Post #14967 by Traderval on Wed, Nov 27, 2002 12:38 PM

Slaam Sabu, great master of the coconut.

Tanks for your compassion. Yes, it is not easy to be an inspired tiki lover and to live in Europe. In all of Switzerland there are three tikiphiles. In all of Europe only a dozen tiki huts. Had to travel to Munich and to London to quench my thirst at Trader?s. Also went all the way down to Egypt to find myself sipping fogcutters at the Shearaton?s Trader.
Every odd Staurday I go hunting for mugs and other relics of a glorious past. Months can go by without sighting any tiki. But every now and then one is rewarded. My most successful day I remember was when I came home exhausted, but with six mug trophies. On such days you experience tremendous adrenalin rushes, it?s magical!
So, instead of drowning my sorrows in leis of Lyman sounds, I decided to contact hunter gatherers from the land of the beachcombers. I?ve had very rewarding exchanges of mugs with Mike and the Cruz family, and would like to continue this activity. Hope to be able to offer you and all the others on tiki central trade possibilities with the old continent.

Hi Woody, I finally made it! Thanks pup, hi popster, you should check out Mike?s homepage (http://www.tikiroom.net/intro.html), especially his new mug picture section is fab.