Posts Tagged ‘Vietnam’
The Most Pornographic Statues You Must See Around the World!
Since the beginning of time, people around the world have been fascinated with nakedness and have constructed works of art to showcase their fascination for all to see. OTP brings you the raunchiest, the sexiest and the most naked of them all to add to your must see list. Better get you some handy wipes, [...]
Otp’s Guide to the World of Gypsy Tactics
Lost, elusive, and sneaky as hell, gypsies are out to steal your shit. You know the stereotype—long skirts, jingling bells, headscarves, living the free life. You may share the wanderlust lifestyle, but you know they’re pulling some crafty schemes to keep it going and unless you can hop on their nomadic bandwagon, you ain’t nothing [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
What the F*ck is Balut?
Even Andrew Zimmer would have a hard time swallowing some of the outrageously gnarly shit Asians choke down. Consuming a pseudo-fetus is probably frowned upon by most Americans, but it’s totally the norm in Southeast Asia. Locals eat the shit out of fertilized duck and chicken eggs, known as balut in the Philippines or trung vit lon [...]
The 10 Friendliest Expat Cities
Back in the day, anyone who left home in search of the good life was called an immigrant. Today, there’s a much hipper label for the modern migrant—expatriate, or expat. Unlike people who immigrate because of poverty, political instability, or poor working conditions, expats usually come from wealthier countries and often plan to return or keep [...]
Otp’s Guide to Street Food: Vietnam
A few years back, Vietnamese cuisine was something only its people and a small handful of food-savvy non-Asians knew much about. Today, it’s become one of the trendiest stateside ethnic foods. While any Yelp-user can whip up a list of hipster-packed “authentic” Vietnamese restaurants in Seattle, Santa Ana, or Houston, why no one-up those PBR-guzzlers [...]
5 Volunteer Programs in Vietnam for Broke Ass Travelers
Over the last century, Vietnam has become accustomed to being used and abused by foreigners. First it was the French, who overtook the government and infiltrated the culture with their baguettes and accents. Then the Japanese, who sent the French packing and had their own way with Vietnam. Oh and that little incident, you may remember [...]
What the F*ck is Bin Lang?
A nut with a buzz, Bin Lang is Taiwan’s second largest crop and people consume it like candy. Known to science dorks as Areca catechu and cool kids as a Betel Nut, it’s similar to chewing tobacco (with a bit of a high) and just as tooth-stainingly cancerous. Hawked on the streets by chicks in [...]
