On this episode of Secret Tiki Escapes we head to Gig Harbor WA to visit Stephen Curran’s home tiki bar: Twa-Wal-Kut’s Rocking Jellyfish Lounge …
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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #62 South Pacific Room- Vista CA
When Derek and Roxanne Weaver moved into their new home in Vista CA and saw an add-on that was by the pool, they knew what they had to do, they turned it into a tiki bar! They named their bar the South Pacific Room in honor of the event room at the Bali Hai of the same name. Here is their story …
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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #61 Hana Hou – Lake Placid FL
When I saw pictures of Sharon Wilson’s lanai called Hana Hou, I thought to myself, Damn! I wish I could drop everything and head to straight to Lake Placid to share a Mai-Tai with her. I think Sharon’s Hana Hou gives “Florida Tiki” a new meaning, here is her story …
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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #60 Danger Island – Sacramento CA
Remember that kid’s TV show, The Banana Splits?
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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #59 The Cam-Tiki Terrace – Camano Island WA
When I drove up to Grant Shaw’s place on Camano Island, I didn’t know which building was his home and which building was his garage!
Grant has a huge garage with an even bigger tiki bar upstairs on the second floor. It’s called The Cam-Tiki Terrace and it may be the biggest home tiki bar I’ve visited yet! Here is Grant’s story …
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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #58 Twa-Wal-Kut’s Rocking Jellyfish Lounge, Gig Harbor WA
Somewhere hidden in Heidi and Stephen’s Mid-century modern home you’ll find their tiki bar, the Twa-Wal-Kut’s Rocking Jellyfish Lounge, a beautiful modern-style tiki bar! I’ve been sworn to secrecy on how to get inside. Here is Heidi and Stephen’s story …
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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #57 The Sunken Monkey Tiki Lounge – Minneapolis MN
It gets cold in Minneapolis in the winter, really cold! There’s not much you can do outside when it’s below zero, so what can you do? If you’re Teila and Aaron Lustig, you head downstairs to your home tiki bar and warm up with some Mai-Tais. Here is the story behind The Sunken Monkey Tiki Lounge …
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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #56 The Flora Lounge – Kansas City MO
I’ve visited quite a few home tiki bars over the years, but Corey Whitworth’s Flora Lounge was the first home tiki bar that I ever slept in …. Thanks Corey! Before I called it a night, I took some pictures and I knew I had to do a blog post on The Flora Lounge. Here is Corey’s story …
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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #55 – The Lanai Vancouver, Vancouver WA
Sometimes trying to figure out a name for your home tiki bar can be a little challenging. For Dave Gambale though, it was easy! He named his home tiki bar after one of his old favorite tiki bars from San Mateo … The Lanai.
Kim and Dave Gambale have since moved up to Vancouver WA, so The Lanai Vancouver it is! Here is Dave’s story …
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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #54 Tatooiniki – Maplewood, NJ
We all know Star Wars isn’t Tiki and Tiki isn’t Star Wars, but can you combine the two?
I believe that answer is YES! Proof positive of a perfect example of a Star Wars themed tiki bar is Peter Haugen’s Tatooiniki. Peter combined elements of Luke Skywalker’s home planet Tatooine and a classic tiki bar to create a truly unique space. Here is how his home tiki bar, Tatooiniki, came to be. A Long Tiki Time Ago, In A Tiki Galaxy Far, Far, Away …
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