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The Best Tattoo Shops in NYC
There comes a time in everyone’s life when all they want to do is pay someone to draw a permanent, painful picture on their body with an electrical needle gun. More likely than not, the emotions New York makes you feel while in her presence will inspire you to get a tattoo or two. New [...]
NYC’s Top 10 Coffee Shops and Cafes
No matter where you’re from, you likely have a Starbucks within walking distance from your house. While you’re in NYC, forget about feeding the corporate giant. There are better brews with more interesting atmospheres to explore in this fast-moving, coffee-chugging city. Here at OTP, we are very concerned with bringing you the rawest, realest most [...]
Travel Porn – Colombia vs. Los Angeles in December
All Los Angeles photos taken in December 2008, Colombia photos in December 2009. Photos by Freddie Pikovsky *(“Meat Man” photo by Honi Vardi, edited by Freddie Pikovsky) *”Meat Man” Cartagena, Colombia Cartagena, Colombia Near Playa Blanca, Colombia “We are all made of stars” Hollywood, California “California Ave.” Venice Beach, California “The Hollywood Favelas”
How to Speak Like a New Yorker
If you plan to visit New York and use a proper English phrasebook to get you around, fuggetaboutit! True New Yorkers admittedly (and proudly) speak a version of English you can’t even begin to decipher with a phrasebook. Whether it be years of immigrants melding their respective languages into one or just a random jamble [...]
Best NYC Bars on a Backpacker’s Budget
Getting drunk at a bar in New York City will cost you big bucks if you’re not careful. On average, a martini in Manhattan (or a Manhattan Iced Tea if you wish) will run from $10 to $14 bucks. Since we know you won’t have just one, prepare to spend a fatty wad of cash [...]
The Hairiest Cultures Around the World
Ever wonder why Hassidic Jews rock the sideburn curls from the cradle to the grave and Germans keep it baby faced for life? In some instances, it’s just a matter of stereotyping but in others, rules of customs and genetics make it so. If you’ve ever mused on why French girls let that armpit hair [...]
How to Ride a Motorcycle Across South East Asia
When it comes to Southeast Asia, everyone has the same guidebook and the same itinerary. Chances are you’ve island hopped through Thailand, trekked through Laos, hit a tranny bar here and there and you still haven’t left the crowd behind. You’re stuck on the Banana Pancake Trail. It’s time to get off… You need to [...]
How to Get the Most Out of Budget Airlines in Europe
Americans are used to being kicked in the nuts every time we buy a plane ticket. So when we see a ticket from Barcelona to London for 1€ ($1.50), we automatically assume its a scam. It is and it isn’t. Here are 10 tips to cutting through the bullshit and squeezing the most out of [...]
A New Travel Magazine Launching for the Young, Horny and Broke…
There is a new travel trend on the rise far from luxury hotels and fancy dinners. Off Track Planet, dedicated to independent travel lifestyles, is releasing their first self-published magazine featuring a New York City guide to getting drunk, partying, having sex, eating and sleeping on a “backpackers” budget…OTP likes to think, “It’s the unisex [...]
The 10 Most Useful Travel Gadgets of 2010
Traveling is about keeping it real with your surroundings, yet it’s easy to get lost in the lure of nerdy gadgetry these days (check out “5 Gadgets That May Ruin Your Backpacking Experience”). Things like GPS systems can keep you from getting down and dirty with locals (just ask for directions, stupid!). However, for those [...]
