Peter Wik

Peter Wik has been traveling the world since childhood. He has visited over 60 countries and some of them up to a hundred times. Peter is the owner of Relasian Travel & Event based in Stockholm, Sweden but constantly on the road. Peter is a foodie and loves to try new food around the world. Here he shares his favorite gems from places high and low around the world to make you go local yet being global. Peter lives in Stockholm and Paris.

For contact please visit relasian.com

2012-10-25

Wangfujing Nightmarket in Beijing

Street food Beijing
Wangfujing Nightmarket is the place in Beijing to visit if you want to try some strange food. This market opens around 17.00 and goes on until 21.00 so it is not open late as the name may suggest.
Here you find everything that you would not even think that you can eat. Bugs, scorpions, snake, frogs and a lot of different things in the over 100 different small food stalls.
The market is located in the corner och Wangfujing street and Dongdan 3rd Alley.

2012-10-24

Uniqlo & Bic Camera, Shinjuku Store, Tokyo

Bicqlo Shinjuku
New Concept Store in Shinjuku, Tokyo
The clothing brand Uniqlo and the technology store Bic Camera opened a new megastore on Sept 29, 2012 in Shinjuku. The concept is to mix clothes with tech products. So you can buy a vacuum cleaner when you buy a shirt and as you are picking up those socks you can also get a new camera. It's really fun and a must visit in Tokyo today!
The store is located on the main shopping street in Shinjuku opposite of Isetan Department Store. Open until late in the evening as most shops in Japan.

2012-10-23

Soccer at River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires

Soccer Buenos Aires
If you want to get some of that South American feeling for soccer one option is to watch a game in Buenos Aires. The city has several teams but you can not even mention those in the same sentence. That is how serious soccer is here! One option is to visit the River Plate Stadium or previously called " El Monumental"
This is the home stadium for Club Atlético River Plate team. The stadium can take 64.000 people but for safety reasons  usually only fill up to 49.000. The season is from Feb-Nov and there are games every Sunday. Tickets can be obtained directly from the club or join in a tour that you can book with the concierge at your hotel.
Join the fun but make sure what you wear as you don't want to look like a supporter from another team!
Don't be surprised when a plane is suddenly fly just right over your head. It will land in a minute at the National Airport next to the stadium!

2012-10-22

Sea Elephant watching at Peninsula Valdez, Argentina

Sea Elephants, Argentina
Every year from August to April more then 20.000 Sea Elephants come to the shores of Peninsula Valdez. The males come first and when the females come the create their harems. As you can see the young males do some fighting over them. The shores are covered with these huge animals and you can walk very close to them with a local guide. The best place to visit them is at Faro Punta Delgada. There are tours from the city of Puerto Madryn and that is the best way to get the shores are 150 km away. The tour is usually a full day and on the way out you should bring the book of " The Little Prince". The lake that you pass when you get out on the peninsula can be found in the first part of that book as St Exupery used to fly over this place with his plane. 

Genki Sushi, Shibuya, Tokyo

Genki Sushi Shibuya
This is the latest hightech Kaiten Sushi!
If you visit Shibuya in Tokyo this is a place not to be missed. This is Japan in a nutshell!
Instead of having the sushi on a belt you order your sushi individually on a personal computer! You can make up to 3 selections each time and then press enter. In less then a minute on one of the 3 belts an individual plate will pull up to you with your dishes right in front of you from the kitchen. When you have taken your dishes you have to press on one of the three buttons with angry faces so that the plate will "drive" back to the kitchen again. If you don't press the button in time the angry face will be lit up and a bell will ring to get your attention.  Prices are low, the sushi is good value for money, prices are cheap and you can not stop laughing over this new invention! You can order in English, Korean and Chinese among others and the menu has pictures.
Genki Sushi can be found on the street bellow the shop LOFT! Reservations can not be made but you can call if you can not find the place at 03-3461-1281
Have fun!!!

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2012-10-20

Joe & The Juice, Copenhagen Airport

Copenhagen Airport
Today I finally found what I have always been missing at airports around the world!
Joe & the Juice serves great fresh fruit juices and fresh sandwiches. They take your order and then call you with your name when your food is ready. The place play cool hip hop music and the supercool guys with tattoos and shorts working here are quick, and you can see that they have fun.You feel like you are in Brooklyn, New York or Buenos Aires and you forget that you are at an airport. The tables are cleaned all the time and this is probably the cleanest restaurant at Kastrup, Copenhagen Airport. I'm back on Thursday!

Starbucks at Shibuya Crossing, Tok

Starbucks Shibuya
When you visit to Tokyo you have to go to Shibuya. This is the part of town were all the young people go to shop, party, have a coffee, chat with friend or stay a while with the new found lover at a love hotel.
When you get of at Shibuya Station take the Hachiko exit and in front of you you have big buildings with TV-screens showing the latest Japanese pop videos. On the 2nd floor of the big glass building you have a big Starbucks. Sip a coffee or a macha latte and watch 2000-4000 people cross the road each time they get green light! Bring your camera and let your friends join in the crowd bellow as you take their photo! Have a great one!

2012-10-18

On a motorbike in Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam
Vietnam is the country of motorbikes! You have 2 options on the roads in Vietnam. You can try to cross the road on foot with your life at risk or just rent a motorbike and join the lovely mess! Do follow the new law and wear a helmet!
If you don't want to rent a motorbike you will have people that will ask you were they can drive you for a dollar. If you  say that you just want to walk, they will look strange on you and say: Why??

2012-10-17

Surfing near Tokyo, Japan

Surfing in Tokyo
When you need to get away from the busy city of Tokyo, a day on a surfboard is a good option!
Local trains take you to the city of Odawara directly from Tokyo or via the old city of Kamakura.
The best places to surf is Shichirigahama for beginners and medium skilled surfers. For the world class waves chose Inamuragasaki beach. There are rental stores, lockers and showers if you need that and places to hang out afterwards.
Chose a clear autumn day for a good view of Mount Fuji as a backdrop!

2012-10-16

Lapa District, Rio de Janeiro

Nightlife in Lapa, Rio de Janeiro
If you want to have an evening in Rio de Janeiro like the Cariocas of Rio you have to head down to Lapa District. Lapa is filled with people in the evening with easygoing people that have a beer (chop) under the arches, have dinner at some of the cool restaurants or simply dance the night away with samba at a club or at the gas station! Have fun and take a taxi back home! Don't walk outside this area at night! As long as there are people you are safe!

798 Art Zone, Beijing

UCCA 798 Art Zone Beijing
I simply can not make a trip to Beijing without a visit to some of the over 100 modern art galleries at 798 Art Zone in the north-east part of town. Since year 2000 this has been the growing and most important place to see the art that is produced in China today. The area is often called the Soho of Beijing. Here you can spend a full day visiting galleries, do some shopping of cool things and sip a latte in the terraces of one of all the cafés. Show the Chinese writing bellow to a taxi driver! Open from 09.00-17.00 daily.
798 Art Zone Chinese798艺术区pinyin798 Yìshùqū

2012-10-10

The Legend of Kung Fu show, Beijing

Beijing Kung Fu show
If you want to see the strength of the Kung Fu fighters in a great evening show in Beijing you have to visit the The Red Theatre.  This is one of the best shows i China. The story is about a young boy left in a temple by his mother and we will follow how he becomes a great master of Kung Fu. You will see them perform things you have never seen before in  this Chinese style Las Vegas show! Suites young and old alike!
The show is 1 hour 10 minutes and tickets can be bought in the theatre, at hotels and some budget booking offices.

The Legend of Kungfu
Red Theatre
44 Xingfu Avenue
Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
Tel 010-6714 2473
010-6710 3671
http://www.redtheatre.cn/