As I mentioned, a couple of weeks ago I was in San Francisco. I was there to do a training course before my company’s big conference. Along with me were about 4 other colleagues. One in particular, D, is a cigar aficionado. He tends to travel internationally more than me (him being a bachelor and […]
Tag: travel
Cigar Store Reviews: A lone beacon of hope in Canada’s Capital
This past week I got to go home again, in more ways than one. It had been 20 years+ since I had been in Ottawa. I grew up there, playing hockey, going trick-er-treating with a snowsuit under my costume and discovering politics. I left Ottawa in 1992 after my mom’s death and it was interesting […]
A Sunday in NYC’s Little Chinatown/Little Italy
So this weekend I’m on my own as my girlfriend is out of town. I started last night by enjoying a sweet Ashton Aged Maduro #10. I got to enjoy a Forty Creek Barrel Select over the rocks with a splash of cranberry and watched some pretty cheesy ’80s action movies, including the RoboCop trilogy. […]
Cigar Review: Sometimes a good cigar can fool a tastebud
Cigar Name: Don Tomas Cameroon Robusto (5 1/2 x 52) Cigar Description: Honduran cigar with Cameroon wrapper around Dominican, Brazilian and Mexican long fillers, aged over 4 years. Cigar Strength: Medium Review of the Cigar itself: A nice cigar that I had gotten a little while ago and nearly had forgotten about. I brought it […]
Quick post: traveling with cigars
I’m on the road this week and was smart enough to get a smoking room. I’m all the way out at the Charleston (SC) airport so no where near downtown but at least I’m in a suite. I’m bringing about 15 cigars or so to have a selection to choose from when I feel the […]
Mooooooooo — or the joys of traveling.
It’s a wonder I don’t respond to questions with “mooooo” these days. I spend a better portion of my month on the road because of requirements of work. I teach courses about my company’s software products and I have a specialty for one product. In fact, I’m one of 3 instructors that teach it. As […]