12 Jul
Again the morning was filled with silence and the only sounds were the natural sounds of a farm. After breakfast that included the very rich and tasty Mamey, life started, staff came slowly into view and the daily routine began around mid-day. Miguel would start rolling, the bar would be prepared and visitors would Read more…
11 Jul
Quiet overcast and humid Sunday on the farm, so I decided to take a tour with Osmany, one of Hector’s staff and father of the young lady tendering the bar, a very friendly man as all of Hector’s staff and most guajiros I know are. We left with no hurry and drove to nearby San Read more…
10 Jul
A good night’s sleep and up with the roosters wake-up call, that’s how I started day two. The farm was quiet in the early morning, only the roosters, chicken and other animals could be heard as I sat having a cafecito before breakfast. Really idyllic and just as I had imagined it to be. It Read more…
9 Jul
Although I was in regular contact with Hector Luis and knew about his horse riding accident where he broke a leg, I hadn’t considered it too grave to be overly worried. It was not until I had the chance to meet him briefly in Havana after he had been to the Frank Pais hospital there Read more…
7 Jul
Couldn’t have found a better story for my 1.000-th blog post ! If there’s one thing I regret about this cozy, intimate and high quality paladar is that I didn’t visit it earlier during my trip and had more meals there. An outstanding little new place in Miramar, around the corner from the Casa de Read more…
6 Jul
Almost exactly a week after landing from Havana I was back on the road in a cigar mission … Frank had invited a few close friends to a cigar BBQ party at his house in Tielt near Leuven. The day he had chosen turned out to be the hottest day in weather-recorded history, temperatures hitting Read more…
4 Jul
Talk about people sharing … Earlier this year I brought hot spicy Chilli seeds from Thailand to my friends in Cuba who like to eat spicy. I also gave a load of them to Hector Luis for the farm and was happy to heat that they are growing up nicely. Same at Jorge’s but the Read more…
