Posts Tagged ‘Mexico’
OTP’s Guide to Street Food: Chiapas, Mexico
Written By: Bianca Rappaport and Anna Starostinetskaya Way more than the bastardized burritos and nachos you pick up at window #2, Mexican food is such a big deal, the cuisine was named by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of mankind. Suffice it to say, Mexicans don’t fuck around when it comes to food. Spicy, [...]
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 Top 10 Backpacking Destinations for 2012
Every year, we bring you a list of destinations worth your backpacking pennies. From storming the Swiss Alps to lobster munching on the cheap in Nicaragua, in 2012, OTP gets you travel buggin’ in all sorts of new ways. Use our list of Top 10 Destinations for 2012 to figure out where to best enjoy [...]
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 [...]
The 10 Best Drinking Games from Around the World
People love games. No matter where you’re from, mixing games with booze creates the ultimate wingman, capable of erasing any language barrier. After a few rounds, you’ll be making the same pervy jokes and friending each other on Facebook. To take this international camaraderie up a notch, get trained in OTP’s Top 10 Drinking Games [...]
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 [...]
5 Obscure TV Shows from Around the World
If you have ever flipped through the Spanish channel to see balloon-breasted women dancing the Meringue for no apparent reason, you know that people around the world are entertained by wildly different things. A country’s popular television show is a unique (but limited) glimpse into the culture of its viewership. Mexico’s got a creepy political [...]
OTP Presents: Rodrigo y Gabriela, Hardcore Acoustic Duo from Mexico
Meet Rodrigo y Gabriela They are the new definition of world music (or music from around the world). A girl and guy combo that play dueling acoustic guitars so fast it will make your head spin. Press play below, and read on… Their story: They met in Mexico and were both in separate metal bands. [...]
Obsession with the Devil: How Latin America Celebrates Death
If any of you missed Halloween this year, let us break down what likely happened: the girls walked around in no more than a bra and panties and pretended they were cops, sailors, nurses or some sort of pre-packaged ho-in-a-bag (maybe the origin of the expression “ho-bag”). Now the guys, well they thought they were [...]
