by Jan Sevilla | Nov 22, 2015 | AROUND THE WORLD
Malaysia’s storied capital is teeming with contrast – from its jarring mix of ethnicities, cultures as well as beliefs all adding to its irresistible charm and intrigue. The early morning call from the muezzin at the nearby Masjid Negara, Malaysia’s...
by Jan Sevilla | Jul 11, 2026 | ESCAPES
Call it Brixen or call it Bressanone if you prefer your consonants softer. This South Tyrol’s oldest town runs on German efficiency, sustained by Italian coffee. In the middle of it all sits Hotel Elephant, a 500-year hotel that welcomed the world, as...
by Jan Sevilla | Feb 20, 2026
by Jan Sevilla | Jul 20, 2025 | EVERYTHING'S CONSIDERED
It’s been 130 years since the invention of cinema. No better way to celebrate the art of motion and emotion than paying homage to the Lumière brothers (their surname means “light”), who offered a new way of seeing that continues to illuminate the world of cinema as...
by Jan Sevilla | Feb 14, 2025 | EVERYTHING'S CONSIDERED
Time to explore these cities and take some cultured sips across the globe for an entirely new drinking experience. Let’s catch up over a drink. We hear this a lot. And there’s a good reason why friends and old flames say this so...
by Jan Sevilla | Jan 20, 2025 | EVERYTHING'S CONSIDERED
Travel is fun but can sometimes be overwhelming. So when feeling down, just look out for cats. These furry balls of calm are as therapeutic as your favorite dopamine fix. For many travelers, expats, and digital nomads, cats become an unexpected source of...
by Jan Sevilla | Nov 7, 2024 | AROUND THE WORLD
It’s the scruffiness that turns you off. It’s the realness that turns you on. ‘Berlin ist arm, aber sexy’ as the saying goes, which translates to ‘Berlin is poor but sexy’—and if there’s a neighborhood that best represents that idea, it’s Kreuzberg....
by Jan Sevilla | Mar 3, 2024 | HOTELS
by Jan Sevilla | Sep 2, 2023 | HOTELS
by Jan Sevilla | Jun 28, 2023 | AROUND THE WORLD
If old dogs can learn new tricks, what are the chances of an aging Asian auntie learning to speak a foreign language? By the time I reached the part where a woman starts to lie about her age, I decided to return to school. I have moved to Spain with one...
by Jan Sevilla | Nov 12, 2022 | AROUND THE WORLD
Love it or loathe it, Malate is a kind of place that lives up to its legendary reputation and the best way to know it is to embrace it. If you want to understand Manila — not the skyline, but the soul — you begin here. This travel guide on Malate will...
by Jan Sevilla | May 31, 2022 | AROUND THE WORLD
What can a landscape teach a traveler? In Andalusia, it’s as simple as living like a local and embracing its transportive landscape. To live in southern Spain on the coast of Andalusia – where the occasional sand laden wind blows, is to embrace la calima....
by Jan Sevilla | Jul 21, 2020 | EVERYTHING'S CONSIDERED
Travel has never been more accessible — or more destructive. But what if the way we move across the world is part of the problem? In today’s age of mass tourism and climate change, the line between travel vs. tourism, as well as global mobility is no longer...
