Posts Tagged ‘movie’
5 Movies You Must Watch Before Going to London
Written By: Sarah Binion London’s intricate canals, Victorian buildings and gritty winding streets have been the backdrop for hundreds of movies and nailing down just five pre-departure flicks is as hard as getting into the Queen’s knickers. We at OTP rise to the challenge to bring you the five best screenshots of London. Drink a [...]
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 [...]
5 Movies You Must Watch Before Going to Paris
The French took the innocence right out of kissing by making it mandatory to shove your slimy tongue down someone’s throat. All that frou frou L’Amour has its charm, but Paris is just as gritty as the next guy—this is, after all, the place where the guillotine got famous. Dark humor, revolutionary history and scenic [...]
The 10 Sexiest Spaniards of All Time
When it comes to Spaniards, their lethal sexiness has to be attributed to all that mid-day siesta beauty sleep. While munching on smoked pigs and fatty cheese, slurring every word and showing up late to any given occasion usually kills the attraction factor, Spaniards set the bar so high there is no amount of [...]
5 Movies You Must Watch Before Going to: Thailand
The spiciest, sexiest country in Southeast Asia, it’s no wonder filmmakers have long been drawn to Thailand. Thailand is a fascinating country with way more to offer than just sex, corruption and hedonism. It’s also a hot button spot with a long history of controversial politics and social troubles, as anyone who’s seen Brokedown Palace (or [...]
5 Movies You Must Watch Before Going to: India
Slumdog Millionaire gave you an entertaining (although limited) look into India, a place depicted colorfully in Hollywood and Bollywood alike. While learning everything about a country (especially this behemoth) from movies alone will never suffice, checking out a few good films before you go can give you a bit of perspective. Without getting into documentaries, [...]
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 [...]
Are Hostels like the movie Hostel?…The Truth about Hostels
There is a nasty rumor going that Americans equate their idea of hostels with the movie Hostel. Say it isn’t so! Sure, there are a few things to be cautious about when staying in a hostel, but getting sold to a human organ trafficking trade should be the least of your worries (granted that eye [...]
