2 Oct
It was good to get out of Havana, the heat, the humidity, the masses and the putrid smell of a pony-tailed cigarette chain-smoking fuked-up Obra Completa faked-up “expert” box code YYZ HDP ( now that is for educated cigar smokers to decipher … 😉 The wind was rushing and I was chatting – so I Read more…
29 Sep
One of the reasons for my visit to Havana was to have the lids of my Ramon Allones humidor repaired from some very small imperfections and while I was there also to check on the progress of two new humidors that Frank and I have commissioned. After Pablo picked up the lids the first day, Read more…
27 Sep
Next time I hear the pope is visiting Havana I will cancel my trip there. Too many places were closed due to his visit, like my favourite night-spot Espacios and many others, and we are talking closed for a week, not just for the 2 days the pope spent in Havana. Even the fishermen could Read more…
24 Aug
A week after having the Dutch and the Belgians here at the pharmacy I was on the road again to Belgium on a cigar mission. It was 800 km in 3 days and I decided to take it easy by driving on Friday to Tielt and stay over night there at Silentium B&B. The driving Read more…
4 Aug
We left Hasselt and drove on to Antwerp. It was Friday afternoon and a terrible traffic jam awaited us. I had been forewarned by Frank and he was right, avoid driving into Antwerp on any day but especially on a Friday … Luckily I had Elliott in my car to keep me company – or Read more…
3 Aug
Nothing better than to have time and enjoy summer in Europe – especially so if you are meeting a friend like Stephan again, coming over from London with some friends to tour the Belgian LCDH for a few days. Luckily I had something to do in Antwerp that week-end and so I could join them Read more…
17 Jul
To end my series of posts on my recent Cuba trip here is a picture gallery. From lunch at Santy’s, a short day trip to Varadero, Mary the housemaid who’d smoke a cigar with me at breakfast, humidors at Partagas, smoking with friends, a cafecito with Carlos at Robainas farm, smoking at Club Habana with Read more…
