1 May
Part One What started as the “European Cigar Tour” in early April travelling to Leipzig, Lommel, Amsterdam and Antwerp with my buddy Frank, became an Asian cigar tour as we travelled to Hong Kong for a full week to visit my ( and now our ) friend Min Ron Nee. Having taken Frank along a Read more…
2 Nov
Just received this update by my friend Gino Mr Japan who is currently enjoying a few days with the author in Hong Kong : I am in Hong Kong and I like to share some important news about the second edition of the Encyclopaedia. The delay is due to several factors that the author did Read more…
3 Jan
Hong Kong, December 2012. Sitting in the morning breeze by the pool bar here in Shatin, smoking my morning cigar and looking forward to another glorious day of new and old experiences in this most dynamic and vibrating city, I reflect on my impressions since I arrived here, only a week ago, but an Read more…
2 Jan
Nothing better to start the new Year with than champagne – right ? Well, plenty of it in my first post of 2013 … This picture gallery starts and ends with my former work horse, the B-747-400, that took me very comfortably to Hong Kong. As always, when enjoying the Business class on long Read more…
26 Dec
Hello all again – Just back from fantastic 2 days in Guangzhou and enjoying a bottle of 1988 Veuve Clicquot right now with my most generous host, MRN at his home like all these days. This is the most memorable trip I”ve taken in a long memory, believe me. Incredible in all aspects …. More Read more…
22 Dec
Ha, so most of you would think that after 35 years of flying I would be used to jetlag, right ? Wrong – hits me in the face like all of you as well. Mostly in the middle of the night … Slept 3 hours from 02 to 05 am, woke up, no wonder Read more…
21 Dec
Only a few hrs of sleep, good breakfast, off to the Chinese consulate in Central to get my visa for Guangzhou, not possible there, off to Mongkok and China Travel services there, no problem, visa ready this afternoon. All set to leave for China next Monday. Until then it’s great Chinese food and vintage cigars Read more…
