Posts Tagged ‘places’
OTP’s Guide to Partying Your Ass Off in Malaysia
Looking to travel Asia but broke as a hostel mattress? Forget the usual suspects and opt for Malaysia, a sort-of CliffsNotes to the continent, instead. An Asian stew simmering with Taiwanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Singaporea and Thai hotties—Malaysia is ripe for the sampling with a little bit of game and a lot of Tiger Beer. If [...]
Otp’s Guide to Keeping Your Genitals Healthy Abroad
When you’re living the backpacking dream, your daily itinerary can include things like cliff jumping, dive-bar crawling and hostel fornicating. The last thing on your mind is genital hygiene. But there comes a time when your junk could really use some personal attention and there’s more to protecting your goods than not touching your wiener [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Getting Drunk with Locals: 10 Best Local Bars in New Delhi
You ain’t seen nothin’ like New Delhi’s party scene. While you could be in for the night of your life, nightlife trends in India’s capital fly by faster than the auto-rickshaw driver who speeds away with your change. Nonetheless, some places have managed to stick their heels deep in the Indian soil and hold strong. [...]
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 [...]
Travel Dork: Mark Heers, Travel Wonders
Mark Heers is what you’d call a travel dork veteran, backpacking for 25 years, he has stepped foot on every continent and in 80 different countries. Mark says he’s a “keen photographer,” and while bragging is usually a turn-off, he’s actually an excellent photographer who, in addition to being a kickass writer, has shot most [...]
5 Fun Things to do in “Dangerous” Places (Part 1)
Playing it safe is for granny. You’ll never get the full experience of the world by just dipping the tip. Get your blood rushing by doing amazing things you thought were only reserved for for code green destinations in unlikely places. You won’t spontaneously grow an extra limb if you visit Chernobyl nor will you [...]
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 [...]
