My Big Tiki Bar Road Trip

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D dom_orter Member Starlight Hills Joined: Sep 30, 2007 Posts: 23	D dom_orter Posted posted on Wed, Feb 12, 2014 7:02 PM 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!
L LoriLovesTiki Tiki Socialite NJ Joined: Jul 03, 2011 Posts: 1340	L LoriLovesTiki Posted posted on Wed, Feb 12, 2014 7:19 PM 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?
D dom_orter Member Starlight Hills Joined: Sep 30, 2007 Posts: 23	D dom_orter Posted posted on Wed, Feb 12, 2014 8:55 PM 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).
D dom_orter Member Starlight Hills Joined: Sep 30, 2007 Posts: 23	D dom_orter Posted posted on Sat, Feb 15, 2014 8:21 PM Live posting from the Mai Kai in Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10307	H hang10tiki Posted posted on Sat, Feb 15, 2014 10:27 PM Someone is on a heck of a road trip... Have fun... :)
D dom_orter Member Starlight Hills Joined: Sep 30, 2007 Posts: 23	D dom_orter Posted posted on Mon, Feb 17, 2014 7:50 AM 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.
D dom_orter Member Starlight Hills Joined: Sep 30, 2007 Posts: 23	D dom_orter Posted posted on Mon, Feb 17, 2014 8:06 AM More fire dancing. Ironically, I'm in the airport and I can't get one if these, a jet pilot!
D dom_orter Member Starlight Hills Joined: Sep 30, 2007 Posts: 23	D dom_orter Posted posted on Thu, Feb 20, 2014 4:22 PM Live posting from the Tiki Ti in Los Angeles.
D dom_orter Member Starlight Hills Joined: Sep 30, 2007 Posts: 23	D dom_orter Posted posted on Sat, Feb 22, 2014 6:49 AM More from the Tiki Ti, Los Angeles, Ca.
L LoriLovesTiki Tiki Socialite NJ Joined: Jul 03, 2011 Posts: 1340	L LoriLovesTiki Posted posted on Sat, Feb 22, 2014 7:08 AM 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!
D dom_orter Member Starlight Hills Joined: Sep 30, 2007 Posts: 23	D dom_orter Posted posted on Sat, Feb 22, 2014 11:36 PM Don The Beachcomber, Huntington Beach, Ca.
D dom_orter Member Starlight Hills Joined: Sep 30, 2007 Posts: 23	D dom_orter Posted posted on Sun, Feb 23, 2014 8:54 AM The dagger bar at Don The Beachcomber.
8T 8FT Tiki Tiki Socialite Kansas City, MO Joined: Nov 30, 2003 Posts: 1411	8T 8FT Tiki Posted posted on Sun, Feb 23, 2014 1:01 PM 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.
D dom_orter Member Starlight Hills Joined: Sep 30, 2007 Posts: 23	D dom_orter Posted posted on Sun, Feb 23, 2014 2:53 PM 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?!
V VampiressRN Grand Member (1 year) Sun City Lincoln Hills (NorCal) Joined: Nov 23, 2006 Posts: 6166	V VampiressRN Posted posted on Sun, Feb 23, 2014 5:27 PM That is a trip of a lifetime. Great pictures...keep it Tiki!!!
D dom_orter Member Starlight Hills Joined: Sep 30, 2007 Posts: 23	D dom_orter Posted posted on Mon, Feb 24, 2014 10:46 PM More from Don The Beachcomber, Huntington Beach.
D dom_orter Member Starlight Hills Joined: Sep 30, 2007 Posts: 23	D dom_orter Posted posted on Mon, Feb 24, 2014 10:59 PM And I can't visit Southern California without stopping at Disneyland. Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar, Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, Ca. "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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