tiki trek - General Tiki

Z zedfish Member Joined: Jul 22, 2003 Posts: 3	Z zedfish Posted posted on Tue, Jul 22, 2003 4:15 PM I'm currently travelling across the states from Yellowstone through to the Bay Area- anybody advise on any essential tiki stops during the drive? This is probably a very basic question to some- please be kind to a tiki newbie- thanks!
T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Tue, Jul 22, 2003 4:37 PM If you don't already have a copy the book "Tiki Road Trip", it's all you need! In finer bookstores everywhere. Have a great trip. I'll be doing a road trip as well from Chicago to Oakland, CA in late August.
W woofmutt Member Seattilite Telstar Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 2639	W woofmutt Posted posted on Tue, Jul 22, 2003 9:03 PM Be sure to dive on the phonebooks of every town you pass through and look up key Tiki words...Tiki, Kon Tiki, Tropics, Tropical, Kona, etc. (Tiki Central once had a list going of key phonebook words, but I can't remember if it was here or at yahoo.) You may discover a bar or apartment building. Check out the Chinese restaurants hoping against hope that the lounge once went Polynesian and stayed that way. As for known places, The Alibi in Portland, Oregon is a must. You can skip Washington state (despite it being the Greatest State in the World) for the sake of The Alibi. And Portland has the added bonus of having The Jasmine Tree, another above average original Tiki joint. And of course Portland also has Castaway Cove...
Z zedfish Member Joined: Jul 22, 2003 Posts: 3	Z zedfish Posted posted on Sun, Jul 27, 2003 6:22 PM thanks for the help guys- my Garmin seems to be of the same mind & searched out the local Tikis & Traders- + the good fortune of finding a couple of Tiki mugs in a Winnamucca flea market that had the address of Trader Dick's on the back good Tiki hunting zed

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zedfish Posted posted on Tue, Jul 22, 2003 4:15 PM

I'm currently travelling across the states from Yellowstone through to the Bay Area- anybody advise on any essential tiki stops during the drive?

This is probably a very basic question to some- please be kind to a tiki newbie- thanks!

T

thejab Posted posted on Tue, Jul 22, 2003 4:37 PM

If you don't already have a copy the book "Tiki Road Trip", it's all you need! In finer bookstores everywhere. Have a great trip. I'll be doing a road trip as well from Chicago to Oakland, CA in late August.

W

woofmutt Posted posted on Tue, Jul 22, 2003 9:03 PM

Be sure to dive on the phonebooks of every town you pass through and look up key Tiki words...Tiki, Kon Tiki, Tropics, Tropical, Kona, etc. (Tiki Central once had a list going of key phonebook words, but I can't remember if it was here or at yahoo.) You may discover a bar or apartment building. Check out the Chinese restaurants hoping against hope that the lounge once went Polynesian and stayed that way.

As for known places, The Alibi in Portland, Oregon is a must. You can skip Washington state (despite it being the Greatest State in the World) for the sake of The Alibi. And Portland has the added bonus of having The Jasmine Tree, another above average original Tiki joint. And of course Portland also has Castaway Cove...

Z

zedfish Posted posted on Sun, Jul 27, 2003 6:22 PM

thanks for the help guys- my Garmin seems to be of the same mind & searched out the local Tikis & Traders- + the good fortune of finding a couple of Tiki mugs in a Winnamucca flea market that had the address of Trader Dick's on the back

good Tiki hunting

zed