Reasons of Shisha/Hookah Popularity in UK Smoking shisha is the latest trend, which some people name as a lifestyle, among the young people in UK. Men are more actively smoking shisha pipes as compared to the women. Many analysts have declared Shisha Cafes as a socializing paradise for the young folks. In United Kingdom, it…… Continue Reading
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Can you Carry a Shisha Pipe on an Airplane?
Shisha Pipe on Board So shisha is legal. Smoking Shisha through a Shisha pipe is also legal. Carrying around your Shisha Pipe where ever you want is also absolutely fine. But what happens when you want to go abroad? Is it possible to carry a hookah pipe when you travel by plane? What are the…… Continue Reading
The hookah fad continues in the USA with 1 in 5 college students trying it!
While there are plenty of horror stories about the dangers of Hookah (and certainly, we’d promote the safe usage of the pipes), it seems that in the USA there more people than ever trying them out with a recent report by the American Academy of Pediatrics finding that 18% of High School Seniors smoke them.…… Continue Reading
Coronation Street Star Michelle Keegan Enjoys a Shisha Pipe!
We’re always on the look out for stars who enjoy one of our favourite pastimes and this week we see Michelle Keegan has been enjoying a shisha while on holiday. According to the Mirror newspaper, Michelle was seen with TOWIE star Mark Wright enjoying a shisha by the pool while on holiday in Marbella. Fancy…… Continue Reading
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
Is smoking shisha really the same as smoking 100 cigarettes?
There’s been a lot of news lately talking about a World Health Organisation report that apparently stated that one shisha session was the same as inhaling 100 cigarettes. Of course the mainstream media love to pick up on a story like this and papers like the Daily Mail and The Sun (not exactly known for…… Continue Reading
Is It Dangerous to Smoke Shisha?
Let’s be frank here, smoking is smoking and anything that you inhale that contains particulates that shouldn’t be in your lungs is likely not to be very healthy, however people have been smoking for years and many get a huge amount of pleasure out of it. The good thing about most shisha is that it…… Continue Reading
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
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