24 hour vending in Sorrento

A look at 24 Hour Coffee, Food, ATM, and Laundry Service Vending Unit in Sorrento, Italy.

Emily spotted this unique looking vending unit on her recent trip to Sorrento. What an interesting mix of products and services.

A Weetabix Gang Crazy Mini Golf Weeta-Card postcard from 1983

A look at a Weetabix Crazy Golf postcard from my collection of minigolf postcards.

This advertising postcard from 1983 shows the Weetabix Gang playing a game of Crazy Golf and is one of a set. Other activities the gang get up to include playing cricket on the beach, building a sandcastle, playing a test-of-strength machine and fishing on a pier.

A Weetabix Gang Crazy Mini Golf Weeta-Card postcard from 1983

This particular 'Weeta-Card' was used to enter a Golf Video Giveaway and posted from Reading, Berkshire to Leatherhead, Surrey. Unfortunately the postmark cancellation is too feint to make out the date of posting.

The Weetabix Gang consisted of Brian, Bixie, Brains, Crunch and Dunc. The Crazy Golf Weeta-Card shows Bixie playing the minigolf hole, Brian as her opponent, with Dunc and Crunch looking on. I don't know what Brains was up to as he's nowhere to be seen.

Mini Golf at Hylands Golf Complex in Ingatestone, Essex

There's a newly refurbished mini golf course at Hylands Golf Complex in Ingatestone, Essex.

Hylands Golf Complex in Ingatestone, Essex has recently reopened its 18-hole outdoor mini golf course following a refurbishment.

Check out the Hylands Golf Complex website for more information.

It's another course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

A train in Pompeii, Italy

An FE220 train on the Circumvesuviana railway network in Italy.

This is a train arriving at Pompeii railway station heading to Sorrento on the 13th May 2025.

Check out my Trains Playlist on YouTube for more.

A minigolf postcard from Golf Miniature Cabourg in France

A look at an old minigolf postcard from Golf Miniature Cabourg in France.

The postcard was sent, however the postmark and date are unclear.

CABOURG (Calvados). Le Golf Miniature. ARTAUD Père et Fils. Editions GABY. Posted. Date unknown

Looking online Golf Miniature Cabourg is still open - and still recognisable today. Amazing to see the past and the present of a course.

Visit the Golf Miniature Cabourg Facebook Page for more information.

Cabourg is a seaside resort on the coast of the English Channel. It's in the Calvados region of Normandy.

Gluten free food from Italy

I've got lots of gluten free goodies from Italy thanks to Emily!

Gluten free (senza glutine) food from Italy

It's always nice to try different things and see what's available for Coeliacs in other countries.

It's a superb haul of senza glutine food to scoff during Coeliac UK Awareness Month.

A Crazy Golf postcard from Skegness in 1946

A look at an old Crazy Golf postcard from Skegness, Lincolnshire.

One of the old postcards in my collection of minigolf cards is this nice one showing the waterways and pier in Skegness. Also clearly in view is a Crazy Golf course!

The Waterways and Pier, Skegness. The Graphic Series postcard. Postally used on 14th August 1946

The course in the card was on North Parade.

It looks like it had some fun and interesting obstacles on it.

On our last visit to Skegness in 2015 we found an abandoned Indoor Jungle 3D Mini Golf course at the Lost World Adventure Park. A world away from the Crazy Golf course in the postcard that was on more or less the same spot 70 years before!

There are still several miniature golf courses in Skegness - we need to revisit as a few of them opened since we were last there

The first Crazy Golf course in England opened on South Parade in Skegness in 1926.

A look at some gluten free (senza glutine) food in Italy

Here's a look at some gluten free (senza glutine) food in a supermarket in Italy.

Emily recently returned from a holiday in Sorrento, Italy and while there had a look round the shops for gluten free (senza glutine) food.

It's always interesting to see the different products available and variety on offer in other countries, as the strict 100% gluten free diet people with Coeliac Disease must follow can get tiresome!

Here's what Emily spotted at the Dodecà supermarket in Sorrento. What items would you be putting in your basket?

Take a look at this blog post with a snap of the goodies she was able to carry back in her luggage for me!

A train at Sant'Agnello railway station in Italy

An FE220 train on the Circumvesuviana railway network in Italy.

This is a train arriving at Sant'Agnello railway station heading to Sorrento on the 13th May 2025.

Check out my Trains Playlist on YouTube for more.

Blockbuster Entertainment postcards

A look at some old Blockbuster Video promo postcards.

I managed to find these nice Blockbuster Entertainment postcards by Boomerang back in 2020

I've enjoyed researching the lost brand and seeking out remnants of old Blockbuster stores over the last few years.

Check out my guest post about Blockbuster Video on the Picture Postcard Magic blog from Reflections of a Bygone Age back in 2020.

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Today is International Museum Day

Happy International Museum Day.

International Museum Day is organised by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and has been held each year since 1977.

The objective of International Museum Day is to raise awareness about the fact that “Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples.”

The Crazy Golf Museum

The Crazy Golf Museum is celebrating it's 15th year in 2025. The worldwide archive of miniature golf memories, histories and ephemera opened it's online doors to the world on the 15th July 2010.

Find out more about the Crazy Golf Museum via these links.

A minigolf postcard from La Baule-Escoublac in France

A look at an old minigolf postcard from Mini-Golf La Baule.

45 - LA BAULE (Loire-Inf.). Le Golf Miniature. ARTAUD Père et Fils. Editions GABY. PHOTO VÉRITABLE. Unposted. Undated

Mini-Golf La Baule opened in 1953 and the course is still going strong today.

Check out the Mini-Golf La Baule website for more information, including a photo gallery and history of the venue.

La Baule-Escoublac, commonly known as La Baule, is a seaside resort in Western France.

National Postcard Week 2025

This week is National Postcard Week 2025.

National Postcard Week 2025 runs from Sunday 18th to Saturday 24th May.

Putting Green, Denton Gardens, Worthing. Photogravure by S. & E. Ltd., Hastings. Postally unused. Undated

We're massive fans of postcards (sending, receiving and collecting) and have a BIG collection of minigolf postcards from the UK and around the world.

Miniature Golf Links, Brighton. Postally used 29 August 1927. Publisher unknown

Westende Bains, Belgium - Le Tom Thumb Golf - Date Unknown

Crazy Golf, Millport, Isle of Cumbrae. A Valentine's "Silveresque" 3059V Style Postcard, published by Valentine & Sons Ltd. Dundee and London. Postally used at 4.15pm on the 4th June 1964 and mailed from Millport itself

The Railway Convalescent Home. Herne Bay. Rear View Showing the Putting Green. B1732. Photochrom Co. Ltd.

Butlinland Skegness – Putting Green and Monorail by John Hinde Studios. Sent on 4 Aug 1980

BURGH HALL COUNTRY CLUB postcard. Posted 24 May 1977. The card was posted to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne from Lowestoft, Suffolk

PONTIN'S HOLIDAY VILLAGE, HEMSBY, NORFOLK R5713 by Photo Precision Limited, St Ives. Unposted

South Shore and Promenade, Blackpool. PT18828. Unposted

Post Card. Grand Haven State Park, Grand Haven, Michigan. Water Wonderland Card Company. Postally unused, undated

Bridlington Princes Parade. The Spa Boating Lake. Photochrom Co. Ltd.

Putting Green, Butlin's Luxury Holiday Camp, Pwllheli. Published by Butlin's Photographic Services Ltd. Postally used on 4th June 1951

Alum Chine, Bournemouth. Printed by Deardon & Wade Bournemouth

Pontin's Prestatyn Holiday Village. Photo Precision Limited R5605. Postally used 8 July 1977

When did you last send or receive a postcard?

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Mini-Golf at Kaboodle in Derry, Northern Ireland

A mini-golf course will be one of the activities at a new entertainment centre opening in Derry, Northern Ireland.

A new entertainment venue called Kaboodle is opening in Derry this year. Among the activities on offer will be indoor mini-golf.

Kaboodle will be located next to the Holiday Inn Express on Strand Road in the city.

The new venue is planned to open on Wednesday 21st May.

Check out the Kaboodle Instagram page for more information.

It'll be a new venue for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour on a return to Northern Ireland in the future.

Have you seen Final Destination: Bloodlines yet?

We were lucky enough to see a special double-bill screening alongside the original Final Destination from the year 2000 last week.

It was superb to see both films, and the new one lived up to my expectations - and more!

While we haven't had anywhere near as much outdoor or experiential advertising or marketing for the film here in the UK as there has been in the USA - there's been a real-life logging truck rolling along the roads over there with promos for the movie for example! - I've seen a lot of buzz for the film online and on social media.

We've spotted two pieces of outdoor advertising for Final Destination: Bloodlines at the Trafford Centre in Manchester, and there was one poster at The Light cinema where we saw the film.

Is there any other advertising for the film I've missed?

A funny sign at a shop in Canterbury

Where should I go then?

Please do not remain outside once your purchase is complete. Thank you

Crazy Golf at South Cliff Holiday Park in Bridlington

There's a new Crazy Golf course at South Cliff Holiday Park in Bridlington, in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The Crazy Golf course at South Cliff Holiday Park in Bridlington is a new feature for 2025.

It looks like a fun and unique layout.

Check out the South Cliff Holiday Park website for more information.

Goolfy mini golf from Funny Prod Leisure Concepts in Belgium

Finding out about Goolfy Minigolf Fluo in Belgium.

It's always brilliant to find out about and see different miniature golf courses around the world.

Through LinkedIn and Instagram we recently found out about several minigolf brands of mini-golf in Belgium from Funny Prod Leisure Concepts. 

There are currently Goolfy course in eight countries, located in a range of places including shopping malls, tourist areas, campsite and multi-activity centres, with the indoor blacklight minigolf courses covering themes including ocean, jungle, space, pirates and more.

Pierre Maréchal from Funny Prod Leisure Concepts kindly sent over the following images from the Goolfy mini-golf courses. Goolfy are indoor fluorescent / blacklight minigolf layouts. You can see more on the Goolfy section of their website.

Another concept from the team is Digi Goolfy Virtual Minigolf, where a video projector displays a range of 18 different holes with a range of obstacles and special effects onto the floor, with a wall projector showing game animations and player scores too.

Emily has been to Belgium and went to several minigolf courses there on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, while I haven't been to Belgium since I visited while at college back in 1999.

We're big fans of indoor glow-in-the-dark minigolf courses and hopefully we'll get to play the Goolfy courses in the future. We also want to try out the Digi Goolfy and Smoolfy courses.

There are lots of places to play Goolfy mini golf, including:

• Belgium - 10 locations
• Chile - 1 location (with 2 more opening soon)
• Cyprus - 1 location
• France - 12 locations (with 1 more opening soon)
• Germany - 1 location
• The Netherlands - 1 location
• Spain - 1 location
• Switzerland - 4 locations

It's interesting to see there are Goolfy courses in Chile. Emily visited the country last year and swung by some courses there. She'll have to check out the three Goolfy locations on a return visit!

Head over to the Funny Prod Leisure Concepts website for more information and details of course Goolfy minigolf course locations.

As well as Goolfy, the company have created the game of Boolfy - a pop-up version of Petanque/Boules! We really enjoy playing that game too, and used to play in the Stockport league.

Funny Prod Leisure Concepts have also created the games of Smoolfy (smaller minigolf), Kidsy (kids soft play areas), Jumpy (trampoline parks), and Gunzy (laser tag)!