Apples are not my favorite fruit, but I do enjoy them in jams and juice form and more importantly, as the flavor of choice for my hookah tobacco. When it comes to Shisha, Double-Apple is my smoke ring path to relaxation and contentment.

I fancied myself quite the Shisha maverick until a recent trip to Djerba  جربة, Tunisia.

Sometimes the most seemingly insignificant detail can make or break a Hookah Café experience. In this case, the evidence of a problem did not rear its ugly head until well after a night of vibrant entertainment and Hookah indulgence was over.

Tabla performance to the tune of Jari Ya Hammouda جاري يا حمودة during live performance by Khalid Baldi - خالد بلدي  (vocals & keyboard) at al-Harra Cafe in Falls Church, Virginia.