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Rorysm posted on Mon, May 5, 2003 2:20 PM

Hey guys. Just got back from Pensacola. Thought I'd let everyone know what all Tiki stuff was in the area.

Charlie Knight's Tiki (and other wood sculptures) sells are just a few miles outside Pensacola (near Navarre, on Navarre Parkway). You can look them up at http://www.palmtiki.com.
I bought my first tiki sculpture (yay!) and got a heck of a deal. A $75 tiki for $40 Cash. It's about 2 feet or so tall.

There's a place called Vic's Caribbian grill on Navarre Parkway also. At one point it was called Trader's Vics. I was very disappointed as I was hoping it was a Trader Vics (I think they even answered the phone as such). I guess they got sued or threatened as they painted over the "Trader" part in their sign. It's got bamboo and some tiki-ish candles. Didn't eat there as it looked kind of skanky. Maybe I'm wrong.

There's the Tiki House, a run-down flea bag looking apartment or hotel. No tikis whatsoever except on sign.

There's the Purple Parrot. The PP is a resort with a KICK ASS pool (complete with fake rocks, an Island in the middle of the pool with a hot tub in the island in the middle) and tiki torches. There's a bar next to the pool with the right roofing, but not much else tiki. Looked cool though.

You can also buy Chiki Tiki brand tiki-mugs glasses at a couple of shops, as well as your usual oceanic looking stuff. I bought a cool native surfer sculpture.

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Hey, I think I forgot about the tiki-mini golf place in Pensacola. It was cool. Some tiki's spread around the course and such.

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Philot posted on Tue, May 6, 2003 3:42 PM

Not Pensacola, but Panama City --
right after you cross the bridge on HWY 98 to the right there's a BIG , er, whatchmatcallit, round, palm thatched building, about three stories high on the water. I've always wondered what it was and if it is still in business. Anyone know about this one?

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aquarj posted on Tue, May 6, 2003 7:08 PM

Hey, maybe you'd enjoy seeing more discussion and photos from the Pensacola panhandle area and Ft. Walton Beach, in a previous threadhere.

-Randy

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Rorysm posted on Mon, Sep 8, 2003 2:02 PM

No, I would not enjoy that.

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