18 Mar
Miramar – quiet neighbourhood, residential area. Close to Hotels, restaurants and Casas del Habano. A beautiful house built in 1954 with hardly any changes in the interior design. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living space, smoking area, large garden. Perfect for 2 persons. Full privacy, no barking dogs. We loved it and so did all Read more…
18 Mar
While I have to thank my friend Adrian for the printing of the bands – he organized it in northern Spain and brought the bands over to Havana – I am also very thankful to Andres, another northerner who kindly let us use his existing printing design on our anillas. I put some of Read more…
17 Mar
Ok, so he doesn’t really seem to be impressed to be in Havana at all. In pictures we look sort of like Walther Matthau and Jack Lemmon. He doesn’t give a rat’s ass about the cigar show. He actually likes to be on his own, and to him getting a feel of reality is Read more…
17 Mar
Already preparing for this year’s visit last November and wanting to stay closer to the city, I took a look-see at some Casas in Vedado and liked the one that had the most beautiful garden. I’ve never liked smoking indoors. After a quick tour and knowing it would be free for the Festival my Read more…
16 Mar
As I had arrived early in Havana on purpose to take advantage of the relaxed atmosphere and to enjoy the city without all the cigar pressure of the Festival, one of my goals was to buy some books by renowned Cuban writers. What better venue to buy these books than the annual International Book Read more…
15 Mar
I didn’t attend any official events of the XV Festival del Habano except for the Welcome Night, so I cannot possibly have many official souvenir cigars that were passed around at official events or pictures smoking next to Boris Becker or Danny Glover at the Gala Dinner. But, alas, some nice coffins from precisely Read more…
