17 Feb
Ready for take off – suitcase is packed and all is prepared for another few weeks in the Cuban sun and the Havana hustle. Knee is well enough for a dance or two and the schedule is extremely attractive as always. Look forward to a good time with my friends from the Portmann Cigar Read more…
5 Feb
With just 2 weeks to go before I take off for Havana again, it’s time to get started on the events programmed there and the cultural news, also – which paladares are hot and which are not. Here’s the link to Cuba Absolutely magazine and its What’s On in Havana guide for February 2013, Read more…
27 Jan
Riding high on the BTS or Skytrain public transportation system in Bangkok has its advantages. You can see the urban sprawl, the nice houses hidden behind high walls, the corners in this concrete jungle where people congregate and little gems hidden from street level view, like the 116 year old Blue Elephant Restaurant and Read more…
27 Jan
Keeping a diary since I was 17 and writing notes in it every day it’s easy to keep track of all the cigars smoked during a year. So, just for my own interest, I added up every cigar smoked in 2012 and lo-and-behold, thinking I was smoking only 2 cigars a day I found Read more…
25 Jan
Thailand : Some impressions of the quiet seaside area of Pak Nam Pram in Pranburi province, Khao Kalok or “Skull Mountain” and Dolphin Bay where we enjoyed tranquility and good food plus very pleasant surroundings and great people. All located ca. 300 km south of Bangkok on the Gulf of Siam. Our hotels there, Read more…
25 Jan
Cigars can be dangerous to your health alright – specially when you ride on a scooter and try not to fall from it. I was the one to count my blessings on the coastal road here in Pak Nam Pram and ended up at the Royal Thai Army Infantry Hospital in Pranburi. Rented a Read more…
