Qantas and Rum
It hadn’t been an easy morning and would get a lot worse before it was all over. A very early start for the trip to Costa Rica for some fishing with mates – arrived at …
Continue reading >It hadn’t been an easy morning and would get a lot worse before it was all over. A very early start for the trip to Costa Rica for some fishing with mates – arrived at …
Continue reading >First rule – no internet or anything like that. Just your own knowledge. Or if you are tempted to google then please just keep the answers to yourself. There is no prize, unless Rob wants …
Continue reading >In passing the 500 post mark the other day I thought I might reflect on what I have learned from FOH. My background in cigars goes back 15 years or so, I got very “into” …
Continue reading >As the name clearly points out, it’s a beautiful and lovely place. Located in Miramar where most old houses have been turned into top restaurants. Another cigar friendly restaurant. The owner is a great host …
Continue reading >Luis Susini was the first to make a pack of cigarettes in a paper-wrapped bundle at his factory La Honradez in 1853. The cigarette-making process was done by hand at the time since the machines …
Continue reading >Found this in an old Tobacco catalogue at home. This booklet was intended to “reorganize” the industry after nationalization as a way to teach people how things needed to be done. I must say it …
Continue reading >Located in Washington St. between Prensa y Colón in the Cerro Municipality, merely two blocks away from the Sports Centre, a building known as the COTAIS factory stands still. Since 1993, a Spanish Tobacco Company …
Continue reading >I’ve been in IT for over 15 years. And that has meant being tethered to a wireless device or computer for a large percentage of those years. Sometimes, I still hear my old pager in …
Continue reading >Much has been said about this grandiose factory. Established in 1867 after the Old Walls surrounding the Old Havana’s inner city were tumbled down. Still, the name of the owner, the date and the brandname …
Continue reading >So here it is. My first official blog for FOH, hell for any site in general. I’m pretty much a “rookie” when it comes to blogging. So, as I venture into the world of blogging. …
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