Dominican Republic

Dear blog readers, you know this for sure - after arrival of a journey there is a lot of work to do at home - so it was with me this time...

25 years ago Maya Selva created her own brand Flor de Selva Cigars. Today her portfolio includes three brands (Flor de Selva, Cumpay and...

Yesterday was the day in the fields - from seed to harvest and drying in the barn - with a short trip to the box factory. Today Maya...

Dear friends, a small excursion to a topic that also belongs to cigar production. The manufacturing of the beautiful boxes that delight...

Here I am again, it is still dark outside, but the motorbikes are already rattling through the alleys and the roosters have been crowing...

Good morning Asia, good night Europe and good afternoon America - I will show you for today only a video that I took during the ride to...

Dear blog friends, here I am again, finally on the way to the origin of the cigars. After the five weeks last year in the Dominican...

Figuring out the smoking habits of Stalin was easier than I thought. As soon as we stepped into the Stalin museum in his hometown of...

Usually by this time of year I would’ve made my annual visit to Latin America, but with Nicaragua in unfortunate turmoil and...

Before my colleague Simon Lundh takes over the Blog from the Origen and reports live from Jordan and Azerbaijan for a few days, a few...