WAHI HANA — Welcome to a Great Alternative to the Portland Bars!

Sometimes I just get the urge to GO! When I heard about Wahi Hana, a new tiki bar in Vancouver, … Continue reading WAHI HANA — Welcome to a Great Alternative to the Portland Bars!

A Return to RED RUM with (Tiki With) RAY WYLAND…and Meeting New Tiki People!?!

It’s been a long, cold winter. True, I did run off to California for several weeks to escape the icy … Continue reading A Return to RED RUM with (Tiki With) RAY WYLAND…and Meeting New Tiki People!?!

On my recent trip to California, I had a little road trip planned that would have allowed me to experience … Continue reading (Santa) Cruz-ing it to MAKAI ISLAND KITCHEN & GROGGERY. Yahoo!

I guess I am officially what you’d call a “snowbird”… or, at least, a partial one. Although I toughed it … Continue reading Back For More : A Quick Revisit Of Some Bay Area Tiki Spots

When Wilfred’s Lounge in Napa, CA first opened in the fall of 2021, of course I wanted to go. But … Continue reading WILFRED’S LOUNGE—-FINALLY!

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!?!)

Bakersfield, California has been quickly turning into a mini-tiki mecca of sorts. In 2016, the small, but all-kinds-of-awesome Tiki-Ko opened … Continue reading I’m (Coco-)Nutty for COCONUT JOE’S (…and it’s –SHHH!–Not-So-Secret “Secret” Tiki Bar!)