Expertise Inquiries

Welcome to VirtualWayfarer. As an active voice in the travel community, I am always available for press inquiries and welcome your outreach. I have done the gambit from radio interviews to industry expertise inquiries and more conventional Q&A sessions.  If you have a question, request or inquiry please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Latest Numbers and Figures (August 2022)

• YouTube (lifetime) – 2,616,800 views, 5,000 subscribers
• Flickr (lifetime) – 9,800,000
• Instagram – 35,000 followers
• Twitter – 6,000 followers
• Denmark 101 Podcast – 124,500 lifetime listens (excluding iTunes stats)

Press Trips

I am no longer actively engaging in press trips. If you have a bespoke proposal or collaboration in mind, please reach out directly.

Advertising

I am not currently doing any advertising partnerships on Virtualwayfarer.com. If you would like to make a proposal, or request licensing or comissioning my work please contact me by e-mail.

Contact Information

Please direct your inquiries and proposals to alex /@/ virtualwayfarer.com or click here to send me an e-mail. Prefer social media? I am available and active on twitter as @AlexBerger.

Guest Lectures and Talks

Travel Massive Copenhagen – Meet the Bloggers

TravelTalks – Creating, Saving and Sharing Memories

Ignite Phoenix – The Art of Wayfaring

Ignite Phoenix – From Ballroom to Boardroom, Three Steps in the Right Direction

DIS – Travel Writing (Fall Semester, 2016)

DIS – Travel Writing  (Spring Semester, 2017)

DIS – Leadership Across Cultures (Fall Semester, 2016)

Press Clippings, Photo Usage & Mentions

Travel Related

National Geographic YourShot Feature – Final 20 – Parks & Wildlife Photo Assignment.

National Geographic Nordics – Photo of the month – Nordic photo competition.

National Geographic Nordics – Finalist for photo of the month – Nordic photo competition.

National Geographic YourShot – The end of the world photo by Alex Berger.

Daily Mail – Polar dancing! Play-fighting bears appear to perform waltz in front of amazed tourists on frozen tundra in Canada’s north.

Huffington Post Canada – Inspiring Photos From Around Canada That Will Make You Proud To Be Canadian.

BBC.com – Travel forms of ID.

AFAR – Complete Guide to Copenhagen.

Expedia UK – 72 Hours in Copenhagen.

Expedia UK – 72 Hours in Copenhagen (video).

Expedia Southeast Asia Quote – London Guide (quote).

TourRadar – Best “Incredible Photography” Travel Article.

P3 Danish Radio – Q&A for one of Denmark’s biggest morning shows. My answers/observations are in English, show is in Danish.

Colorado Public Radio – How Living At Altitude Can Help — Or Hurt — Your Life Span.

Success Magazine – Guest quote on success and life lessons.

Oxford University Press Blog – What five recent archaeological sites reveal about the Viking period.

Hostelworld.com – A local’s guide to eating out on a budget in Copenhagen.

NBCnews.com – Autumn a great time to fall into a vacation deal.

Journalismfestival.com – Stories on Umbria – Journalism Award.

Video: Ignite Phoenix – Why you should travel alone.

The Local – How to take on the Danish winter like a true Viking.

Nomadicmatt.com – The mystical Smoo Cave of Scotland.

Maptia.com – Road trip through the beautiful ancestral territory.

Cosmopolitan Magazine – Blogville blogger.

Bored Panda – Feature on my series of traveling boot shots.

The Shared Desk Podcast – Episode 56: Your Friends & Family Are Not Your Fans (Nor Should You Plan for That)

World Travel Market Social Media Report: Denmark – The Blogger’s point of view/local expert.

World Travel Market Social Media Report: Spies – Sex sells holidays in social media, local expert.

The Voice Finland (English Google Translated Version) –  Cultural differences between the USA and Nordics.

Travelbloggersassociation.com – Founding Members – Professional Travel Bloggers Association.

Goseewrite.com – Copenhagen Denmark – A city of bicycles.

Frommers.com – How to start a travel blog 4 easy steps.

Velvetescape.com – A world of inspiration – Pay it forward.

Elliot.org –  How to fall into a real travel bargain this year.

University Post – Nordic conversations are different.

University Post – Your first two months will define your study abroad.

University Post – Danish Culture: Denmark 101 video series.

University Post – Danish Culture: Denmark 101 video series follow up edition.

University Post – A hard look at how the Danish transit scheme is exploiting tourists.

University Post – Men, it’s long past time to study abroad.

University Post – Eating in Copenhagen on a student budget.

University Post – Guide: Where to eat in Copenhagen for less than 100 DKK.

Matadornetwork.com – 11 travel videos that rocked 2011.

Generator Hostels – Copenhagen’s Top 4 beaches by Virtual Wayfarer

Radio interview –  Portland’s AM860.

Changesinlongitude.com – 5 free things to do in Copenhagen.

Facesofscandinavia.com – Sitting on the edge – The view from Preikestolen.

Nomadicsamuel.com – Top 100 Travel blogs.

Travelpod.com – Travel blog sites – The web’s best.

Easyjet.com – Round up of the inspiration blog posts.

Kaingo.com – Office Africa.

Azcvoices.com – Virtual Wayfarer Highland Reflections travel photo.

Bloggingwithboomer.com – Blogging with Boomer.

Gooverseas.com – University of Copenhagen: Degree abroad program in English.

Savings.com – Oktoberfest 2010 – A holiday worth saving for.

Wanderingeducators.com – Traveling with the Virtual Wayfarer.

Solofriendly.com – Shiny travel objects.

Journeysandtravels.com – Top awesome travel destinations by travel bloggers.

Tropicalsky.co.uk – Travel blogger interview.

Maptia.com – Maps that spark the imagination.

Tour Radar – Southeast Asia – 8 Things to Do in Thailand for Under $8 (quote).

Cheapticketlinks.org – Budget traveler interview: Alex Berger.

Ambergrisdaily.com – Trip report: Virtual Wayfarer snorkels Hol Can and Shark Ray Alley.

Umbriaontheblog.com – The last word: A wrap-up of the TBU blog trips.

Bestwesterncharlottetown.ca – 15 travelers share their secrets of making hotel guests happy.

Networkedblogs.com – Virtual Wayfarer.

Travelingsavage.com – Good reads.

Housesittingtravel.com – What does fear mean to you?

Video: Jazzhostels.com – How to pack a backpack for a hostelling trip.

Non-Travel Related (incl. photo mentions)

NiemanLab – What’s next for the team behind Syria Deeply? Arctic Deeply

NPR – Denmark’s Foreign Service Will Soon Send An Ambassador To The Tech World.

Business Insider – Russian scientists besieged by polar bears on a tiny Arctic island may not get help for ‘about a month’.

EarthTouch News Network – Climate Change Will Scramble Polar Bears’ Diets – And Eggs Aren’t The Solution.

EarthTouch News Network – BBC Film Crew Finds Its Cabin Raided By A Bacon-Loving Polar Bear (VIDEO).

The Parliament Magazine – MEPs adopt new veterinary medicine rules.

Futurity and University of York – For Vikings, lure of the raid went beyond the booty.

The Daily Climate – Polar bears weakened by pollution as well as warmth.

Mail & Guardian Africa – Your dreams were not valid in Africa until recently, but thankfully, fortunes are changing.

Next City – Even Copenhagen Makes Mistakes.

Payment Week – Denmark Pushes Forward with Cashless Payments.

Kommunikationsforening.dk – ComCase Competition – Hall of fame.

Video: Ignite Phoenix – From Ballroom to Boardroom.

Maptia.com – What’s on your bookshelf for 2014?

Universitpost.dk – Comment: Don’t segregate me!

Universitypost.dk – Comment: Don’t segregate me part 2.

Metroexpress.dk – Jeg vil gerne blive og arbejde i Danmark.

Universitypost.dk – Don’t throw away your future.

Greatcollegeadvice.com – Choosing a college major in the 21st century.

Asia Foundation – Understanding Justice and Myanmar’s Ethnic Armed Actors.

Ygadenmark.org – Youth Goodwill Ambassadors of Denmark – Fancy Danish smørrebrød.

Typepad.Bethsblog – Encouraging online participation – some tips from nonprofits.

Learnercentered.wordpress.com – Becoming learner centered.

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