Tikimentary
★ 1 · 2009
Every year a group of people get together for a weekend where they listen to Exotica Music, dress in Hawaiian style clothes, appreciate Polynesian Art and consume mean Tropical drinks. They are the Tikiphiles and Tikimentary is their story.
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