2 Buses,
40 Tikiphiles,
5 Home tiki bars.
This is the Puget Sound Tiki Tour!
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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #43 The Bamboozled Bungalow – Seattle WA
Jeanie and Tom and have been into Tiki a long time …
They were collecting tiki mugs and making tiki drinks back in the mid-90’s. If there were other people into tiki in Seattle, they wouldn’t have known. Jeanie and Tom were part of the second wave of tiki and didn’t even know it! The Bamboozled Bungalow is where Tom makes his drinks and Jeanie displays her mugs. Here’s a peak inside their piece of paradise, hidden in their basement …
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The Pau Hana Lounge (On the Hiyu) – A Tiki Bar That Is On A Boat, Seattle WA
Nautical artifacts are commonly found in a tiki bar, but what about if a tiki bar is on a boat? This is The Pau Hana Lounge. It’s a tiki bar that was built inside one of the passenger decks of “On the Hiyu”. On the Hiyu is a restored ferryboat from 1967 that Jeff Wilson and David Crellin restored and repurposed into a floating arts and entertainment venue. David Crellin invited me on board to show me around. We sat down in the Pau Hana Lounge, sipped some rum, and talked …
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Cthuluau At The Bamboozled Bungalow Seattle July 2018
Jeanie and Tom sure know how to throw a good party …
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Tiki Kon 2018 Fantasy Island: Day One – Jon and the Vons, The Boss Martians and Satan’s Pilgrims
We’re all about keeping things local up here in The Pacific Northwest, especially when it comes to music! There are many talented musicians and artists from Portland and Seattle, and Tiki Kon likes to show them off!
The Aloha House Apartments – Lake City (Seattle) WA
Tiki apartments were the rage back in the sixties during the height of the Tiki craze. Sadly most of these buildings were de-tikified, or left to disrepair as Tiki became an afterthought going into the 70’s and 80’s. It’s a shame because these buildings were so cool, and for the tenants living in them, a tropical escape was their home. I wish Tiki apartments would come back, and so does my friend Padraic. So he made one …
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Home Sweet Tiki Home #4 Hala Kahiki Tiki Hale – Lake Stevens, WA
It’s hard to say where Jeff and Sherri Nelson’s Hala Kahiki Tiki Hale begins or ends. I take that back, I can tell you that the Tiki starts in the living room but then it works its way into the kitchen, down the hall, and downstairs to the door. Jeff Nelson is definitely living the Tiki lifestyle, because Hala Kahiki Tiki Hale isn’t Jeff’s Tiki bar, it’s his home…
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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #40 The Drunken Flamingo Bar and Seabean Lounge – Tacoma WA
Heather and John had a dream…
That dream was to build a tiki bar in their basement. There was just one problem, their home in Seattle didn’t have one. So, they moved to Tacoma, bought a house with a basement and got to work. I’ll let Heather and John take it from here…
Secret Tiki Escapes – Episode 4: Dawn Frasier’s Bamboo Grove Of Westwood
On this episode of Secret Tiki Escapes the gang makes a special visit to tiki artist Dawn Frasier’s home, The Bamboo Bungalow Of Westwood located in Seattle Washington. Dawn doesn’t have a home tiki bar, her entire house is Tiki!
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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #38 Kimo’s Hu-La-La Lounge – Everett WA
When Kym Wells isn’t playing bass for his 80’s retro band aptly called The Retro’s or working on pinball machines he’s relaxing in his home tiki bar with his wife Cheryl. The name of his tiki hideaway is called Kimo’s Hu-La-La Lounge and it’s truly breathtaking. I’ll let Kym take it from here…
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