Posts Tagged ‘abroad’
5 Cheap Volunteerships in São Paulo
Beneath São Paulo’s shiny veneer of glamorous, marbled shopping centers and trendy, overpriced nightclubs, lies the dull throb of poverty. Thousands lack access to education, healthcare, and basic public services like water and electricity. While São Paulo is one of the hippest party cities in the world with some of the most beautiful people on [...]
Berlin’s Beer Culture: Communal Drunkfests
Like twins conjoined at the skull, separating Germany and beer would result in a bloody mess. Not ones to fuck around when it comes to brew, Germans pay tribute to their amber soul mate every year, in Munich, during Oktoberfest. But the foam festivities aren’t unique to Munich alone. Berlin is a history-soaked place in [...]
Cheap Volunteer: 5 Budget Friendly Volunteerships in Mumbai
Make better sense of the Mumbai madness by adding some structure to your trip. Navigating through a city that moves at the speed of light will scramble your mind and volunteering gives you a solid schedule, clear goals and the ability to interact with needy people at a micro level. OTP sets you on [...]
OTP’s Guide to Partying Your Ass Off in Reykjavik, Iceland
This misnamed hidden gem in the north Atlantic will surprise you on many levels – including all three of the mega-club Nasa. In the capital of Reykjavik, Icelanders pack the streets, bounce from bar to club and party well into the morning. So join OTP as we pop a cork in land of Björk and [...]
OTP’s Guide to Getting Tattoos Around the World
A hell of a lot more permanent than a hostel hookup, travel tattoos are a great reminder of your life-changing adventures abroad. OTP’s pinned down what you need to curb that international ink craving. Tatting has been drawing blood before recorded history. Statues of Japanese warriors with tattooed faces date back to 5000 B.C. and [...]
Otp’s Guide to Keeping Your Genitals Healthy Abroad
When you’re living the backpacking dream, your daily itinerary can include things like cliff jumping, dive-bar crawling and hostel fornicating. The last thing on your mind is genital hygiene. But there comes a time when your junk could really use some personal attention and there’s more to protecting your goods than not touching your wiener [...]
Confessions From Abroad: UK Strip Club Sex Education
When I was a horny, gangly fourteen year old, I found myself on a family vacation in the UK. Being the perfect incarnation of angsty teen shitshow, I wrangled myself some free time from their strict itinerary one mid-morning to scour London’s Soho neighborhood near our hotel. Whilst meandering through the backstreets looking for cool [...]
Confessions from Abroad: The White Badge of Courage
By: The Helen Keller Voyeur I was volunteering at a local hospital near Madras to reap the benefits of a sweet apartment above the pharmacy. After a few days of working, one of the nurses (let’s call her Kamala) started talking to me and casually placed her toes on my foot. Having read ‘Siddhartha’ in [...]
The 5 Best Places to Teach English Around the World
Home bred Americans, Brits and Aussies have a skill that’s high demand in many parts of the world: English. Your native language is pretty much the Man when it comes to business, education and foreign affairs, and the need for teachers is higher than the supply. Check out OTP’s list of best locales to teach [...]
Confessions From Abroad: Broke Ass Gypsy Adventures
By: Shit Happens Somehow I managed to spend $87 of the $100 I brought to Nicaragua’s Ometepe Island, and lose my debit card all in one drunken debaucherous night. I was left with a grand total of $13 to get back to Costa Rica. Using my advanced freeloader radar, I managed to find a band [...]
