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My Big Tiki Bar Road Trip

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dom_orter posted on 02/13/2014

Hello Tiki-folks, my planets have aligned and I am in the middle of a tiki road trip!

I will start this post two weeks ago at Don the Beachcomber, Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaii! A very cool resturant and bar right on the Pacific Ocean.

Don's flight of mini Mai-tais. From left to right: Don's Green Flash, Topless, Don's Original, and Pele's Volcanic.

Don's Original mai-tai. Yes, it was a little windy while I was there.

This past weekend I went to Trader Dick's last day.

Dick's mai-tai was quite good! Too bad there were no mugs left.

That's all for right now. Tune in for the next installment in a few days!

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LoriLovesTiki posted on 02/13/2014

My husband and I went to Don the Beachcomber on the Big Island in August. Definitely one of the highlights of our trip! I look forward to your journey. Where is Trader Dick's?

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dom_orter posted on 02/13/2014

On 2014-02-12 19:19, LoriLovesTiki wrote:
My husband and I went to Don the Beachcomber on the Big Island in August. Definitely one of the highlights of our trip! I look forward to your journey. Where is Trader Dick's?

Sorry! Trader Dick's in Sparks, Nevada (next to Reno, NV).

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dom_orter posted on 02/16/2014

Live posting from the Mai Kai in Fort Lauderdale, Fl.

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hang10tiki posted on 02/16/2014

Someone is on a heck of a road trip...

Have fun...
:)

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dom_orter posted on 02/17/2014

More pix from the Mai Kai.

The view from my table.

The garden.

The restaurant from the garden.

Another dining room.

The gift shop!

Dancers.

Fire dancers.

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dom_orter posted on 02/17/2014

More fire dancing.

Ironically, I'm in the airport and I can't get one if these, a jet pilot!

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dom_orter posted on 02/21/2014

Live posting from the Tiki Ti in Los Angeles.

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dom_orter posted on 02/22/2014

More from the Tiki Ti, Los Angeles, Ca.

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LoriLovesTiki posted on 02/22/2014

The Mai Kai looks AMAZING! I so need to get there. Great pics! Tiki Ti looks awesome as well. What a fantastic road trip - both coasts!!!!

Thanks for sharing!

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dom_orter posted on 02/23/2014

Don The Beachcomber, Huntington Beach, Ca.

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dom_orter posted on 02/23/2014

The dagger bar at Don The Beachcomber.
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8FT Tiki posted on 02/23/2014

On 2014-02-12 19:02, dom_orter wrote:
Hello Tiki-folks, my planets have aligned and I am in the middle of a tiki road trip!

I'd say you must have hit the lottery. Glad you were able to do all of that and thanks for sharing. I may have never been to any of those awesome destinations...yet but I am heading to the Mai Kai finally. Yee haw.

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dom_orter posted on 02/23/2014

Thanks for the kind words everybody.
It's too bad that I didn't win the lottery, it's just that a number of things fell into place. Besides, if my credit card doesn't catch fire, I'm ok, right?!

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VampiressRN posted on 02/24/2014

That is a trip of a lifetime. Great pictures...keep it Tiki!!!

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dom_orter posted on 02/25/2014

More from Don The Beachcomber, Huntington Beach.

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dom_orter posted on 02/25/2014

And I can't visit Southern California without stopping at Disneyland.

Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar, Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, Ca.
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"Lost Safari" cocktail and pupu platter (clockwise from top: green papaya slaw, pork riblets, panko crusted green beans, chicken wings. Center: Sriracha aioli)
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