Posts Tagged ‘eat’
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 [...]
What the F*ck is Holi?!
What the fuck is Holi!? Your lifestyle sure as hell isn’t, but luckily you don’t have to be morally or spiritually pure to partake in the Hindu spring festival of colors. OTP’s got what you need to get down and dirty, the Holi way. The main thrust of this 16-day extravaganza is the tossing of [...]
What the F*ck is Balut?
Even Andrew Zimmer would have a hard time swallowing some of the outrageously gnarly shit Asians choke down. Consuming a pseudo-fetus is probably frowned upon by most Americans, but it’s totally the norm in Southeast Asia. Locals eat the shit out of fertilized duck and chicken eggs, known as balut in the Philippines or trung vit lon [...]
OTP’s Top 10 Things to Do in Venice on a Backpacker’s Budget
They don’t call her the Queen of the Adriatic for nothing; Venice is priced for nobility. Lucky for you, we figured out how to avoid the not-so-sneakily-laid tourist traps and make it out financially unscathed. Keep your wallet stuffed with those rainbow-colored Euro bills by following OTP’s List of Top 10 Things to Do in [...]
Otp’s Guide to Street Food: Latin America
Street treats by the boat loads, Latin America is all about packing their carts with home cookin’. Don’t let your crappy Spanish deter you from tasting what Latin America’s peddling. While you were carefully removing the “lish” out of your Spanglish, OTP got your Latin American street food all figured out. A cold dish comprised [...]
10 Cool Places to Stop and Take a Nap Around the World
Traveling is the best—true story—but it can be damn exhausting. Missing a train, haggling, washing your laundry in the sink or puking up that roasted grasshopper you ate can be stressful. Rough patches like these call for a time-out. OTP drowsily selected our choicest spots to lay your weary head and refuel. Don’t forget to [...]
Travel Dorks: Akila and Patrick, The Road Forks
Akila and Patrick, of The Road Forks, have made it their mission to eat their way around the world. These hungry dorks both quit their day jobs in September 2009, and ran off to eat in places like Africa and Cambodia. Live / eat vicariously through their exploits with their taste-bud stimulating site. Their Asian [...]
Otp’s Guide to Street Food: China
If you’re cute, cuddly, or marginally edible, beware. In China, you’re a cure for the munchies. Real Chinese food is street food. Sidewalk sellers offer a culinary tour that covers more of the animal kingdom than National Geographic and it doesn’t matter if you’re low on the dough. OTP’s got the lowdown on the most [...]
10 Best Places to Scuba Dive Around the World
If you still sing “Under the Sea” in the shower, believe in Atlantis and are waiting for Team Zissou to enlist your services, our 10 Best Places to Scuba Dive Around the World are guaranteed to get you wet. Life’s more fun 30 feet below—as long as that mask keeps working. This reef, deemed “the [...]
Lounging in Nicaragua: 5 Best Ways to Spend a Day Doing Nothing
Sometimes taking the road less traveled can be damn exhausting. In Nicaragua, where you break a sweat just trying to inhale oxygen, we won’t blame you if you need a breather from volcano climbing and epic jungle treks. Check out OTP’s 5 Best Ways to Spend the Day Lounging in Nicaragua when you’re ready to [...]
