Posts Tagged ‘culture’
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 [...]
Top 10 Backpacking Travel Destinations for 2011
Our Top 10 Backpacking Travel Destinations for 2010, delivered an amazing list of fresh territories to explore. This year, we’re bringing you a brand spanking new, 100% all organic, freshly squeezed batch of places to ponder with OTP’s Top 10 Backpacking Travel Destinations for 2011. Get ready to rip your backpack to shreds. Beaches: Croatia [...]
OTP’s Guide to Street Art: Rome
Rome might be a toddler in the lifespan of the international street art scene, but graffiti is as ancient as its Gladiator past. Back in the day, people etched birth announcements and invites to bisexual orgies on building walls—we heard even Virgil was known to decorate a few cornerstones. Today, the street art of Rome [...]
Otp’s Guide to the World of Gypsy Tactics
Lost, elusive, and sneaky as hell, gypsies are out to steal your shit. You know the stereotype—long skirts, jingling bells, headscarves, living the free life. You may share the wanderlust lifestyle, but you know they’re pulling some crafty schemes to keep it going and unless you can hop on their nomadic bandwagon, you ain’t nothing [...]
Top 10 Things to Do in Malaysia on a Backpacker’s Budget
Ridiculous nature, culture and sexiness make Malaysia the G-spot of Southeast Asia and just like that special place, there’s a thousand different ways to hit it. These ten cheap-ass destinations are just as fun for gutter punks as they are for Louis Vuitton brand-hoes. Put on your adventure pants and follow OTP through these 10 [...]
OTP’s Guide to Street Food: Greece
If that stomach is rumbling louder than the waves of the Mediterranean, don’t be afraid to befriend the greasy looking street vendor on the corner. Greece would rather give you a kick in the ass than a hotdog; the snacks they serve are packed with as much culture as fat. We sunk our teeth into [...]
Sex in Brazil: A Guide to Getting Laid for Girls, Guys and Gays
A simple Google image search reveals that Brazil is the largest South American country in more ways than one. With an overwhelming number of fantastic assets, Brazil has a solid reputation as the lustiest country south of the Equator. Sexy, sure—but easy? No way. Despite its racy rep, this nation isn’t about sloppy one-night stands [...]
OTP’s Guide to Partying Your Ass Off in Turkey
The words “wild” and “turkey” have always gone together well. If done right, the country will treat you much more kindly in the morning than the 80 proof, puke-inducing bourbon. We’re here to show you how to go a mile past awesome and make your night especially Turkish with OTP’s Guide to Partying Your Ass [...]
5 Movies to See Before Going to New York
As one of the brightest, fastest and coolest cities in the world, New York is often considered the capital of global culture. The city has been splattered all over the silver screen in legendary films, but there are plenty of flicks that rely on the cityscape to detract from a shitty script (cough, Maid In [...]
Getting Drunk with Locals: Top 10 Bars in Ukraine
Ukrainians can drink beer-pong frat boy champions under the table, and Horilka—the Ukrainian drink of choice whose name comes from hority (burning)—ain’t no Bud Light. Whether it’s a holiday or a neighbor is just stopping by, shots of the 80 proof liquor are poured. In a country where drinking is so integral to daily life [...]
