Archive for the ‘South America’ category
Otp’s Guide to Street Art: Colombia
Not just about blow and implants, Colombia rips through the street art scene with it’s own loud take on what’s fit to spray. From Bogota to Medellin to Cali, Colombians aren’t a shy bunch when it comes to splattering their walls with color. While the art is sometimes a visual commentary about the country’s rough [...]
Otp’s Guide to Street Art: Argentina
Argentina is a politically-charged, street art expert. The country’s dark history, from genocide to dictatorship, has stimulated one of the most prolific street art scenes in the world. Nothing expresses outrage over social injustices or disenchantment with a flawed government louder than a massive mural painted on a ten-story public building. OTP guides you through [...]
Getting Drunk with Locals: 10 Best Locals Bars in Buenos Aires
Even though Porteños (residents of Buenos Aires) love a good excuse to drink (or need no excuse at all) you’ll rarely find them pissed three sheets to the wind, teetering on their barstools. Most might be too sophisticated and cosmopolitan to get sloppy, but that doesn’t mean Buenos Aires is without a see-and-be-seen-with-a-drink-in-your-hand scene. There [...]
Top 10 Free Things to Do in Buenos Aires (That Won’t Suck)
Our 10 Things to Do in Buenos Aires on a Backpacker’s Budget showed your broke asses how to get down in Buenos Aires on very little cash. For those with zero to spare, we’re taking it a step further down into broke town. Now you no longer have to aimlessly stare at people while they’re [...]
Top 10 Things to Do in Sao Paulo on a Backpacker’s Budget
Among Brazilians, São Paulo has a reputation as a city for wealthy elite, but this image isn’t entirely accurate. Bursting with lusty locals, countless museums, street vendors and hip hangouts, Sao Paulo has plenty to offer backpackers in search of an urban paradise. OTP keeps you rolling finance-worry free while you’re down south with our list [...]
Top 10 Things to Do in Buenos Aires on a Backpacker’s Budget
Don’t let the nickname “Paris of the South” fool you. Buenos Aires is very much a Latin city, complete with feisty inhabitants who refuse to pick up their doggy do, curse like drunken sailors, dance like they don’t give a f*ck and still make it in time for Sunday mass. OTP shows you how to [...]
OTP in Rio De Janeiro: New Year’s Celebrations 2010
All Photos and Video Created and Produced by: Freddie Pikovsky Travel Porn Weekly, are pictures from around the world that make you say, OH-MY-GOD! We’re not talking about things your parents would consider pornographic. Ever seen the cottage bungalows stretching out into the teal, aqua tinged ocean in Bora Bora? That sort of porn.
OTP South America: The Making of a Travel Guide
We are off to Bogota, Colombia this Monday to begin developing, researching and exploring material for OTP’s South America Travel Guide. For 2 months, we plan to explore the revival of Colombia, then down into Peru for Machu Picchu, up and across the Amazon River into Brazil and completely wing it from there on. We [...]
