a short while ago in Havana and shared cigars, places and friends with him, and then he pops up flying Read more…
13 Mar
Might be because I am an Aquarian, but I love seafood in all forms and I am particularly fond of octopus, so where better to find it than in Cuba where it has transformed into a signature starter in most restaurants if available. I still fondly remember the first and by far best octopus experience Read more…
11 Mar
One of the high points of Patty’s & Ute’s visit to Cuba would be visiting Humidores Habana and meeting with Jose Ernesto, Pablo and Alex as well as getting a tour and in-depth details on the work done by this famed and dedicated workshop. Patty being a jewellery designer and manufacturer herself was immediately attracted Read more…
10 Mar
Frank joined me for the last week in Havana and with the Festival just about to begin the city was filled with familiar faces of friends gathering to celebrate the 50-th Anniversary of Cohiba during the 18-th Festival del Habano. In fact so many people were attending this event that there was a waiting list Read more…
9 Mar
It’s not just the cigar enthusiasts flying in for the Festival and the 50-th Cohiba Anniversary that were in massive attendance this year – looks like everybody plus his grandmother and third cousins are invading Cuba and specially Havana these days fearing a sudden change that will take years or decades to come. I had Read more…
4 Feb
It was time again to meet up with Frank at the LCDH in Cologne and he invited Jan who invited Michel and I took Andreas along to make it a round-table affair. Of course each of us took cigars to share with the others – I knew Michel was having a good surprise in store Read more…
