RAVEN’S MANOR: Eek! It’s Tiki-Adjacent Immersive Horror Done Right

I recently got to attend Tiki Kon in Portland, OR. As I was new to the Kon — and tiki … Continue reading RAVEN’S MANOR: Eek! It’s Tiki-Adjacent Immersive Horror Done Right

TIKI KON 2023 Part 2: The Kon-clusion To A 20-Year Tradition

(Continued from Part 1): Saturday morning at 10 (10!?!) was the event I was looking forward to most at Tiki … Continue reading TIKI KON 2023 Part 2: The Kon-clusion To A 20-Year Tradition

During all of my years in tiki isolation while living in Central California, I never got to any of the … Continue reading TIKI KON 2023 Part 1: The Beginning of the End

Whenever I travel, I try my best to sniff out the odd tiki bar here or there; ones that are … Continue reading GRAYSTONE LOUNGE — There’s A Tiki Bar WHERE!?!

In the northwest corner of Oregon, where the 101 crosses the Columbia River, you’ll find Astoria. Most people today would … Continue reading MUNKTIKI & DEAD MAN’S ISLE: A Tiki Two-Fer!

The McMenamins chain in the Pacific Northwest is a fascinating mix of hotels, restaurants, bars, breweries, music venues, theaters, shopping … Continue reading KAPU HUT in Eugene, Oregon: Afterthought or missed opportunity?

Where were we again? Springfield, Oregon? All I knew is that we were somewhere east of Eugene. I had looked … Continue reading The MONKEY’S PAW — Two (Opposable) Thumbs Up!

I was just wrapping up a trip to Oregon in late October. I’d start and end in Portland, but the … Continue reading THE TIKI LOUNGE: A Bar With An Identity Crisis

A while back, some friends living in Florence, Oregon told me that their town was getting a tiki bar. What!?! … Continue reading The PONO HUKILAU: A tiny slice o’ tiki paradise on the Central Oregon Coast