22 Sep
Well, it was a short trip, but it wasn’t a SHORT drive ! Forget it, delete it, rewind the movie. I erased the duration of the nightmarish drive from my memory as soon as we passed the Swiss border and were greeted by our friends Urs Portmann and Horst Ocho who were waiting for Read more…
5 Apr
Here’s the view on official events from two members of the Portmann group, Horst and Christof. Both of them very professional photographers and always good for a laugh and any fun event. It is thanks to them that I have a good pictorial archive of the trip and all the official events that they Read more…
3 Apr
Here’s the view on things, events and excursions from two of the members of the Portmann group with us on our last trip. Both of them very professional photographers and always good for a laugh and any fun event. It is thanks to them that I have a good pictorial archive of the trip Read more…
1 Apr
A gallery of some memorable moments and cigars plus friends to share them all, the drinks, the views, the conversations and the atmosphere. This is what being in Havana during the Festival week is all about. And what I like to share with this post. Eine Fotogalerie der schönen Erlebnisse, Momente und Zigarren Read more…
3 Apr
A dinner thrown by Horst for Cuban friends at Paladar Doña Eutimia in Callejon del Chorro in Old Havana. We had the upstairs dining room all to ourselves and a very good dinner of Cuban cuisine that had some excellent appetizers like lobster and octopus in garlic. Attentive service and modestly priced. Our friend Read more…
2 Apr
After all the Festival events in the mad week, most participants left Havana and it was quiet again. Horst stayed on for a few days and we took a tour to Cojimar and the Hemingway memorial there in a private vintage taxi, having a beer at the touristy La Terraza restaurant and then continuing Read more…
6 Aug
Algarve, Kreuzlingen, Smokes & Xikar Punch Double Corona 6-72 / Foto : Thomas Stockinger English Version below the German Text Zwei Tage nachdem ich aus Hong Kong siehe Bericht „ Lima Triple Eight nach Hong Kong“ zurückkehrte ging es fliegend weiter, allerdings privat, viel gemütlicher und mit einer viel kürzeren Flugzeit ; wir flogen Read more…
