Greetings from Greece!

[Sid.Stavros]

I salute the fellow pipe smokers,i am Sidhroun Stavros from Greece. I saw in a Google search for tobacco this forum and tonight i decide to enlist.My english are bad so i can't write a lot because i am self-taught.I can't describe via keyboard exactly what i want to say,i will try to do my best but don't expect long posts from me.
Thank you for your hospitality,best wishes for happy puffing from Athens-Greece.

 

[sansonPR]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Knucklehead]

I salute the fellow pipe smokers,i am Sidhroun Stavros from Greece. I saw in a Google search for tobacco this forum and tonight i decide to enlist.My english are bad so i can't write a lot because i am self-taught.I can't describe via keyboard exactly what i want to say,i will try to do my best but don't expect long posts from me.
Thank you for your hospitality,best wishes for happy puffing from Athens-Greece.

Welcome to the forum. Your English is fine. It's actually better than some native born Americans and Englishmen. Keep posting, we will either figure it out or ask questions. It will help improve your English. I have noticed this with other foreign born members.

Do you plan to grow your own tobacco? If you want to buy tobacco to make your own blends, this forum was founded by the man that owns www.wholeleaftobacco.com. He sells some good leaf. There are good threads here about making your own pipe blends from whole leaf tobacco, and how to make your own Perique and Cavendish.

http://fairtradetobacco.com/threads/3926-Pure-Tobacco-Pipe-Blends-You-Can-Make
http://fairtradetobacco.com/threads/2873-Really-Easy-Perique-Press
http://fairtradetobacco.com/threads/637-Making-Black-Cavendish-Pipe-Tobacco

 

[Hasse SWE]

Nice to see you "Sid" the members here in FTT have a lot of different nationalities and I can tell you are not alone to not speak English.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Thank you Gentlemen! As for the tobacco here in Greece due to the Law restrictions and Taxes the pipe smokers have a huge problem.Every order from another country means a risk to pay a huge fine as a penalty,the Customs have us under their sights.
By the way is there a topic like: "what are you smoking now?" where the members post the name of the tobacco that they puff? Sometimes helps a lot to learn the name of a new tobacco.

 

[Knucklehead]

Thank you Gentlemen! As for the tobacco here in Greece due to the Law restrictions and Taxes the pipe smokers have a huge problem.Every order from another country means a risk to pay a huge fine as a penalty,the Customs have us under their sights.
By the way is there a topic like: "what are you smoking now?" where the members post the name of the tobacco that they puff? Sometimes helps a lot to learn the name of a new tobacco.

That is a great idea. I think the only ones now are for home rolled cigars. You can start one under the "Pipe Smokers Forum". http://fairtradetobacco.com/forums/49-Pipe-Smokers-Forum

 

[Knucklehead]

As for the tobacco here in Greece due to the Law restrictions and Taxes the pipe smokers have a huge problem.Every order from another country means a risk to pay a huge fine as a penalty,the Customs have us under their sights.

In many countries, whole leaf tobacco (still has the main stem in it) is considered an agricultural product and is treated and taxed differently than tobacco that has been processed. Look into it, you may be able to order whole leaf and process it yourself at home to make your own blends.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

The majority of US stores don't send tobacco to Greece because they know the risk,to be honest we have found some ways to order tobacco but we never say details in public because it's forbidden by the rules of the forum. We produce Virginia and Orientals here even cigars but the government does not help the farmers.Everybody politician now became "hygienist" and suddenly cares for our health.I know that some members in Greece make their own blends,i have two of them....me, i am just making some experiments for example i add some Black Cavendish or Syrian-Cyprian Latakia to some other tobaccos.
In the future i will search to order whole leaf but first i have to make some email arrangements with the store owner,thank you a lot for the idea!

 

[Sid.Stavros]

I will add a link for this site to my blog,i hope that will help more people to know about it and come here to register.

 

[deluxestogie]

Welcome Sid.

If you enter your location in your profile (My Profile, at top of every page), then it will appear alongside every post.

Bob

 

[POGreen]

Welcome to the forum !

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Thank you Gentlemen!

 

[indianjoe]

Welcome to the forum Sid.

 

[Ben Brand]

Welcome Sid, enjoy your stay!!!

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Thank you both,very kind of you.

 

[MarcL]

Welcome to Fair Trade Tobacco.

 

[Knucklehead]

I will add a link for this site to my blog,i hope that will help more people to know about it and come here to register.

I checked out your Blog yesterday. It was all Greek (pun intended) to me until I found the English translation link. Very nice Blog.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Thank you Gentlemen! I know the Google translation isn't good but i have no many options. I purpose i post there step-by-step photos to inspire people to start working on their pipes because nobody helped me when i started.

 

[Knucklehead]

Thank you Gentlemen! I know the Google translation isn't good but i have no many options. I purpose i post there step-by-step photos to inspire people to start working on their pipes because nobody helped me when i started.

Teaching yourself a new hobby or skill is like reading a book about swimming. Sooner or later you're just going to have to jump in and get your feet wet.

 

[Rickey60]

Welcome Sid.!