Posts Tagged ‘safety’
The 10 Best Cliffs to Jump Off Around the World
Nicknamed “Tombstoning,”(you know, like death?) cliff diving is an adventure sport dating back to the dawn of civilization. Whether you’re throwing yourself into the abyss to get your adrenaline flowing or because it’s a rite of passage, this is hands-down the original rollercoaster—without all that pansy-ass safety gear. If you’re ready for some intense risk [...]
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 [...]
The 10 Best Places to Skydive Around the World
Living dangerously takes more than getting a butterfly tattoo on your ass. You can climb a mountain, sure, but soaring over the peak of one is where it’s at when it comes to earning your badass pass. When you’re ready for some high-altitude recklessness, tick off OTP’s list of 10 Best Places to Skydive Around [...]
Backpackers Guide 101: Hostels + Couches
As a backpacker, you’ll be sleeping at hostels, on strangers’ couches or possibly camping out. Although hostels are not as common in the United States, they are a popular option in most places around the world. And now, with the ever growing world of couch surfing, you have the option of sleeping at the homes [...]
Backpackers Guide 101: Health & Safety
Just as you are unfamiliar with the places you plan to travel, your body needs time to adjust to its new surroundings. To microbes abroad, you are fresh meat. Being a backpacker puts you in a higher risk category for contracting random ailments as you will be more exposed to the elements. Let’s get your [...]
9 Easy Techniques to Prevent and Defend Yourself Against Theft Abroad
Traveling can make you want to throw caution to the wind. The lure of adventure is incredibly seductive. Thinking about passports, insurance, vaccinations and padlocks can be a huge buzz kill. However, being stuck in a foreign country with no identification, money, clothes or food can be a bit uncomfortable (in a homeless, dirty, begging [...]
10 Step Guide to Backpacking Europe – What you need to know right now!
Entertaining the idea of traveling to Europe but don’t know where to get started? Well consider yourself lucky. OTP’s 10 step guide below breaks it down for you to get your travel juices flowing. 1. Hostels/accommodations: While the idea of spontaneously backpacking around Europe with no plan is tempting, it can also leave you with [...]
