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Brandon Withrow

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  • Journalist, Freelance
  • None, Freelance: Travel + Leisure, Cool Material
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As seen in: Bottom Line, G1 Globo, MSN, Yahoo Life, BBC, BBC Travel, Business Insider, Business Insider Singapore, HuffPost, Issuu and
Covers:  Global outdoor adventures, sustainable and regenerative tourism, as well as underrated destinations.
Doesn't Cover: I do not cover amusement parks, family, or parenting.

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I'm a freelance journalist, writing about global outdoor adventures, expedition ships, airlines, sustainability, and regenerative tourism. I also write about interesting and underrated destinations. My byline appears in Travel + Leisure, BBC Planet Future, BBC Travel, National Geographic, Insidehook, Adventure.com, Wanderlust, Canadian Geographic, Business Insider, The Hill, and Sierra Magazine, among others. You can find out more about me at brandonwithrow.com and https://muckrack.com/brandon-…

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What It's Like to Mush Your Own Dog Team Through Alaska | Cool Material

What It's Like to Mush Your Own Dog Team Through Alaska | Cool Material

Experiencing Alaska by dog was truly magical.

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This Sustainable Rhine River Cruise Is Helping Protect Europe's Castles and Wine Country | Virtuo...

This Sustainable Rhine River Cruise Is Helping Protect Europe's Castles and Wine Country | Virtuo...

From castle towns to family-run vineyards, this eco-conscious Uniworld river cruise shows how low-impact trav…

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The Iceland Most People Don't See | Cool Material

The Iceland Most People Don't See | Cool Material

From glacier caves to fermented shark, a deeper dive into the island's raw, ritual-filled world.

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This Is Alberta Before It Was a Postcard | Cool Material

This Is Alberta Before It Was a Postcard | Cool Material

My four-day Indigenous-led road trip through Jasper and Métis Nation territory, mapped.

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The ancient US discovery predating the pyramids

The ancient US discovery predating the pyramids

A series of millennia-old canoes are being unearthed from the bottom of a lake in Wisconsin, spurring a renew…

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College Life Can Really Change a Bird

College Life Can Really Change a Bird

Urbanization is transforming dark-eyed juncos as well as chipmunks and voles

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This Luxury Surf Resort Is Putting Costa Rica's Southern Pacific Coast on the Map Original

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A dedicated experience designer works with guests to create a customized itinerary around their interests. Six spacious rooms and generous common spaces offer the perfect balance of privacy and socializing. The location provides easy access to some of the most biodiverse locations in Costa Rica around the Osa Peninsula for those who want to get up close and personal with birds, monkeys, or sloths. Surfboards adorn guest room walls, and a balance board trainer greets you at the entrance.
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What It’s Like to Mush Your Own Dog Team Through Alaska

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Travel Experiencing Alaska by dog was truly magical. By Brandon Withrow April 17, 2026 Share: Share on Facebook Share on X My tent glowed orange against a starry Alaskan sky, while our dog teams slept soundly. We finished the first 25 miles of our 55-mile run into the backcountry. I helped lay out straw beds for them to rest and spooned warm food into their bowls. We slept soundly before we continued the next morning.
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The Iceland Most People Don’t See

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Travel From glacier caves to fermented shark, a deeper dive into the island’s raw, ritual-filled world. By Brandon Withrow March 19, 2026 Share: Share on Facebook Share on X The dark skies along the southern coast of Iceland are peaceful, punctuated only by lights of stars and planets. But without warning, the Northern Light’s energetic tentacles of green and red can burst through, like they’re trying to pull you up into their celestial world. It’s unrelentingly captivating.
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