RUN FOR YOUR WIFE

On valentine’s Day in Pattaya, Thailand, the men take their vows literally. In this case, ‘to have and to hold’ means picking up your true love and carrying her on you back down an 800-metre course. The prize for the first one to cross the line: 30,000 Baht (around $850) and a three-day stay for two at a beachfront resort.

When: 14 February

Where: The Ripley’s Believe it or Not Wife Carrying Contest

Pattaya Zoom Festival 2010

Jointly by the Department of Intellectual Properties, Ministry of Commerce, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Pattaya City in collaboration with Elite Entertainment, hosting the first ever Creative Electronic Music and Dance Festival – Zoom Pattaya Festival on the 26th and 27th of November 2010 in Bali Hai Pier City.