So I went to Hawaii last year… I imagine that’s the way it begins for many people. I came back from my vacation with a deep, relaxed feeling of Aloha and began researching and looking at all things Hawaii related. I also thought about things which influenced me in my youth.

One such aspect was a love of Disneyland. Thus, a sub category of that love began to fan out from Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room, and learning what the impetus of that attraction was. In the United States in the 1950’s and 1960’s, the tiki craze was in full swing and I guess Walt wanted in on that.

The next step in my journey involved visiting the recently built Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar at the Disneyland Hotel. What an amazing place! I was sucked in. And hey, if I bought certain drinks they came with collectible tiki mugs!

So then I had to understand what all this was about tiki mugs. Which brought me online to places like TikiCentral.com and ooga-mooga.com. The spiral ever deepening at this point as I explored the many subjects and boards on the web sites.