Post #618982 by hoody on Wed, Dec 28, 2011 1:13 PM

On 2011-12-28 06:50, Rum Belly wrote:
what part of Aussie are you from? I'm down in Tasmania. Loving the vibe from this stuff, but most of all loving the home bars on this site and the cool tiki mugs. Ordered some mugs on Ebay, will order more but the postage is through the roof!!!! Will have to hit up some op shops soon, see what I can find.

Hey Rum Belly

We're in Torquay - yup, postage from States is prohibitive and not much comes on local ebay for Aussie Tikiphiles. Haha - we've probably been bidding against each other.

Haven't found too much at local markets, but my Old-Cheeze found three mugs in Tweed Heads: Two tiki-farm originals and and Old Ku Mug from the 60s. All up, $3 well spent. Hopefully you have better luck in Tassie...

Had to import a couple of volcano bowls from States - have looked for years in Aus with no luck - and most of the ambience in our bar/garden is from hand made artefacts.

Killed more palms than anyone could believe in the cold climate, but generous use of Mediterranean Palms has worked sooo well.

Being a tikiphile in the colder southern states of Aust takes some real commitment and inventiveness :)