Posts Tagged ‘backpacker’
OTP’s Guide to Partying Your Ass Off in Malaysia
Looking to travel Asia but broke as a hostel mattress? Forget the usual suspects and opt for Malaysia, a sort-of CliffsNotes to the continent, instead. An Asian stew simmering with Taiwanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Singaporea and Thai hotties—Malaysia is ripe for the sampling with a little bit of game and a lot of Tiger Beer. If [...]
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 [...]
Running of the Bulls: Preparing for the Ultimate Week of Your Life
Clearly the most famous of Spain’s outrageous celebrations, Los Sanfermines (the Running of the Bulls), is a weeklong alcohol and danger binge intended to honor the patron saint of Pamplona, San Fermín. The festival kicks off midday on July 6th every year and goes until nightfall on July 14th in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. OTP brings [...]
OTP’s Guide to the Fire Festival of Las Fallas (A Pyromaniacs Dream)
Need your pyro fix and Burning Man, Guy Fawkes and Amori Nebuta just aren’t doing the trick? Get yourself to Valencia, Spain for Las Fallas instead—a rip roarin’ crazy time with enough explosions and flames to calm your insatiable fire fiend twitches. Wait, why are we burning stuff? In true Catholic-Spanish tradition, the boozing, burning and general debauchery [...]
Top 10 Things to Do in the Balkans on a Backpacker’s Budget
The Balkans are a cheap breath of fresh air from clichéd Europe for adventure-lust ridden backpackers. The further you wander from Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest, the lower the prices (and consequently, the higher the goat and sheep populations) Check out OTP’s List of Top 10 Things to Do in the Balkans on a Backpacker’s Budget [...]
Getting Drunk with Locals: 10 Best Local Bars in Bangkok
A backpacker favorite, Bangkok is a city of shameless excess (surprise bits under the ladyboy’s dress included). Every night, budget-driven, booty-seeking or business-minded travelers swarm the city’s thousands of hotspots to exchange bahts for booze. From swanky rooftop lounges to ultra-seedy hole-in-the-wall dives, Bangkok has a watering hole for every budget (given the exchange rate, you [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Unclaimed Luggage: Where it goes and how it gets resold
The ability to travel internationally by airplane, brought with it paranoia about lost luggage. Every passenger boarding ANY flight (even a direct one where luggage stays in the cargo area beneath the plane) harbors negative thoughts of “what if today is the day; what will I do without any of my clothes? How will I [...]
