Most people have never heard of the Pantanal. I hadn’t really either, until one Instagram post from Chris Schmid (@schmid_chris), one of my favorite wildlife photographers, stopped me mid-scroll. His photos and journal entries from the Pantanal did the rest, and soon I was planning my first Pantanal jaguar safari. The Pantanal is the largest […]

Postmarked Wild · Costa Rica itinerary · June 2026 My Costa Rica itinerary: 18 nights · 10 stays · Caribbean to Pacific · rental car + boat transfers Jump to: The plan · Night 1: San José · Nights 2–5: Tortuguero · Nights 6–7: Sarapiquí · Nights 8–9: La Fortuna · Night 10: Tárcoles · […]

Heads up: some links are affiliate links. What you need out there depends on where you’re going and what you’re doing – a day trip out of Brooks Lodge asks less of you than five days at Bear Camp. This is everything I’ve packed across 3 trips to Alaska, what I’d pack again, and what […]

Say “Alaska” and bears come up first, before the glaciers, the hiking, the sport fishing, all of it. Brown bear viewing is the reason most people book an Alaska trip in the first place. What nobody tells you going in is that “bear viewing” isn’t one experience. There are a handful of ways to do […]

Heads up: some links are affiliate links. It’s 4am in the Masai Mara. The air is cold enough that you can see your breath. You’re wearing every layer you packed, clutching a cup of coffee that’s already going lukewarm, waiting to climb into a Land Cruiser with people you met eighteen hours ago. Your guide […]