Fest300: Japan's Best Festivals

Check out my definitive guide to the best annual events in Japan for Chip Conley's festival compendium, Fest300. Highlights include my favorite, yuki matsuri, a snow extravaganza held on the northern island of Hokkaido.

http://www.fest300.com/magazine/japan-the-best-country-for-festivals

National Geographic: Best Trips 2014

National Geographic Traveler's yearly list of holidaying superlatives includes several fascinating and seemingly undiscovered options like Nahanni National Park in northern Canada, Cape Verde off the coast of Africa, and Riga - my contribution to 2014's coterie of so-called "Best Trips".

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/best-trips-2014/#/riga-latvia-women-bar_72699_600x450.jpg

2014 Is The Year of Second Cities

Check out my short round-up of must-sees in 2014. This year is all about scouting out the world's best "second cities"; they're the top spots to capture local life amid plenty of tourist infrastructure.

http://www.lifestylemirror.com/life/travel/2014/01/07/205160918/second-cities-2014/

AFAR: Wellness in Seoul

For the January-February issue of AFAR Magazine, I penned a feature about Seoul's modern wellness trends based on over a thousand years of rich Korean traditions.

Check out the extended online version here: http://www.afar.com/seoulwellness

Interview With the Iceland Design Centre

For Christmas this year, the Iceland Design Centre created a veritable advent calendar of quintessential Icelandic items on their popular blog. For each day leading up to Christmas the staff at the institute asked one of their favorite friends from all over the world to select their must-have item from the island nation. Here's my selection and story for Day 22:

http://blog.icelanddesign.is/christmas-calendar-22-brandon-presser/

ABC Fusion: How To Book Your Flights

I sat down with ABC Fusion's Alicia Menendez to discuss some quick tips for booking flights - especially during the busy holiday months. Find out more about my favorite trick to score discounted domestic airfare.

http://fusion.net/Alicia_Menendez_Tonight/video/travel-cheaply-walk-333178

An Essential Guide to Tokyo

Got Japan on the brain? Check out this short guide to Tokyo's must-sees, including the city's best neighborhoods, temples, hotels, restaurants and daytrips.

http://www.lifestylemirror.com/life/travel/2013/12/13/1270123588/tokyo-travel-guide/