Posts Tagged ‘island’
10 Ways Budget Airlines Rip You Off
Companies like EasyJet, Ryanair, and Spirit Airlines will save you a some bucks ’cause they cut out the frills (if you consider half a can of Coke a frill), but are they really worth the extra cost in terms of hassle? Before you buy the next cheapo flight, be aware of the trade offs you’re [...]
Otp’s Guide to Street Art: Philippines
Filipino street art rips through the culture’s undercurrent stronger than the violent tides between its 7,777 islands. Kut-Kut, the Filipino artform that incorporates sgraffito—“scratching graffiti”—may be dead, but street art is as conscious as pre-boiled Balut. The movement is still fresh, but growing quickly. Pilipinas Street Plan, a community devoted to bringing Filipino graffiti to the forefront, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
10 Places you Must have Sex Around the World!
Traveling is sexy. You abandon the things that stress you out daily and visit places with all new and untapped inhabitants. Italian men are gorgeous, Brazilian women have great asses, Russians are horny and the list goes on. While exploring the possibilities, throw boring in-bed sex out the window. Check out our list of top [...]
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 [...]
The 10 Most Dangerous Landing Strips in the World
We’ve all seen our fair share of landing strips: big rugged ones, skinny, barely-there ones and some that just look too dangerous to approach. OTP’s List of the 10 Most Dangerous Landing Strips presents some plane-eating, monstrous bitch strips around the world. Maybe it’s best you slap on a rubber prior to landing; this is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Confessions From Abroad: Ridin’ Dirty in the Greek Islands
By: The ATV Bandit The last landing of my Greek island-hopping adventures, Chios was meant to be more of a relaxing trip as opposed to the flashy, club-hopping, money-spending awesomeness that filled my prior travels. I was broke and as I stepped off the 12-person propeller airplane, I sold myself on the idea of staying [...]
