Flying Cigar – A Cigar Travel Blog

I am back from a great and very productive trip to Havana and Cuba. Here is a new cigar that has not been released officially yet and that I found by chance walking around the floor of a Havana factory during one of my visits. Beautiful wrappers and presentation. Look forward to smoke it next Read more…

    Hier ein Bericht von meinem Freund Paul Altenau über seinen Kuba Besuch im Mai 2015. Nachträglich nochmals “Happy Birthday” Paul und Danke für Deinen Bericht und Fotos !! Nachdem mein letzter Cuba-Aufenthalt bereits acht Jahre zurückliegt, war es mal wieder Zeit, der Insel einen Besuch abzustatten. 2007 war ich mit Nino und der Read more…

Always a pleasure to meet my old friend Ziqui, a Chinese businessman residing for more than a decade in Havana and to share his passion for cigars and having a few hours of good conversation. We have met both in Havana and in Beijing and share some funny adventures and good times over the last Read more…

Once again I had carried half my suitcase full of Chinese food, condiments, cooking utensils and assorted stuff for my Cuban-Chinese friends at Lung Kong, sent to me courtesy of a friend and cigar collector from Hong Kong. We visited them along with Urs and Thomas Portmann, Yannick, Michel, Luca and “Buddha” Keith who had Read more…

Potatoes. Truly a rare commodity in Cuba. People stand in line for hours and hours to get some when they rarely do finally arrive at the agromercados. Five hours in line to get some pounds is the norm. And a few of my favourite dishes are potato based …. I was lucky. At El Templete Read more…

Some impressions of the cigar accessories and antiques/collectibles at the commercial fair in Havana during the Festival. I went there to look for some older stuff – but looking too young and casual I guess as I was not allowed into the trade fair wearing shorts, like many others who thought WTF should we wear Read more…

Another one of those nights that start “official” and end private among friends. The Partagas LCDH held a reception during the Festival week and I met some of the usual suspects there after saying hello to Grecia, Odalys and Leopoldina. A few Cuba libres with the guys, a truly international band really, and we decided Read more…