Flying Cigar – A Cigar Travel Blog

It is a sign of the changes to come in an evolving political and commercial process that people from the non-Cuban cigar industry start flocking to Cuba. And what better opportunity to see the Cuban cigar scene than being in Havana during the Festival. Keith had suggested we meet at the Nacional’s historical bar for Read more…

I had taken Frank already twice to the tobacco farms, Viñales and Pinar del Rio so I thought I’d show him a different part of Cuba this time. Give Frank a good cigar, some rum and a nice cannon or machine gun and he is a happy camper. So what better place than Bay of Read more…

Every time I am in Cuba, a visit to Hector Luis’ farm and lunch there with his family and staff is a must-do and much awaited event for me. He had just collected most of this year’s harvest, and a good one it was he told me. 120.000 plants, half shade and half sun grown. Read more…

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…

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…

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…

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…