"Cigar Vacations"?

[yourchoice]

Dan, if I had to guess, the trip was planned for two Christmas breaks ago.

[elderboy02]

LOL. I didn't see that someone bumped an old thread.

Next time you consider Mexico, try Merida for your cigar vacation. It is the capitol of the Yucatan, 15 minutes from the beach, close to Chichen Itza, and a world apart from the Riviera Maya. We have everything Cancun has to offer and so much more.

Cheers
Drew P

[Starz26]

Originally Posted by e-man67

Kentucky is NOT a vacation Dan!

Nah, its an adventure!

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by dueceswild67

I just got back from Cancun. You can walk down the street & but all the cigars you want, even the real Cubans. Just beware many of these are Mexican knockoffs. Mexican cigars with some very good Cuban labels. Do your homework before you buy any Cubans here, they are out there. Cuba is only 200 miles away from Cancun, so if your willingt o take to trip..........

Many? Every cigar I saw in Cancun, outside of the LCdH, was fake....laughable, they were so bad.

[captain53]

Little Havana in Miami. Shop around and find a good hotel rate after the winter rush and have a great time. I have been several times and will take the trip many more I hope. There was a Thread a while back where several of us posted a lot of info on things to do there.

I was not clear on this but as mentioned by another you don't want to get a hotel in the Little Havana area. Stay downtown or at the beach. I have gotten Enterprise Rental Cars there online very cheap but usually off site and not at the airport facility.

[68TriShield]

The three or four cigar vacations I have taken have been for MOB Herfs and a non-herf.And no,"non-herf" was because that was the name of the gathering,not because it sucked
Louisville Ky.,Pompano Beach, Chicago and lastly Marblehead Ohio

[marge796]

You can't go wrong in Key West. I spent sometime down there last year and loved every millisecond I was there. The cigar shops, bars & restaurants are top notch. A great cigar vacation IMO!





Chris.....

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by 68TriShield

The three or four cigar vacations I have taken have been for MOB Herfs and a non-herf.And no,"non-herf" was because that was the name of the gathering,not because it sucked
Louisville Ky.,Pompano Beach and Chicago...

The Shack don't count?????

[68TriShield]

Originally Posted by pnoon

The Shack don't count?????

I corrected it.
Strange because I had it in my mind

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by 68TriShield

I corrected it.
Strange because I had it in my mind

Much better.

[GWN]

Neat story about Key West and its cigar culture in the latest issue of Smoke magazine.

[Don Fernando]

Originally Posted by Drazzil

So Florida around little Havana eh? Any BOTL's from around the area that would

1. Know the area and cheap places to rent a car and stay?

We stayed at the Tropics Hotel which is the cheapest hotel on Ocean Drive I could find back then.

http://www.tropicshotel.com/rates.php

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by 68TriShield

The three or four cigar vacations I have taken have been for MOB Herfs and a non-herf.And no,"non-herf" was because that was the name of the gathering,not because it sucked
Louisville Ky.,Pompano Beach, Chicago and lastly Marblehead Ohio

I do believe I was at all 4 of those as well!

[chippewastud79]

Originally Posted by pnoon

Welcome to Cigar Asylum. Most of our new members post an introduction in the New Inmate forum. Feel free to do so. We're a friendly bunch.

Now, as to buying real Cubans on the streets of Cancun . . . .

[68TriShield]

Originally Posted by icehog3

I do believe I was at all 4 of those as well!

Good times Brother!

[captain53]

Originally Posted by marge796

You can't go wrong in Key West. I spent sometime down there last year and loved every millisecond I was there. The cigar shops, bars & restaurants are top notch. A great cigar vacation IMO!





Chris.....

Fun place with many cigar interests but in my experience it is not at all on the inexpensive side. With Miami you can go pretty reasonable (usually low air fares available there) and some nice hotels at decent prices if you shop but if you want to let your hair down you can spend as much as you want to also.

From Miami with a rent car you can always do an overnighter down to Key West and have a double vacation.

[guado]

Key west is definitely fun but far from cheap. I Guess you could make it cheap if you didn't drink and stayed in a scuzzy hotel! LOL

I saw lots of little cigar shop all making their own stuff. I never did see anyone rolling them. I only saw one actual cigar shop on duval. I guess I needed to venture a little further out.

Ybor is great, lots of little shops, a few places roll every day. Usually only one person in each shop rolling. Tampa mainly has the history. But there are a ton of great lounges in and around tampa to hang out at.

[CigarNut]

Originally Posted by kaisersozei

I'd suggest Key West. Not sure how inexpensive that would be, but it would make a great (yes, "fabulous" ) vacation and there are many boutique cigar shops (see link.)

I really like Key West and always enjoy a short** visit, but I found most of the cigar stores to be below average. I found one cigar store that also sold wine and they had a well-maintained, if very small humidor and I did buy some sticks.

I found three or four other stores that I walked into, turned around, and walked out. Maybe things have changed in the year since I was last there...

I would go back again (and plan to) but I would bring my own sticks.

** I have only been there as a port-of-call on a cruise -- it seems too expensive to stay there for any length of time

[marge796]

Originally Posted by captain53

Fun place with many cigar interests but in my experience it is not at all on the inexpensive side. With Miami you can go pretty reasonable (usually low air fares available there) and some nice hotels at decent prices if you shop but if you want to let your hair down you can spend as much as you want to also.

From Miami with a rent car you can always do an overnighter down to Key West and have a double vacation.

We rented a house for 10 days for $1,300. The house was in walking distance to everything one could want or need while in Key West. And, there was a moped at the residence that the owner allowed us to use so we were able to explore a little bit.
I don't remember the name of the B&M just off of Duval St. but they had a older Cuban gentlemen rolling cigars from 9 to 11 Thursday & Fridays. Key West is my Shangri La for sure!





Chris.....