In Search of Tiki in The Caribbean

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W WooHooWahine Grand Member (8 years) Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca Joined: Mar 04, 2005 Posts: 3457	W WooHooWahine Posted posted on Wed, Jun 1, 2011 7:21 AM SoccerTiki and I just booked at 8 day Southern Caribbean Cruise departing in December. We are In Search of any suggestions of places to Visit, Places to Drink & Eat, & Things to Do while we are in the Caribbean. We will be visiting the following ports San Juan, Saint Maarten, Saint Lucia, Grenada, Bonaire, Curacao, & Aruba.
RT Ricky Tiki Member Ozarks Joined: Mar 23, 2011 Posts: 13	RT Ricky Tiki Posted posted on Wed, Jun 1, 2011 8:18 AM Looks like a great cruise. Which line are you on?
W WooHooWahine Grand Member (8 years) Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca Joined: Mar 04, 2005 Posts: 3457	W WooHooWahine Posted posted on Wed, Jun 1, 2011 8:33 AM On 2011-06-01 08:18, Ricky Tiki wrote: Looks like a great cruise. Which line are you on? We are sailing with Princess aboard The Caribbean Princess :)
C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Wed, Jun 8, 2011 7:47 AM Nice! Tiki and Carribean share a close historical similarity. The post-contact history of the indigenous Carribean peoples, the Taiano, is very similar to the those of the Rapa Nui and, to a lesser exent, native Hawaiians, because they both include exploiatation, forced migatration to work on plantations and destruction by european disease. The TaÃno, who had colonized all of the Caribbean by A.D. 1200, suffered mightily in the wake of Columbus and his fellow colonists who conquered Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, and other islands. Whole villages were wiped out by Old World diseases, warfare, and forced resettlement near mines and plantations. By the early sixteenth century, nearly all the TaÃno of the Bahamas had been removed to provide labor for Spanish interests in Hispaniola, itself largely depopulated after contact. Within a few decades, all traces of TaÃno life had vanished. What did survive has come down to us in the form of commonplace words like barbeque, canoe, hammock, and tobacco. http://www.archaeology.org/0101/abstracts/museum.html The manifestations of the Carribean (Taino) gods, called Zemis, are very similar to the South Pacific tikis. http://www.archaeology.org/0101/abstracts/museum.html As the larger image indicates, the Zemi gods had a fierce expression, a head which is tilted forward, was based on ancestoral depictions and, most of all, was imbued with magical power. These are all characteristics of pre-contact Hawaiian tiki. Other Zemi gods just look like tikis. http://www.taino.org/cohoba_idol.html On a lighter note, the Punta Cana Airport, in the Dominican Republic looks very tiki: http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/scokeri/slideshow2?.dir=64e7&.beg=1&.src=ph
C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Wed, Jun 8, 2011 7:51 AM When I was in the Dominican Republic, I purchased an indigenous Tiki:
W WooHooWahine Grand Member (8 years) Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca Joined: Mar 04, 2005 Posts: 3457	W WooHooWahine Posted posted on Wed, Jun 8, 2011 7:57 AM Mahalo for the information Christiki295! I knew you'd have some information for us :)
Z Zeta Member Atlantis/Basque Country/Spain/Mexico Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 2105	Z Zeta Posted posted on Tue, Jul 19, 2011 6:10 AM WooHooWahine, hola, I'll be in the Caribbean this summer and I would like to know if you found any tiki in there... Pics maybe? Gracias.
W WooHooWahine Grand Member (8 years) Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca Joined: Mar 04, 2005 Posts: 3457	W WooHooWahine Posted posted on Wed, Jul 20, 2011 2:09 PM On 2011-07-19 06:10, Zeta wrote: WooHooWahine, hola, I'll be in the Caribbean this summer and I would like to know if you found any tiki in there... Pics maybe? Gracias. Zeta - We won't be in the Caribbean until December but will post pics after our trip :)
Z Zeta Member Atlantis/Basque Country/Spain/Mexico Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 2105	Z Zeta Posted posted on Thu, Aug 11, 2011 11:02 AM Thanks WooHooWahine, I misread your initial post. Duh! Sorry... I just can't believe there's nothing on the subject of El Tiki en el Caribe... I'm leaving tomorrow for the Caribbean and I wonder if anyone out there has any recommendations on places I must visit even if they are not tiki. Anything old and with character I am interested in. Suggestions anyone? Laters... Wish me tiki luck!
Z Zeta Member Atlantis/Basque Country/Spain/Mexico Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 2105	Z Zeta Posted posted on Thu, Aug 11, 2011 6:32 PM La Concha Hotel in Old San Juan de Puerto Rico 1958 Tropical Modernism http://www.laconcharesort.com/history-architecture/index.cfm I'm there!
C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Fri, Aug 12, 2011 7:44 AM On 2011-08-11 18:32, Zeta wrote: La Concha Hotel in Old San Juan de Puerto Rico 1958 Tropical Modernism http://www.laconcharesort.com/history-architecture/index.cfm I'm there! Wow, there is another La Concha. I was only familiar with the one formerly (RIP) in Las Vegas, designed by famed LA African American architect Paul Williams:
S SoccerTiki Grand Member (8 years) TheSoccerTikiGrotto, Island of LongBeach Joined: Feb 24, 2005 Posts: 1988	S SoccerTiki Posted posted on Fri, Aug 12, 2011 2:24 PM On 2011-08-11 18:32, Zeta wrote: La Concha Hotel in Old San Juan de Puerto Rico 1958 Tropical Modernism http://www.laconcharesort.com/history-architecture/index.cfm I'm there! Mahalo for this website Zeta!!!! We are actually planning on staying a few days in San Juan before we leave for our cruise. I hope you have a Great Trip!! Let us know if you find any "Must Sees" and post lots of pics :wink:
Z Zeta Member Atlantis/Basque Country/Spain/Mexico Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 2105	Z Zeta Posted posted on Mon, Aug 15, 2011 9:45 AM Christiki295, Thanks for the info on La Perla, I will ask if there's a connection between the two... Must say that the "Sea Shell" structure design is probably an original design by the Spanish-Mexican Arquitecht Felix Candela, first built in 1958 in Mexico City's Xochimilco restaurant "Los Manantiales" You are welcome FutbolTiki! Glad to share the mana... Stay tuned for more flamboyant Caribbean beauty!
Z Zeta Member Atlantis/Basque Country/Spain/Mexico Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 2105	Z Zeta Posted posted on Sat, Aug 20, 2011 7:18 AM While fearing and loathing in Puerto Rico, I recommend reading "The Rum diary" by good ol' Hunter s. "Gonzo" Thompson.
W WooHooWahine Grand Member (8 years) Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca Joined: Mar 04, 2005 Posts: 3457	W WooHooWahine Posted posted on Tue, Oct 18, 2011 7:30 AM On 2011-08-20 07:18, Zeta wrote: While fearing and loathing in Puerto Rico, I recommend reading "The Rum diary" by good ol' Hunter s. "Gonzo" Thompson. Zeta - How was your trip?? Any recommendations of places to see?
W WooHooWahine Grand Member (8 years) Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca Joined: Mar 04, 2005 Posts: 3457	W WooHooWahine Posted posted on Wed, Dec 28, 2011 6:31 AM San Juan, Puerto Rico: Bacari Rum Factory Free Tour & Rum Tasting The Caribe Hilton: Former home of Trader Vic's and where the Pina Colada was invented [ Edited by: WooHooWahine 2011-12-28 06:32 ]
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Wed, Dec 28, 2011 9:05 AM Looks like a great trip! Is this you? :) : The setting of that old Trader Vic's is wonderful! It just needs new story board paintings and a little decor, and it would be a perfect Tiki bar.
S SoccerTiki Grand Member (8 years) TheSoccerTikiGrotto, Island of LongBeach Joined: Feb 24, 2005 Posts: 1988	S SoccerTiki Posted posted on Wed, Dec 28, 2011 10:07 AM Orient Beach, Saint Martin KON TIKI Beach Bar Restaurant Aloha Beach Bar Restaurant More sites of Orient Beach Lunch at Ma Ti Beach on the French-side of Saint Martin [ Edited by: SoccerTiki 2011-12-28 10:15 ] [ Edited by: SoccerTiki 2011-12-29 08:31 ]
W WooHooWahine Grand Member (8 years) Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca Joined: Mar 04, 2005 Posts: 3457	W WooHooWahine Posted posted on Thu, Dec 29, 2011 8:42 AM The Tropical Island of St. Lucia
W WooHooWahine Grand Member (8 years) Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca Joined: Mar 04, 2005 Posts: 3457	W WooHooWahine Posted posted on Thu, Dec 29, 2011 8:54 AM Grenada: The Spice Capital of The World Crazy Al's Brothers? The Island of Bonaire
W WooHooWahine Grand Member (8 years) Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca Joined: Mar 04, 2005 Posts: 3457	W WooHooWahine Posted posted on Thu, Dec 29, 2011 9:10 AM Curacao Senior & Company Curacao Factory Tour & Tasting Room More of Curacao
B bigtikidude Tiki Socialite Anaheim,Ca. Joined: Aug 10, 2004 Posts: 9222	B bigtikidude Posted posted on Thu, Dec 29, 2011 6:25 PM looks like lots of fun, thanks for the pix Jeff(btd)
W WooHooWahine Grand Member (8 years) Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca Joined: Mar 04, 2005 Posts: 3457	W WooHooWahine Posted posted on Fri, Dec 30, 2011 9:26 AM On 2011-12-29 18:25, bigtikidude wrote: looks like lots of fun, thanks for the pix Jeff(btd) I was a Great Trip Jeff. Next time we will pack you in our bag :)
W WooHooWahine Grand Member (8 years) Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca Joined: Mar 04, 2005 Posts: 3457	W WooHooWahine Posted posted on Mon, Jan 2, 2012 11:08 AM Aruba
V VampiressRN Grand Member (1 year) Sun City Lincoln Hills (NorCal) Joined: Nov 23, 2006 Posts: 6166	V VampiressRN Posted posted on Mon, Jan 2, 2012 11:30 AM Great pictures, thanks for sharing them...looks like you all had a great time and took some interesting tours.
D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9216	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Tue, Jan 3, 2012 8:44 AM Thank you so much for these photos. You two are such a terrific couple it gives me joy each time I see you play together. What a great trip and tikis too. It takes me forever to put up photos is there a trick to make it faster or did you spend an entire day to share these? I hope we see you at Oasis, cheers, Wendy
W WooHooWahine Grand Member (8 years) Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca Joined: Mar 04, 2005 Posts: 3457	W WooHooWahine Posted posted on Tue, Jan 3, 2012 5:23 PM On 2012-01-03 08:44, danlovestikis wrote: Thank you so much for these photos. You two are such a terrific couple it gives me joy each time I see you play together. What a great trip and tikis too. It takes me forever to put up photos is there a trick to make it faster or did you spend an entire day to share these? I hope we see you at Oasis, cheers, Wendy Happy 2012 Wendy!!! No Tricks for posting pics..I just take my time. We will see you at Oasis for sure if not sooner. Happy New Year's and a Giant WooHoo to You & Dan :) [ Edited by: WooHooWahine 2012-01-03 17:24 ]
Q Q-tiki Member East TN Joined: Sep 22, 2011 Posts: 199	Q Q-tiki Posted posted on Sat, Jan 7, 2012 8:27 PM Mahaloz for the great pics! Looks like a fantastic trip! Cheers!
W WooHooWahine Grand Member (8 years) Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca Joined: Mar 04, 2005 Posts: 3457	W WooHooWahine Posted posted on Sat, Jul 12, 2014 1:34 PM This December SoccerTiki and I will be returning to The Carribean and visiting the Island of Roatan, Belize City, and the Island of Cozumel....WooHoo! We are In Search of Any Suggestions of places to go, things to see, places to eat or drink in these ports.
W WooHooWahine Grand Member (8 years) Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca Joined: Mar 04, 2005 Posts: 3457	W WooHooWahine Posted posted on Mon, Dec 15, 2014 5:42 PM WooHoo! Only 5 More Days :)

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