Flying Cigar – A Cigar Travel Blog

After a morning cigar I left Sittard with Jan and we headed for nearby Maastricht, a city I had not visited but where Reza has opened one of the most elegant and spectacular LCDH in Europe. It was not even 10 a.m. and the sun was beating down at 30 C. I liked Maastricht immediately Read more…

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…

We left Hasselt and drove on to Antwerp. It was Friday afternoon and a terrible traffic jam awaited us. I had been forewarned by Frank and he was right, avoid driving into Antwerp on any day but especially on a Friday … Luckily I had Elliott in my car to keep me company – or Read more…

Our friend Reza was in Havana for a few days and we celebrated his birthday in style there. In fact he and Yannick were the only reasons I returned to Havana from Hector’s farm … First party was at Espacios – the garden area was ours and the birthday cake just finger-licking delicious. A group Read more…

Nothing like blue skies and warm temperatures to travel around Europe and enjoy the best the old Continent has to offer. Early April, during Easter, I decided to travel up to eastern Germany and visit some family residing near Dresden. Nothing better to do on a quiet Easter Saturday than visit Leipzig which has undergone Read more…

It’s dangerous enough to open your cigar caddy in Havana around friends – but you open it with Reza around and you can expect the contents to be immediately “socialised” … no defence admitted. Having Reza and Jose from El Laguito over at my Casa I passed the two cigars from MRN’s vintage tasting to Read more…

  I had enough fun with Reza in Dublin at the AmiCigar meeting there to last me for a while. I thought. We shared some great cigars but the main memory is the fun we had. He is truly a crazy, warm-hearted guy. Well, mostly. How crazy can you be to drive over from Antwerp, Read more…