Author Archives: Andy Sarge

Scientists say restricting e-cigarettes wrong

The smoking industry usually comes in for a lot of flak from all corners and when there’s a new innovation, it’s unusual to see anyone actually backing it. This is what happened with e-cigarettes, they were viewed with suspicion by many people and they’re quickly being banned in public spaces. This banning automatically gives people…Continue Reading

Can I smoke hookah on a plane?

OK, sounds crazy, of course you can’t, but a news story broke last year that explained Emirates were about to have a new “Shisha Lounge” on its Airbus A380 fleet on planes and it went viral with loads of websites picking up on it, such as this one: Notice how that particular site is still…Continue Reading

How to clean your shisha pipe

Ahhhhh – cleaning. Cleaning anything can be a chore, let alone your pipe which let’s face it, we use to relax and cleaning it is probably the last thing on our “to-do” list. However, if you don’t keep your pipe in tip-top condition then all those lovely flavours you fill it with can quickly become…Continue Reading

Why Smoking Indoors is a Bad Idea?

Why Smoking Indoors is a Bad Idea?

If I smoke a hookah pipe indoors, will the smoke alarm go off? I was in a Shisha Bar on Sunday (a hot day in March! Who’d have thought it!!) when someone brought up the subject of why we all have to sit outside. Admittedly we’re under a canopy, but we’re outside nonetheless and sunny…Continue Reading

Hookah: A New Popular Trend

Hookah: A New Popular Trend

Is it legal to smoke a Hookah Pipe? This question comes up a lot and it’s no surprise because as the pipes are quite new to some cultures (especially in the UK), the hookah pipe is seen by some as a way to smoke things other than tobacco. I remember speaking to one person who,…Continue Reading