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Twilight | #TCTikiTour

Posted on 2016-11-21 by tikichris

Exploring California tiki culture old and new turned out to be a terrific way to experience the best of the Golden State and enjoy a tour along its magnificent coast. Continue reading →

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San Diego Serenade | #TCTikiTour

Posted on 2016-11-18 by tikichris

Sadly, Kemey and I only had one night to enjoy San Diego – a standalone destination worthy of a far longer visit. But I’d say we packed as much into our overnight as possible. And our whistle stop tour was a conch shell blowout as far as the tiki seeking was concerned. Continue reading →

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A Good Time in Huntington Beach? It’s a Shore Thing | #TCTikiTour

Posted on 2016-11-14 by tikichris

From Disneyland, Kemey and I continued our tiki tour to Huntington Beach, where we parked our car for a few days of fun in Surf City USA. Continue reading →

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Enchanted Day at Disneyland | #TCTikiTour

Posted on 2016-11-03 by tikichris

Next up on our California tiki tour was a visit to Anaheim for an especially tiki day out at Disneyland. Continue reading →

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LA Daze | #TCTikiTour

Posted on 2016-10-26 by tikichris

Resuming the more tiki-riffic goals of our California road trip, Kemey and I said farvel to Solvang and hit the highway for LA. Continue reading →

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Sideways Detour to Solvang | #TCTikiTour

Posted on 2016-10-24 by tikichris

Continuing with the More part of our California Tiki Tour & More, Kemey and I made our way to sunny central coast city of Solvang – just up the road from Santa Barbara and about a 100 miles north of Los Angeles. Continue reading →

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Big Fun, Big Flavour, Big Sur | #TCTikiTour

Posted on 2016-10-13 by tikichris

Nestled snug in the wooded seaside splendour among all this scenic beauty is tiny Carmel-by-the-Sea, our first stop out from San Francisco Continue reading →

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San Francisco: Golden Getaway | #TCTikiTour

Posted on 2016-10-10 by tikichris

The thunder clapped, and the rain came down in heavy sheets. Our California Tiki Tour was off to a perfect start with an exotic night out in San Francisco. Continue reading →

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California Tiki Tour & More | #TCTikiTour

Posted on 2016-10-06 by tikichris

A long time in the making and a fine time in the doing, Kemey and I spent the tail end of August and first week or so of September on a California tiki bar road trip. Driving from San Francisco to San Diego, much of our route was along the famously panoramic California State Highway 1 – aka the Pacific Coast Highway – with stops in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Solvang, Los Angeles, Disneyland, and Huntington Beach. Continue reading →