I highly recommend every cigar smoker make a trip there at least once, preferably on their cigar festival day. I went with my dad and some good friends and it was amazing, going from store to store smoking fresh hand-rolled cigars and Cuban coffee for hour and hours. Aside from all the cigars, the streets are full of vendors with REALLY good food, as well as live music. Can;t recommend it enough, make the trip if you can.
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Where is Ybor City ? Sounds like Disneyland as I envision it!!

Floridia?
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Oh I see some referances to Cuba!
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Ybor City is a part of Tampa, Florida
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Good!! Much more likely to visit Florida!!
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I have family in Tampa so I have been to Ybor a couple of times. Love it.
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Not meaning to hijack your thread, but you should attend the 2nd Annual Epic Ybor Herf in Ocala!!
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16916
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Do they have this festival yearly? If so I may plan my vacation around it. :-) Any websites so I can live vicariously in the meantime? :-)
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Yup, every year:
http://www.cigarheritagefestival.com/
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I was gifted a cigar from Ybor City, not sure what shop it was but I know it was from one of the shops in YC
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Very neat place. Unfortunately I went before I started smoking cigars, but it was still fun.
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I was there just this past year... got a few fresh handrolled cigars at a store there and really enjoyed it.

My 4yr old just stood there and watched a guy roll a few cigars, then the roller took a stem and made it into a ring for my boy to wear on his fingers. He kept it on the rest of the trip hah!
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:-)
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