The San Francisco Bay Area is a hot spot for tiki enthusiasts. There are more than a half dozen tiki … Continue reading KAPU: Swizzling it up at Petaluma’s brand new tiki bar! Wow! Wow! WOW!!!
(UPDATE: While the Kon-Tiki Room’s parent bar, The Kon-Tiki in Oakland is still open, the Kon-Tiki Room is no more…) … Continue reading Visiting the KON TIKI ROOM…and meeting MR. ULTIMATE MAI TAI!
Winter is setting in here at my new home on Whidbey Island in Washington. It’s dark, it’s cold, it’s threatening … Continue reading CREEPY COVE or GRUESOME GROTTO or…?
A couple of weeks ago, I got a notice on one of my Instagram accounts that I had a message. … Continue reading “TIKI WITH RAY” Wants to Interview Me? HUH? (Me!?!)
Being a transplant from California to Washington is really hard for a tikiphile. Although I was living in a tiki … Continue reading INSIDE PASSAGE: My New Favorite Tiki Bar ISN’T a Tiki Bar. WHAT!?!
In the Pacific Northwest, there is a hotel and restaurant chain called McMenamims that specializes in unique dining or bar … Continue reading McMenamims’ THE OLD HANGOUT in Tacoma: Third time still not quite the charm…
Saying goodbye can be difficult. Leaving without a proper goodbye is sometimes more painful. Tiki-Ko is my “neighborhood tiki bar,” … Continue reading A last round (or two or three…) at Bakersfield’s TIKI-KO
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!
The second day of our little whirlwind of tiki bar hopping, started off with Eric and I (Erich stayed home) … Continue reading My ‘Last Call’ at Bay Area Tiki Bars (For Now…) Part 2-San Francisco (TONGA ROOM, LAST RITES, ZOMBIE VILLAGE)
For years, my friend Eric (a big tiki fan, himself) in Costa Mesa has wanted to travel to the Bay … Continue reading My ‘Last Call’ at Bay Area Tiki Bars (For Now…) Part 1-East Bay (TIKI TOM’S, KONA CLUB, and FORBIDDEN ISLAND)
Monster A GoGo - The Tiki Tourist 