Posts Tagged ‘Traveling’
A Guide to Using Social Media to Plan Your Next Trip
The internet is no longer just about porn and ebay; new tools online (and in your pocket) can help you get inspired to travel the world, plan your trip and share your travels with everyone you know and meet along the way. While a variety of resources are available (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blogs,forums, groups and [...]
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: 10 Questions with Nomadic Matt
Travel Dork: Matt Kepnes Back in May 2010, Off Track Planet was looking to feature the ultimate travel dork for our first, upcoming magazine release. We choose none other than the feisty Matt Kepnes better known as Nomadic Matt. Matt obliged, but unfortunately the article never made it to print. You see, we wanted to [...]
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 [...]
A Frenchman’s Guide to Paris for White Trash Americans
Our friend Dimitri is French; very, very French. When we began creating articles for OTP, we asked him to write a little something about Paris. What came out were French-lish phrases and hard to read grammatical abortions. We thought of editing it into something more readable but realized it would greatly compromise the essence of [...]
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 [...]
How to Eat Healthy Abroad
Eating healthy is difficult in general but while traveling it becomes much harder. We all have an inner sense of what is good and bad for us, we just chose to ignore that sense every now and then. In order to eat well while traveling you need to pay attention to that sense more than [...]
10 Essential Medical Supplies for any Backpacking Trip
Beside the requisite backpack and apparel, there are a few health related things you need to purchase. If you are not a hypochondriac, the below items should get you through any health issue that should arise abroad. If you are a hypochondriac, consider traveling in a plastic bubble dome. Lets get to it: Antibacterial Hand [...]
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 [...]
