So as a hookah smoker, our little claim to fame is the Hookah Smoking Caterpillar that we all know and love from Alice in Wonderland. So, what better is there to do than to make a banner out of it and remind us all of when we were three years old and had no idea […]
Alright, so I thought that you all might enjoy seeing where your hookah smoking friends that read on this website are reading from! Google supplies me this nifty little map, so I’m going to pass it along to you. Let’s just say that the USA is way in the lead, with the Middle-East […]
If you want to waste a few minutes, you can surf on over to flickr and search for Hookahs, Hookas, Hooka, or Shisha. Trust me- you’ll find some truly fascinating stuff. I found some people who turned a watermelon into a hookah, some people who are making their own shisha (much like the people […]
Have you ever wondered if the height of your hookah makes a difference in the way it smokes? Do you think a tall hookah is better than a short one, or do you prefer to compact and ease of the smaller hookahs?
Although this issue certainly is one of personal preference, there are some considerations […]
This is a great article I just found from the Now Magazine in Toronto. Here’s hoping you enjoy this newbie’s little story about his first experience with the hookah.
Pipe Dreams
Sweet smell of shisha mixes with rush-hour traffic in Little Arabia
By GLENN WHEELER
The number 54 bus from Eglinton station rolls through sleepy single-family […]
The hookah has a long and storied history. Also known variously as a hubble-bubble, narghile, shisha, or water pipe, among other names, hookahs have been used for a mellow tobacco smoking experience in Asia and the Middle East for centuries. Coming to the Middle East from India, the hookah started out as a humble coconut […]
Hookas - The Ancient Art of the Middle East
Source: Antika, The Turkish Journal of Collectable Art, February 1986 Issue: 11
By: Günay Gercek
Throughout the ages, human beings have shown a special interest in intoxicating substances, and derived pleasure in delving into other worlds in their experiments with the new materials of this type which they have […]
Puffin at the Old Hubble Bubble
Source : Skylife
The hubble bubble was introduced to Turkey from either India or Persia and provided centuries of enjoyment for Turkish smokers. In Ottoman Istanbul the water pipe or hubble-bubble pipe became an objet d’art, with bottles of crystal, coloured glass or even silver, finials in the form of silver […]
Hubble-bubble (Nargile)
Hubble-bubble, or Nargile is one of the oldest traditions in Turkey and has enthusiasts of all ages and sexes who find great pleasure in smoking it. The original nargile came from India, but it was rather primitive as it was made out of coconut shells. The basic idea was to remove […]
The word is spreading… Shanghai Daily just did a report about how awesome hookahs are. OK, I didn’t (or couldn’t) read the clip, but I assume they were saying how much fun hookahs can be. Their photographer was pretty good… better than they kind of shots we see in the USA. Check […]
