Bill Nestor

Mukul Resort, Guacalito de la Isla, Nicaragua

Guacalito de la Isla rolls off the tongue as smoothly as the taste of an 18 year old Flor de Caña rum or a Padron 1964 Anniversary cigar. The new...more

Posted: April 25, 2013 By Bill Nestor

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Sea Island Resort, Sea Island, Georgia

Access over a causeway to Sea Island, a private resort isle on the southern coast of Georgia, fashions an image of entering a mystical land. The...more

Posted: April 16, 2013 By Bill Nestor

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The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island Resort, Florida

The eye-catching cigar menu is a good indicator of the cigar’s importance at Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island. Comfortable seating around the fire pit...more

Posted: February 19, 2013 By Bill Nestor

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Turning Stone Casino Resort, New York

Oneida Indian Nation’s Turning Stone Casino Resort is much more than a place to gamble. A recent getaway to the destination was a very pleasant...more

Posted: January 9, 2013 By Bill Nestor

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Kiawah Island Resort, South Carolina

The Ocean Course sits alone at the eastern end of a South Carolina barrier beach isle, set apart from Kiawah Island Golf Resort, its upscale vacation...more

Posted: July 5, 2012 By Bill Nestor

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The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico

I torched a Diplomaticos No. 2 in the Altamira Lounge at the St. Regis Punta Mita Resort, enjoying both the cigar and vibes of the Pacific Coast...more

Posted: August 25, 2011 By Bill Nestor

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Saigon Saigon Bar, Vietnam

The anticipation of drinking and dining at the legendary rooftop Saigon Saigon Bar in the Caravelle Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City evoked such a rush of...more

Posted: March 25, 2010 By Bill Nestor

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Don Sebastião Restaurant, Portugal

A recent peregrination brought me to the harbor of Lagos in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. Seabird calls—sharp cackling Herring Gulls,...more

Posted: June 29, 2009 By Bill Nestor

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Iberostar Grand Hotel Paraiso, Mexico

On the Riviera Maya, a coastal region south of Cancún in the easternmost part of Mexico, there are 70 miles of white beaches and turquoise water....more

Posted: November 29, 2007 By Bill Nestor