Going to Nicaragua!!!

[issues]

Today I won a trip from Tampa Humidor to go to Nicaragua all expenses paid! We will be touring the My Father factory and meeting Don Pepin Garcia!!! :banger

This is going to be a blast! I leave the 14th and return on the 17th. It will be my first trip out of the US (other than a trip to the Bahamas but I didn't even need a passport for that one).

I'm extremely excited and had to share it with my BOTL/SOTLs here on Cigar Asylum. I will take a bunch of pictures and write up a nice long review of the trip.

I had better start brushing up on my Spanish. :D

[G G]

Very nice.:tu

[Darrell]

bai. :D

[MortonMilo]

Spent a week traveling through Nicaragua earlier this year....incredible place! The sights are great and the towns are easy to get around in, not to mention friendly locals.

[Tarks]

If you get a chance, go to the Drew Estates Factory. I have heard that it is something special!

[TripleF]

Congrats Tony!! I'm happy for you!! :wo

[bobarian]

Congrats! Sounds like a great trip!:banger

[massphatness]

Congrats!!

:tu

[kelmac07]

Congrats Tony!! Lucky bastage!! :D

[sofaman]

Congrats!!!

[smokin5]

Que bueno!:tu

[KenyanSandBoa]

Wow...that's awesome. Take LOTS of pics!! :tu

[MedicCook]

Congrats on the trip. Very jealous of you.

[issues]

Wow...that's awesome. Take LOTS of pics!! :tu

I promise I will! :tu

I just can't believe I get to meet the man in person in his factory! Around 80% of my humidor is stocked with his work. 601 blue and green, Petite Tatuajes, Black Labels and SW Maduros, JJ series, El Rey de los Habanos, Ambos Mundos, San Cristobals, My Fathers and Blue Labels.

I am a HUGE fan!

[KenyanSandBoa]

I promise I will! :tu

I just can't believe I get to meet the man in person in his factory! Around 80% of my humidor is stocked with his work. 601 blue and green, Petite Tatuajes, Black Labels and SW Maduros, JJ series, El Rey de los Habanos, Ambos Mundos, San Cristobals, My Fathers and Blue Labels.

I am a HUGE fan!

That is incredible...they couldn't have picked a better winner. I love to see when someone who will truly appreciate a freebie wins.

Again...CONGRATS!! :tu

[Goldie]

Awesome man, congrats. A free trip to Nic. that's great.

[Tripp]

Congratulations you lucky bastage! Oh what I would've done to win this!

[whodeeni]

Couldn't have happpened to a more deserving brother!
Congratulations Tony! Have a great time brother!:ss:tu

[borndead1]

NICE! :tu


Try to get some custom rolled cigars!

[guado]

You deserve it tony! When I found out you won I was very happy!

[qwerty1500]

Wow! What an opportunity! Enjoy!

[homerjay19]

Congrats Tony, that sounds like a blast!

[SmokingPoker]

Smoke it up brah!

[Ferrari5180]

Congrats on winning the trip to Nicaragua :tu Enjoy your time there, and take a lot of pictures so that we can admire and envy them.

[darkninja67]

Congrats Tony. Have fun and definitely grab lots of pics.

[RUNYYFan]

Congratulations!

Make sure you keep the stamps you get on the passport. :D

[Blueface]

Neat stuff!
Congrats.
Do you speak Spanish because he doesn't speak a word of English.
Here are some:
Si
No
Hola
Mucho gusto
Me encantan sus tabacos

See if Pepin can hook you up with these ladies. :r

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s167/cmach_photo/PA060036.jpg

Ask him to roll one of these for you.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s167/cmach_photo/PA060031.jpg

He is a heck of a nice guy.
Again, enjoy your trip.

[captain53]

Congratulations! :wo:wo:wo:wo

[issues]

Thanks everyone!

My passport arrived today so I am good to go...

I do speak a bit of Spanish. I am Puerto Rican and my mother speaks it all of the time so I understand it very well, I'm just not the best at speaking it.

[guado]

Thanks everyone!

My passport arrived today so I am good to go...

I do speak a bit of Spanish. I am Puerto Rican and my mother speaks it all of the time so I understand it very well, I'm just not the best at speaking it.

I've gotta figure out a way to sneak onto the plane and make it out there with you guys! -(P

[mickymoose]

Just remember that when you jump in a taxi in Esteli, it is considered public transport. The driver will pick up 5 other people going in your general direction and drop them off along the way. It should only cost 50 US cents for the cab.
Also enjoy the local Nica heavy metal bar downtown, The Titanic (not the Titanic fish restaurant on the Pan American). The are amused by the rare Gringo and sell liters of beer for $1.50.

[icehog3]

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s167/cmach_photo/PA060036.jpg



I know those chicks. :)

[issues]

It looks like the trip has been delayed to May 4th so that Nestor Miranda can accompany us.

It's not a huge problem but I do have to take an extra day off of work and cancel my time off for next week...

I was really looking forward to leaving next Wednesday. :(

[mad4maduro]

holy smokes! sweet! congrats! cant wait to hear about it!

[NeverEnoughStick]

Congrats Tony!! :tu Lucky Bastage!! :ss

[Volt]

Congrats, I hope you have a great time. When I was in Spain, this phrase always worked well for me

dos cervezas por favor

[shilala]

You should strongly consider taking me with you, Tony. I put out. :tu

[guado]

You should strongly consider taking me with you, Tony. I put out. :tu

:eek:

[issues]

You should strongly consider taking me with you, Tony. I put out. :tu

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/issues1975/emocons/hysterical.gif

Dude, I almost spit orange juice all of my keyboard!

[NeverEnoughStick]

Dude, I almost spit orange juice all of my keyboard![/QUOTE]

:tpd: except mine was coffee :r:r

[guado]

I am going on this trip too!!! I hope Pepin has them womens at the place we are staying! :lv

[AlohaStyle]

Awesome, congrats to both of you guys!

I just got back from Esteli a couple weeks ago being hosted by Pete Johnson and the Garcia family and you will definitely enjoy the My Father factory! The entire Garcia family are great people and treated my group like we were part of the family, very nice people!

If you care, I posted a few pics in the Mossback Herf thread, page 94.
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3598&page=94

[guado]

Tony and I are leaving in the am!! Woohoooooo

[TripleF]

Tony and I are leaving in the am!! Woohoooooo

Have a good time guys!!! Looking forward to plenty of pics!! :tu

[apNgb]

Congrats man, should be a blast! Lucky bastid

[WildBlueSooner]

Tony and I are leaving in the am!! Woohoooooo

Have fun...dont do anything I wouldnt do ;)

[issues]

Tony and I are leaving in the am!! Woohoooooo

I can't wait!!! :banger

It's going to be hard to sleep tonight!

[darkninja67]

Bring back some Padrons for me. :D

[whodeeni]

Have Fun Tony & Eddie!

[issues]

Wow was that a blast!!!

I have a ton of pictures to sort through and a review to write but it won't be done this weekend.

Now it's just time to recover...

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[bigpedunn]

Sounds like a great trip!

[maninblack]

Can't wait to see your pics!! Especially with those two beauties.

[Starz26]

Tony, looking forward tot he pictures....

I remember sitting at that table on the rooftop patio of the hotel in March....Great times!

[guado]

It was a friggin blast!!! I have a crap ton of pics too but I don't have a good host or I would post some up too! I Got some nice candid shots of Tony too! :banger Its no moose dance but they're good! :r

[issues]

It was a friggin blast!!! I have a crap ton of pics too but I don't have a good host or I would post some up too! I Got some nice candid shots of Tony too! :banger Its no moose dance but they're good! :r

Bastard!!!

Since there were so many of us taking pictures the pics will take a while to sort through. I hope to write the review early this week and put together some pictures to go along with it.

The master album will also be posted but I do have to warn everyone, some of the pics are NSFW but are still pretty damn funny. :r

[guado]

"nsfw" hahahhaha

[whodeeni]

Ummmmmm what is NSFW Tony?


Bastard!!!

Since there were so many of us taking pictures the pics will take a while to sort through. I hope to write the review early this week and put together some pictures to go along with it.

The master album will also be posted but I do have to warn everyone, some of the pics are NSFW but are still pretty damn funny. :r