Top 10 Wacky World

For travellers seeking the outlandish and down right unusual, here we countdown a list of Top 10 weird activities found around the world ranging from cream fights to cockroach races!

10. Flamstead Scarecrow Festival - Hertfordshire,England

A quintessentially eccentric British festival run by the residents of Falmstead village, where they each make a scarecrow in their front gardens. About 4,000 visitors wander around the small Hertfordshire village, and then vote for their favourites!

Approximately 100 creations on view range from characters from TV shows, pop musicians and effigies through to the downright bizarre, and money raised goes to charity

In Austin, adults and kids alike have celebrated the birthday of Winnie the Pooh's fictional friend for more than 40 years. The celebration is held in Pease Park, admission is free and the money raised from the sale of food, drinks, face-painting, etc. is donated to local non-profits.

8. Cafe Gratitude - San Francisco, California

Order a plate of "we are bountiful" (aka crackers and spreads) at the San Francisco eatery that aims to fill your being as much as your stomach.

The food names all have fake "affirmations" so, for example, when you order something like their large salad you have to say, "I'd like the I AM ABUNDANT." The staff ask you between courses things like, "And what are you grateful for today?" You have to answer, depending on the rigidity of the server, before you can get your food.

7. Cabbages and Condoms Restaurant - Bangkok, Thailand

Though this restaurant's name raises eyebrows, it's all for a good cause.

This very popular place raises funds for the Population & Community Development Association, the country's family-planning program. The complex is a restaurant, bar, Internet cafe, massage shop, and gift shop all rolled into one, where diners get a condom with coffee, instead of an after-dinner mint!

6. The Great Whipped Cream Battle - Olomouc, Czech Republic

This is just one of the highlights of Olomouc's week-long city festival in mid-June, which sees volunteers divided into opposing teams and asked to arm themselves with trays of cream. There's a countdown and then the teams rush towards each other!

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More images from the last birthday celebration here