Posts Tagged ‘Tibet’
What the F*ck is AMS?
So, you’ve been lying awake at night, tossing and turning between lucid dreams of getting ridiculously high in Tibet with the local monks and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro barefoot. Well, before you strap on your backpack and take to the sky, learn a thing or three about Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), so your head doesn’t [...]
What the F*ck is a Sherpa?
Long before Bear Grylls was wrestling lions and drinking his own piss on Man vs. Wild, there was a group of outdoorsmen who could scale mountains blindfolded—with a grown man on their backs. Sherpas, found mostly in Eastern Asia, are known for their superhuman mountaineering abilities. Furthermore, their trekking gear is usually sub par and [...]
The 10 Coolest Castles Around the World
Castles remind us of a world without elevators, electricity or flushing toilets; when revenge was best served bloody and you were likely to marry your cousin just to keep it in the fam. There’s no better time machine than a historic castle. From the serene to the haunted, OTP’s got the Top 10 Castles around [...]
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 Backpacking Travel Destinations for 2010
We all know Cancun, Miami and Cabo are great for spring break. There is nothing wrong with enjoying the company of drunken college chicks and cheap tequila on the beach. But this year, we urge you to dig a little deeper. An entire world of similarly (likely more) satisfying experiences lie ahead and the best [...]
Help Tibet…It’s cooler than wearing a t-shirt!
You may sympathize with those signs and banners that read “Free Tibet”; maybe you even went out and bought the T-shirt. As much as we commend your attempts to spread the word (and be fashionable), here is a chance for you to actually do something to help Tibetans living in exile: A brief history: Tibet [...]
