vacation

kuzi16

today i finally got the last part of my January Vacation to Nicaragua sorted out.

i have a rough itinerary:
day 1) unofficial pre-party in miami
day 2) Fly to nicaragua, bus to Leon, group dinner, cigars and drinks.
day 3) Bus to Esteli, visit Padron, Plasencia, dinner and rum tasting
day 4) visit Garcia farm, lunch with Pepin, Garcia (my father) factory tour with rolling tutorial, group dinner, professional cigar tasting.
day 5) Visit Drew Estates Factory, blending session (where i will get my own personal blend), lunch, Joya de Nicaragua Factory tour, dinner, post dinner party
day 6) Bus to Managua, optional harley store in managua or relaxing by the pool. fly home

apparently Jonathan Drew and Pete Johnson will be joining this tour at different points with our little group.

Xikar is also sponsoring it a bit so some cool Xikar freebies will be involved.



5 weeks left.

hells yeah

cooch36

Thats a man's vacation! Have Fun... going alone?

JCizzle

Try to enjoy yourself. lol :-D

t_evan50

Sounds awesome kuz. Have a goood time.

kuzi16

cooch36:

Thats a man's vacation! Have Fun... going alone?

group of friends from the local B&M

Diamondog

kuzi16:

Xikar is also sponsoring it a bit so some cool Xikar freebies will be involved.

Hopefully they don't read my Xikar Dig Hygro thread lol

One2gofst

That is awesome dude. I am so jealous. Please take pics of what you can for us. Take care.

lilwing88

Whoa!! Just curious, how much does a trip like that cost? Sounds way too pricey for my means.....

xmacro

IIRC, Alex said he usually gets bodyguards when he heads to Nicaragua - what're your plans? Everything I read about Nicaragua and its general region always mentions the drug gangs, kidnappings, killings, etc

Goldy

that sounds like an awesome trip. PLEASE post pics. wanna trade for one of your personal blend sticks?

cabinetmaker

Sounds like a lot of fun, but stay safe and take pics - pics or it didn't happen, lol..

kuzi16

lilwing88:

Whoa!! Just curious, how much does a trip like that cost? Sounds way too pricey for my means.....

im in the neighborhood of $1500 for me and another for the wife.
...including airfare

xmacro:

IIRC, Alex said he usually gets bodyguards when he heads to Nicaragua - what're your plans? Everything I read about Nicaragua and its general region always mentions the drug gangs, kidnappings, killings, etc

we will have armed guards and guides 100% of the time. we are staying in the Drew Estates Compound, a walled and guarded compound.



and dont worry guys, im buying a very large memory card for my camera for this trip. there is also a small chance that i will have internet down there. if i do i will post as i go along.

lilwing88

kuzi16:

lilwing88:

Whoa!! Just curious, how much does a trip like that cost? Sounds way too pricey for my means.....

im in the neighborhood of $1500 for me and another for the wife.
...including airfare.

Wow! That's not bad!!!

Double WOW!!! You're taking the wife???

ENFIDL

That's awesome Kuzi! Have fun brother!

letashane

Wow! You mean there are kewl vacation ideas on this board. I think I am going to like... Sounds awesome!

docbp87

Kuz, looking forward to your report. I know some guys that recently did the Esteli thing, including the DE compound. Said the process of blending their own sticks was one of the coolest things they've ever done. It sounds like a blast. I'd love to do it some day.