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Havana – A Picture Gallery by Ingo

14 Dec

  Another fine picture gallery by a friend – this time by Ingo from Hamburg. Ingo visited Cuba with his friends from the “Lords of Smoke” cigar club and we shared time and cigars with our Australian and Canadian friends in Havana. They also took time to vivit both Hirochi Robaina and Hector Luis Prieto Read more…

Visiting Hector Luis Prieto with Rob Ayala and friends

9 Dec

  It’s cold, windy, lots of snow, a dark & dead German Sunday – what better moment to sit down to write down and select the pics for these sunny memories. I wholly agree with a Finnish friend’s comment on her FB page : Many people love snow. I find it an unnecessary freezing of Read more…

Cigars, Pigs, Rum, Beach, Lobsters – more Rum & more cigars. A Visit to Hector Luis Prieto and Cayo Jutias Beach – Updated with photographs.

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…

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2011/12 – Cuba : Visiting Hector Luis Prieto

12 Dec

  Hector Luis & Miguel Miguel Dec. 2011 This was one of the most rewarding visits of my entire trip. I had met Miguel, Hector Luis’ “tabaquero” during a cigar evening of “Los Embajadores” cigar club at the Habana Libre and it was affection at first sight. He radiated so much passion and enthusiasm plus Read more…

2011/12 – Cuba : Visiting Hirochi Robaina

9 Dec

    Hirochi Robaina   With Hirochi at Vega Robaina Dec. 2011 During my trip I took some days off from Havana and drove to the Vuelta Abajo area, the area around San Juan y Martinez and San Luis in the Pinar del Rio province, the best tobacco farmland on this planet. A visit to Read more…

2011/03 – Cuba 2011 – Viñales – Vuelta Abajo – Trinidad

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…

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2011/03 – Cuba 2011 – Viñales Sunrise

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…

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