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Antrugha · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Location: On a 2-wheeled engine

I'll be heading over to SK in mid June and am wondering if I should bring my sheesha with me or whether I would be able to buy it in SK?
I'm thinking it probably will not be available. What do you guys think?

tacon101 · Joined: 31 Oct 2005 Location: seoul

what the heck is it?

Antrugha · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Location: On a 2-wheeled engine

hahaha, it's a middle easter flavoured tobacco...
along the lines of these:

Spiky · Joined: 29 Apr 2003

Definitely bring it with you! And some extra coals and tobacco. The only places you can get tobacco here charges like $12 for a pack that would cost less than $1 in the mideast. And I've never seen a sheesha for sale here.

PS--to the last poster sheesha is also known as hookah or waterpipe.

Antrugha · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Location: On a 2-wheeled engine

ahhhh, sweet
i'll have to go to montreal and pick up a smaller one for travelling then, thanks for the heads up though! Smile

tacon101 · Joined: 31 Oct 2005 Location: seoul

thanks for the info

Muffin · Joined: 01 Mar 2006 Location: Turkey

Hi, actually you just pipped me to that job in Wonju but I'll put aside any hard feelings if you let me have a puff on the sheesha (I like apple and grape tobacco).

Seriously, you won't find one in Wonju so bring one over. There are a few Moroccans in Itaewon but I didn't see any sheesha pipes for sale last week when I made a brief visit just to eat a kebab. I am also missing sheesha and all things Middle-Eastern. If you could bring me a nice Middle-Eastern man that would really cheer me up, it's the least you can do.

Antrugha · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Location: On a 2-wheeled engine

hahaha, of course!
when i get there, I'm gonna need lots of sheesha buddies so you're all invited once i get settled Smile

i'm probably gonna buy orange, cantalope (sp?), grape, apple, mint and maybe a few exotics (like coffee or rose) but i should probably have enough to last me a year when i get there. Very Happy

demianamar · Joined: 08 Sep 2005

Wow! Just seeing the word 'sheesha' on dave's of all places reminds me how much stuff I didn't care for at home, and was at my disposal, is now the only thing I want!

Cigar_Guy · Joined: 05 Dec 2005

You might want to think about whether or not you bring your hookah (sp?) with you with the tobacco. Looks like it could be pretty big, and as such, might be best to procure here rather than have it take up space in your suitcases. I don't know, though--are they like pipes, where a used one will be better than a new one.

Definitely bring your own tobacco, though. If that market is anything like cigars here, you're better off bringing it from home--all I can get here are Cuban cigars. Bleh.

Antrugha · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Location: On a 2-wheeled engine

hahaha, yeah... sheesh is where it's at. When I get over to SK, I encourage anyone that wants to come up for some good ole' sheesh sessions.
Cigar_Guy, they come in carry-able cases and come apart so I will probably take it as a carry-on Smile

kangnam mafioso · Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Location: Teheranno

go to some of the arabic restaurants in itaewon. they must offer a good sheesha in some of them (with turkish coffee, of course).

Antrugha · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Location: On a 2-wheeled engine

hmmm, one quick question... have any of you had experiences with ebay in korea? I'm thinking that I may just order it over ebay from there because it may be a bit of a hassle getting this thing past customs (along with a suitcase full of tobacco), and also if i use it as a carry-on, i may have difficulty bringing another bag with me.