Festival del Habano XIX: Getting Home & Final Thoughts
As I did last year, I decided to put together a quick overview of my final thoughts on various subjects relating to Cuba after attending…
Festival del Habano XIX: Day 5
Unlike the previous four days, my fifth full day in Cuba started relatively late with me getting to the convention center at 9 a.m. My…
Festival del Habano XIX: Day 4
After a quick cigar and cup of coffee on my patio, I grabbed a taxi and headed to the day’s first event, a tour of…
Festival del Habano XIX: Day 3
My fourth day in Cuba would be a fairly light day in terms of number of events, but quite long in terms of the amount…
Festival del Habano XIX: Day 2
As part of last year’s Festival del Habanos, the press was invited to visit the Pinar del Río region of Cuba, where some of the most…
Festival del Habano XIX: Day 1
My first full day in Havana started out early, albeit not as early as the day before. I was up at 5 a.m. just in…
Festival del Habano XIX – Day 0
For the second year in a row I will be covering the Festival de Habano in Havana, Cuba, and for the second year in a row,…
Procigar 2017: Day 5 + Conclusion
Friday morning started off a bit sluggish and I was actually a couple minutes late to the bus. After struggling to find the address for…
Procigar 2017: Day 4
The story they like to tell goes like this. A vice-rector of a Catholic university once visited a rural school in one of the most…
Procigar 2017: Day 3
There are many constants of Procigar, not getting enough sleep is amongst them. After writing a quick story about some positive FDA news, I headed…
Procigar 2017: Day 2
Like most days during the Procigar Festival, Tuesday’s wake up call came all too early as a couple of us closed out Monday night under…