The Theme Park Guy


Nov 12

5 Months in Russia's Far East

Nov 12, 2021


In March 2020, when all international borders shut down at once, perpetual travelers shared a common fate. It was the Nomad’s Dead End – digital or not, they all got grounded.

My own journey ended in Vladivostok, in Russia’s Far East. Supposedly a side trip from Japan, I was never able to go back for another round of sashimi. So I spent 5 months of my life in Primorye, a remote part of Russia not known by many (including Russians). Not yet.

A gracious, Tsarist-era city outshining Disneyland, with flight times to Japan shorter than many flights within Japan? Real wild tigers mingling with Russian fishermen 100 miles west of Hokkaido? Scandinavian-looking kids playing in a village 200 meters from China and 300 meters from North Korea? Authentic North Korean restaurants run by North Koreans adjacent to a Russian branch of South Korea’s Lotte Hotel? Beaches glittering like the shores of the Seychelles? It’s all here. Next year I'll publish the whole collection.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stefanzwanzger_in-march-2020-when-all-international-borders-activity-6864936453936295936-VyKT

Project Portfolio:


The Theme Park Guy
Discover the world's best parks
www.thethemeparkguy.com
Theme Park Construction
Construction updates worldwide!
www.themeparX.com
Resort Construction
Worldwide resort construction updates
www.resortX.com
Theme Park Suppliers
Services for industry suppliers
www.themeparksuppliers.com
themeparX Supplier 100
Our themeparX supplier package
www.themeparx.com/supplier100
Theme Park Headhunter
Headhunting theme park execs for you
www.themeparkheadhunter.com
Theme Park Interviews
Interviews with theme park legends
www.ttpg.co/interviews
Theme Park Consultant
Consulting on your upcoming project
www.ttpg.co
Media Based Attractions
Suppliers of media based attractions
www.themeparx.com
Theme Park Travel
Some theme park travel tips
www.themetours.com
Global Hotel Map
Stefan's personal travel map
www.offhotels.com/map
Maldives Overwater Villas
Sorted by price – you'll be surprised!
www.resortx.com
Snorkel off the beach
A map of all snorkeleable resorts!
www.snorkotel.com
Immigration Experience Rating
Rate how border officials treat you
www.borderator.com
True Dubai (2006)
What Dubai was like in summer '06
www.true-dubai.com
Inkline Media Canada
A full-service web agency based in Ottawa, Canada
www.themeparx.com/inkline
Affiliate Marketing
My former German affiliate platform
www.affiliate.de
Short Movies & more
Some pre-Theme Park Guy fun
www.zwanzgerfilm.com
Theme Park Holding Ltd.
Our holding company
www.themeparkholding.com
Walalah LLC
Our UAE company
www.walalah.com