The biggest adrenaline rush you can get in Kingdom of Discovery Theme Park is by taking a ride in the Montagne Russe. It is pretty big, it’s very fast(maybe too fast) and it’s way bumpy and rigid … After that ride you will feel just like a shaken bottle of Pepsi.  If you’re into it, you must try it at least one time.

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With this gallery I tried to capture every interesting moment that Kingdom of Discovery(Dalian – China) can offer.

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In the month I stayed in Dalian, China, I actually lived in Kingdom of Discovery. I had my own room in one of the villas for the employees, inside the park.  Even though I was in the park almost every day, I never seen or paid for a ticket. I remember the guys there saying the price was around 120RMB(12Euros).  But today I came across the blog of a guy that visited Kingdom of Discovery in 2006.  He has some nice pics there, including one with the tickets:

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Here are  a few interesting moments of The Stunt Show caught on camera.

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One of the main attractions in Kingdom of Discovery park is the Stunt Show.

It is called “The Great Diamond Heist”.

The show runs four times a day, everyday(except Tuesdays),  the first one starts at 11.00a.m.  and the last one at 4.30pm. (I hope I remember the hours right). Read the rest of this entry »

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In the month I spent in China, I saw a lot of stuff that I think is worth mentioning here. Stuff that surprised me, amused me, disgusted me, scared me or impressed me.

As I said in my previous post, I stayed near Dalian(in the theme park Kingdom of Discovery, 40min by train  from Dalian), so I frequented only semi-touristic and non-touristic areas(and here I mean you would see few foreign tourists). Dalian is located in Northeast China, in the  Liaoning Province and it has a population of 6.2 million.

Here’s all the stuff about China(that region of China) that needs to be said…

First thing that really surprised me was that Chinese people are absolutely crazy about white people. This is the main reason that 90% of the Kingdom of Discovery’s employees(the entertainers, not maintenance personnel) are white – to attract Chinese people. And it works perfectly. I heard from a manager there that the park must have at least 6.000 visitors a day to make profit.

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You will find 3-4type of malls and stores(boutiques) in Dalian(And maybe in all China):

First are the malls for the snobs, with original big brands, that have higher prices than Europe. There, everything is very expensive.

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This year, in July, with the help of one of my cousins, I managed go to China.  I can’t say I visited China, because I’ve been in only one big city, Dalian(population of 6mil), but it was one of the greatest travel experiences I had till now.

She(my cousin) was working(in a stunt show) in a big theme park near Dalian,  Kingdom of Discovery. At some point, knowing that I like to travel, she told me(half serious, half joking) that I should go there, because it was lots of fun, it was very cheap, I would meet cool people from USA and Australia(from her team) and  a lot of beautiful girls from the park parade and the dance shows(most of them from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus). And everybody  was partying almost every night. Read the rest of this entry »

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The second part of my trip to Greece begins in the evening. Athens has a very busy nightlife.   Thassos took us to a club, I don’t remember the name, but it was one of the best clubs ever. Unfortunately I don’t have any photos from that night, but I had a great time. The best thing about it was it’s location … right on the beach … Other stuff i remember: beautiful girls, the sea, clear sky, Absolut vodka with orange juice, sand. I think the music was ok too. Read the rest of this entry »

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We stayed in Athens for three days at a very good friend of ours, Thassos.

He has a big apartment on the last floor of a building, with a very nice terrace. Great place to throw a party or just to chill. Here’s the view:

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