Minigolf around the world - Bali Mini Golf in Indonesia

A look at the Bali Mini Golf course at Luwak Coffee Garden in Indonesia.

Bali Mini Golf at Luwak Coffee Garden in Indonesia. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, October 2018

My brother Christopher, a charter member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour swung by the Bali Mini Golf course at Luwak Coffee Garden in Bali, Indonesia while on holiday in 2018.

Bali Mini Golf at Luwak Coffee Garden in Indonesia. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, October 2018

Bali Mini Golf at Luwak Coffee Garden in Indonesia. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, October 2018

Bali Mini Golf at Luwak Coffee Garden in Indonesia. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, October 2018

You can find minigolf courses - and interesting business combinations - around the world!

The Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Since 2006 Emily and I have visited 1,044 miniature golf courses around the UK and overseas on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. As well as playing minigolf in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Jersey and the Isle of Man we’ve travelled to minigolf courses in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain (including Lanzarote and Majorca), Sweden and the USA.

When added to the courses Christopher and his family have visited around the British Isles and Turkey, Spain (Majorca), Italy, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, France, Indonesia, Croatia and the USA, the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour stands at a combined 1,091 courses visited!

Dunkin' in Manchester

Spotting two Dunkin' Donuts in Manchester.

Today is International Coffee Day so I thought it was the ideal day to post about two Dunkin' locations we've seen in Manchester over recent months.

It's always interesting seeing new, different and 'exotic' brands popping up on the high street.

Dunkin' in Manchester

The first Dunkin' branch to open in Manchester was this one on Deansgate in the city centre. We knew the brand had launched in the UK and had a wander past on a trip to town in May. At that point the brand had 12 locations in the UK.

Dunkin' on Deansgate

The second one we saw surprised us as we didn't know it had opened on Piccadilly. We noticed this one in July.

Piccadilly Dunkin'

There is now a third location in Manchester. It's at the Fort Shopping Park in Cheetham Hill.

Dunkin' in the UK

Dunkin' has a total of 16 UK locations at present. As well as the Manchester sites there are Dunkin' branches in Bury, Sheffield, Liverpool, Barnsley, Bradford, Doncaster, Rotherham, Nottingham and London.

The London Dunkin' is the sole location south of Nottingham!

Visit the Dunkin' website for more information.

Merrie England in Halifax

We had never heard of the Merrie England coffee shop brand until a visit to Huddersfield in May this year.

It's a chain with branches in Huddersfield, Halifax and Brighouse.

We were in Halifax for the first time on Saturday and we spotted the shop on our wander round the town.

Merrie England in Halifax

Merrie England

A specifically Yorkshire fast food place.

I love the quaint look of the Merrie England branding. They even have a mock Tudor style inside

I'd never heard of the Merrie England coffee shop brand until I visited Huddersfield in May this year. It's a chain with branches in Huddersfield, Halifax and Brighouse.

There seem to be Merrie England coffee shops on every main street and shopping area in Huddersfield!

Looking on the Merrie England website they offer gluten free options too.

Do you have any fast food brands specific to your town or city?

Bali Mini Golf in Indonesia

Photos from a course visit to Bali Mini Golf in Indonesia.

Charter member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour Christopher Gottfried was recently on holiday in Bali, Indonesia and while there he swung by Bali Mini Golf and Luwak Coffee Garden!

Christopher at Bali Mini Golf

You can find minigolf courses - and interesting business combinations - around the world!

  

Since 2011 Christopher has now visited 23 courses on his own mini-Crazy World of Minigolf Tour! Details below:

1. Brighton - Crazy Golf
2. Paignton Pier - Crazy Golf
3. Herne Bay - Mini Golf
4. Great Yarmouth - Windmill Theatre Indoor Crazy Golf
5. Margate (Cliftonville) - Little Oasis Crazy Golf
6. Newquay - Mini Golf
7. Letoonia Golf Resort, Belek, Turkey - Minigolf
8. Mundesley - Adventure Island Golf
9. Ladram Bay - Crazy Golf
10. Majorca (Vista Alegre, Porto Cristo, Mallorca) - Minigolf
11. Sirmione, Lake Garda, Italy - Minigolf
12. Gorleston-on-Sea (Pop's Meadow) - Crazy Golf
13. Amsterdam - GlowGolf
14. Remich, Luxembourg - Eternit Miniature Golf
15. Nittel, Germany - Minigolf
16. Zeltingen-Rachtig, Germany - Beton Minigolf
17. Traben-Trarbach, Germany - Eternit Miniature Golf
18. Kobern-Gondorf, Germany - Abenteuergolf
19. Kobern-Gondorf, Germany - Eternit Miniature Golf
20. Bernkastel-Kues, Germany - Minigolf
21. Ville de Sète, France - Mini Golf - now a skatepark
22. Lac de la Cavayère, Carcassonne, France - Mini Golf - only open in July and August
23. Bali Mini Golf and Luwak Coffee Garden, Indonesia - Mini Golf

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Christopher Gottfried
- Guest Blog Posts

Link:
- Bali Mini Golf

Popeye, Bluto and Olive - in Edinburgh

I never knew Popeye, Bluto and Olive lived in Scotland.

What a great pair of bootleg businesses Emily spotted while up in Edinburgh.

It's a good job Station India is in the middle of the two establishments else it'd be all out war

You can find both businesses on Portobello High Street in Edinburgh.

While in Camber Sands back in 2010 we found this legit Popeye Arm Wrestling Machine in the beachside amusement arcade.

Related blog posts:
- Bootlegs
- Edinburgh
- Popeye