14 Mar
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…
10 Mar
Frank joined me for the last week in Havana and with the Festival just about to begin the city was filled with familiar faces of friends gathering to celebrate the 50-th Anniversary of Cohiba during the 18-th Festival del Habano. In fact so many people were attending this event that there was a waiting list Read more…
25 Dec
We sure had more than two fingers of good rum a day – specially at Cuba Pasion, the cigar lounge and paladar run by Emrah a block up from the Habana Libre hotel. He generously supplied us with some great rums for us to taste while smoking our cigars in the lovely and breezy terrace Read more…
15 Dec
A wonderful and impressive cigar week end in Belgium and the Netherlands sharing with good friends. It started Friday noon when I arrived in Overijse at De Kelle, an amazingly interesting store with a wide selection of books, comics and … cigars. Yes, both Cuban and Non-Cuban cigars in a very well kept walk-in humidor Read more…
7 Oct
OK, so these boxes were over a year late in arriving. With the corresponding big hype. And big expectations too. And when they finally hit Germany, the first batch of 500 boxes was distributed in small doses. They basically “evaporated” like rain in the desert … I was told by a merchant that his 50 Read more…
6 Oct
The yearly madness is a one week-end yearly holiday ritual for Jos driving the vintage VW bus and having a good time with Frank and me. The bus arrived in front of my village Café with 4 hrs of driving already on them from Belgium. We had a bite to eat, a coffee and a Read more…
27 Sep
Next time I hear the pope is visiting Havana I will cancel my trip there. Too many places were closed due to his visit, like my favourite night-spot Espacios and many others, and we are talking closed for a week, not just for the 2 days the pope spent in Havana. Even the fishermen could Read more…
