23 Mar
Sweaty, tired but happy and a bit tipsy, that’s how we arrived shortly before sunset at Los Jazmines, the hotel over-looking the dramatic Viñales valley. Frank had never been here and I wanted to pack all this into his dramatically strike-shrunk agenda. He was sportsman enough to agree not to cancel the planned trip Read more…
1 Dec
Back in Havana from a trip to the Vuelta Abajo with Toby, Jose Antonio, Renzo and a group of US friends of Toby. Spent a glorious half day at Hector Luis’ Vega, smoking the very best Cuban tobacco expertly rolled on site by his Tabaquero Miguel and enjoying a first class long Cuban lunch of Read more…
7 Dec
Mogotes in the Viñales valley Viñales Dec. 2011 Some impressions of the quiet village of Viñales, the impressing Cueva del Indio cave and the fields of Pinar del Rio province. Nino Viñales Viñales Viñales Viñales Viñales Viñales valley Viñales valley Viñales valley Cueva del Indio Cueva del Indio Cueva del Indio Cueva del Read more…
11 Mar
Jimmy at Pancho Cuba At Pancho Cuba With Pancho Cuba With Pancho Cuba Viñales – Vuelta Abajo – Trinidad We suffered through yet another breakfast disaster at Los Jazmines ( no bread the manager shrugged) but the hard boiled eggs were good. Again, a café con leche and a Charlotte at the bar would be a Read more…
11 Mar
Viñales Sunrise Viñales Sunrise Both Jimmy and I were still struggling with jetlag, so it was no surprise we both were up and on the balcony of our rooms at Los Jazmines at around 4 am. Nothing to do but smoke a morning cigar, chat, pin down notes, read and wait for the sun to Read more…
9 Mar
La Terrazas Hotel Moka – Viñales The day started sunny again and a so-so breakfast, an aspirin and a Partagas Charlotte made me NOT feel a year younger. I was in fact a year older :- )))) The morning hours were spent having café cubano by the small lake visiting Lester Campa, an artist from Read more…
