Posts Tagged ‘tips’
Backpacking in Style: How to Look Less Like a Hobo
Being mistaken for a homeless vagabond is a professional hazard when you’re a broke ass backpacker. Granted: you’re lugging everything that matters on your back, the crowded hostel only has one bathroom, and you’re too cheap for a haircut. But you don’t have to look like a hobo (or worse, an obnoxious American). Check out [...]
Getting Drunk with Locals: Top 10 Bars in Ukraine
Ukrainians can drink beer-pong frat boy champions under the table, and Horilka—the Ukrainian drink of choice whose name comes from hority (burning)—ain’t no Bud Light. Whether it’s a holiday or a neighbor is just stopping by, shots of the 80 proof liquor are poured. In a country where drinking is so integral to daily life [...]
Otp’s Guide to Street Art: Colombia
Not just about blow and implants, Colombia rips through the street art scene with it’s own loud take on what’s fit to spray. From Bogota to Medellin to Cali, Colombians aren’t a shy bunch when it comes to splattering their walls with color. While the art is sometimes a visual commentary about the country’s rough [...]
Sex in Greece: A Guide to Getting Laid for Girls, Guys and Gays
Greek culture—at least erotically—hasn’t changed much since ancient times. When you’re ready to get it on in Greece, get inspired by the kink art at the Cycladic Museum. You shouldn’t have too much trouble finding modern Greeks to play along—an annual international survey shows they have the most sex on a weekly basis and are as adventurous [...]
6 Ways to Stand Out Like an Obnoxious American While Traveling Abroad
The country that brought the world the brilliance of fast food, cable marathons, Starbucks and Coca Cola is not always recognized by others for the badassery Americans wear so proudly. Abroad, Americans are often considered rude, obnoxious and uncultured oafs, incapable of coherent speech (including our own language, according to the Brits). The first step [...]
Travel Dork: Wes, Johnny Vagabond
It happens all the time—you’re on the road, chillin’ in hostels, meeting locals, digging around secret places for off-track experiences—and boom! You’ve found that person you could travel with for the ostensible future, not necessarily because you’re looking to bang, but because this person makes you laugh, has the best stories, isn’t afraid to look [...]
Lounging in Saigon: 5 Best Ways to Spend a Day Doing Nothing
In a city as fast-paced and perplexing as Ho Chi Minh City—a.k.a. Saigon—a dose of Adderall or a caffeine-loaded drink is necessary to keep up with the locals. Zipping motorbikes, towering skyscrapers manic peddlers and determined hustlers sometimes make Saigon hard to handle. The city may constantly be on fast-forward but when you’re running low on [...]
OTP’s Guide to Partying Your Ass Off in Dublin
Dublin’s parties aren’t hiding in pots of gold behind rainbows—they’re everywhere and easy to find. The 59th most populated city in Europe, Dublin parties like it’s the biggest, baddest city on the continent. Small problem: Blue-collar, potato-loving Ireland is, ironically, one of the most expensive countries to drink in Europe. As such, you must do some [...]
The 9 Most Successful Travel Bloggers of 2010
Thanks to the massive growth of social media, geeky tech toys, user friendly blog tools and growing community support (such as Travel Blog Exchange), the travel blogosphere thrived in 2010. With many talented new-comers filling in the gaps, bringing on various, unique approaches to travel blogging, everyone is working even harder to get to the top [...]
Travel Dork: Wade Shepard, Vagabond Journey
Travel Dork: Wade Shepard Ever fantasized about leaving everything behind and traveling… with no end in sight? Perpetual traveler, Wade Shephard, has made this fantasy his reality for over 11 years. Staying no longer than three months in one place, Wade has pushed across 5 continents and over 50 countries – thus far. He’s even [...]
