Posts Tagged ‘drinking’
Bootleg Drinks Around the World
Booze can be damn expensive, hard to come by or downright illegal in some parts of the world. But as they say in the brewing community, “where there’s a still there’s a way”. To help you understand the extent some people go through for their buzz, OTP’s cooked up some of the funkiest, dangerous [...]
Getting Drunk with Locals: 10 Best Local Bars in Madrid
Rather than downing a pint of beer and getting smashed before the sun goes down, Spaniards take it Barry White slow. Their bull-like stamina comes from lining their stomachs with a tapa before downing a caña (small glass of beer) and heading to the next stop to do it all over again. OTP’s Top 10 [...]
OTP’s Guide to Partying Your Ass Off in Lisbon
Little baby Portugal once ruled half the world and while it is tiny land-wise, everything they do has a hint of grandiose. Much like the 1755 earthquake that gutted Lisbon, the party scene here will rip you to shreds. Ready yourself for a fermented fruit-drinking, meat-shoveling good time with OTP’s Guide to Partying Your Ass [...]
10 Unique Places to Celebrate the New Year in 2012
The champagne bubbles tingle much sweeter on unfamiliar ground. 2012 is already a bit different (happy birthday to all you leap year freaks) and just about every country in the world has super special plans for New Year’s Eve. OTP tracked down 2012′s most unique spots for sending off that old bag of a year [...]
Mexican Hangover Cures
Famous for it’s cheap beers, thrills and tequila, Mexico has gone through crazy efforts to solve one of the world’s oldest drinking problems: la cruda. Translating to ‘raw’, the magical culture of Mexico has given the hangover an identity of her own: a nasty, head-splitting auntie that gives you shit for forgetting how to say [...]
OTP’s Guide to Partying Your Ass Off in London
It’s no secret that London has an amazing party scene. The downside: it’s nasty expensive: The upside: the legal drinking age is 18 and we’re working overtime to give your broke ass a taste of Londontown. Leave your fake ID behind and get on the wanker-wagon for a ‘cheap as chips’ night on the town [...]
What the F*ck is Absinthe?
You may have seen it in Eurotrip or met a guy who claimed to have befriended the Keebler Elves during a long night of drinking the stuff, but what the fuck is absinthe exactly? Rumored to drive you nuts, antifreeze green in color and infamously outlawed, absinthe is a glowing bottle of adventure, waiting to [...]
Top 10 Things to Do in Athens on a Backpacker’s Budget
Just because Athens is older than Jesus, doesn’t mean it doesn’t know how to have a good time. Along with it’s multitude of historical sites, Athens offers backpackers a lot of culture to absorb for cheap. Get your white linen pants ready, OTP’s list of Top 10 Things to Do in Athens on a Backpacker’s [...]
10 Step Guide to Backpacking Europe – What you need to know right now!
Entertaining the idea of traveling to Europe but don’t know where to get started? Well consider yourself lucky. OTP’s 10 step guide below breaks it down for you to get your travel juices flowing. 1. Hostels/accommodations: While the idea of spontaneously backpacking around Europe with no plan is tempting, it can also leave you with [...]
